Nicole’s POV
I didn’t want to run away.
Choosing to run away that night was the hardest decision I ever made. I loved Nathan. It had taken me a long while to realize this, but I loved him. And I wanted nothing more than to be his mate.
When he had asked me that night to be his mate, the whole world finally made sense. And I had been so sure that that was my fairytale ending. The one I so desperately wanted not just for me, but also my children. I wanted them to grow up with a complete family, with a father that loves them and would go to whatever extent to protect them and a mother who adored them.
I know Nathan would do anything to protect my children, but he would not always be there. If Alexandra successfully poisoned me once, she could also do that to my children and I would rath
