Nikolai’s POV
I began pacing back and forth across the hospital room, wondering how I would tell Isadora when she awoke.
You won’t have to, I thought to myself. She’ll be linked to you and she’ll know what the hell you’ve done to her.
“f**k!” I stepped into the hallway outside the room and sent a trash bin flying. A nurse down the hall yelped and ducked into another room.
I slumped down to the floor, and let my head fall into my hands over my knees. I had been so selfish to rush her. I knew I should have waited. What happened last night under the lights in the woods was meant for tonight, on her birthday— after I’d marked her properly. Now, in my hurry to have her, I’d ruined everything.
“Hey, man… You good?” I looked up to see Dimitri standing a few feet down the hall, holding two
