What was that all about? And when did Nikolai start showing such dominance?

A million little birds were taking flight in my stomach. Never in a million years did I expect Nikolai to hold my attention like that. Yet, there was something thrilling about the way

he spoke and how he demanded attention, not only from me but from the entire room. I swallowed the lump in my throat. Suddenly, I was back in high school and crushing on him all over again.

Nikolai winked at me as he walked by, and it was almost as if he could smell the pheromones rising off my skin and was drawn by...