Cozy with the enemy

The issue of Lily and Lorenzo was still on my mind. Lily was mad at me for sure. She hadn’t spoken to me during dinner and she ignored me when I tried to talk to her. I had taken that opportunity to glare at Lorenzo as hard as I could.

“ You’re thinking about something, “ Nikolai said from the door and my head whipped in his direction.

I hadn’t even heard him come into our room. I put my lotion down as I had been applying it on my legs for too long.

“ You’re here, “ I stated, surprised. He hardly ever came to our room at night.

At first, I thought it was because he was working but I figured that he was giving me the space I needed. Looking at him, I realized that he looked very tired.

His shirt was almost completely undone, giving me a peak at his tattoos and his hair had been ruffled. It was like someone had run their hands through it repeatedly. I hated the feeling that settled in my chest at the thought.

I couldn’t afford to be jealous. I needed out of that marriage, not to fi