Chapter 82

• Nikolai
• “I seriously don't want to hurt Irina. She's like a sister to me and I don't think I'm ready to watch her go through the pains of losing her mother. I don't want to see her hurt.” I run my tongue through my lower lips as I use my hand to ruffle my hair that's unpacked.
• What is he saying? What happened to the Adrian who was so eager to get revenge on the people who killed his mother and basically destroyed his life? What happened to that anger, that zeal? I totally get that he is worried about my sister. But my mother is not innocent. And that fact remains. Zorya is not innocent.