Nikolai's POV
"You have to stop this," Xavier said for the umpteenth time. I'd tried tuning him out several times but it just wasn't working. "This makes no sense and you know it."
Silence. I said nothing as the sound of my heart thumping loudly against my rib cage was the only thing I heard. I felt blood rush up to my ears and if I wasn't careful, I'd be this close to bursting open.
How dare she? She didn't even have the tiniest regard for me and she just? It's all his fault. I blame him and not her. Ever since he arrived, he's been…
"Nikolai, are you listening to me?" I wasn't. I had hoped he'd understand that by now and take the hint, but Xavier was one stubborn Beta. "Nikolai, you have to listen to me."
Before I could get the luxury to decide if I wanted to reply to him or not, X
