Nikolai's POV

I wasn't even sure what I was doing or why I was creeping around in my own house, but all I knew was that I was hungry. I shook my head as if to get rid of this ridiculous feeling but I could still hear my stomach rumble in disapproval, so I knew it wasn't helpful. Since the dining table issue I hadn't had anything to eat. And after my show of anger earlier, I would chop my own head off before I asked them for food.

As I neared the kitchen, my stomach growled so loud I thought it would alert the rest of the pack. The...