We picked up Donner and left him at the house with Eliza before taking Nikolas to the hospital. The hospital was in the next town over, so it was quicker than waiting for an ambulance and cheaper, too. When we got to the hospital, the doctors rushed Nikolas off to the ICU, and we were left to fill

“Thank you both so much for everything you have done for us,” Nikolas said, placing his hand over mine. I smiled and placed my other hand over his. “It’s no problem, really,” I said. Andrew nodded in agreement. “You two deserve all the happiness in the world,” I continued, looking from Nikol

It was my first day back at the bridal shop. Everyone couldn’t stop congratulating me on the coup I had accomplished in getting Nikolas to both help us with the fire-damaged dresses and establish a lasting relationship with Every After Weddings. Even Lily had video called in front of the entire staf

My skin crawled. The very thought of being Bob’s paid lover sent a flurry of emotions through me that I could scarcely control: disgust, anger, repulsion, hatred—towards him for suggesting it and a little towards myself that my life had come to this. I tried to shake the last of these off and remind

I knew I should have been grateful for Nikolas interfering on my half, but I knew that he was only saying it as the victim of an abusive son. He must have been in this kind of situation, having to explain a bruise that he didn’t want to explain, so many times before. It was heartbreaking to even thi