~Isabella POV~
I don’t know why I let it happen. Here I was kissing Nicolai, my arch nemesis. The man who blackmailed me into his bed, obliterated my marriage, Victor’s cousin and maybe father to my child. I wasn’t sure why I was doing it. Well, I knew why, but why was I enjoying it was the real question. Revenge was seemingly a dish better served cold, but the warmth this man was spreading throughout my body right now was too much, and I couldn’t help enjoying every minute of it. Nicolai pulled me toward him without letting go of my lips as I felt him scoop me off the ground and I instinctively wrapped my legs around him. It didn’t take long before our tongues began fighting for dominance. I pulled out his hair tie, letting his long black hair loose before hungrily grabbing strands full
