Liyah's POV

"Okay, that should be enough for today. Well done, Liyah, I really didn't expect you to grasp all of this so quickly," Nikolai grinned as we rounded up today's lesson, pulling me forward to plant a kiss to my forehead. As expected, I melted into a puddle.

"Thank you," I muttered, looking down at my feet. Sometimes I suddenly became an idiot around him and I forgot how to form words. He had that effect on me. Every single time.

"You're doing great," He grinned, pulling me forward for a kiss which ended way too soon. He had a meeting he had to run off to. But I...