As they made their way to Vanessa’s room, she wondered what was important Nikita needed to discuss now rather than at a later date. If she were brutally honest, she would tell her to go away as she was exhausted and that they could have the discussion another time. Vanessa was hungry and bone-tired but too polite to be rude to her future sister-in-law.
Nikita was not surprised when she confirmed her suspicions that Nick and Vanessa were sleeping in separate rooms. If her gut feeling was right, she knew the reason behind it as well. She knew her brother had a certain reputation for being ruthless, but from what she had observed he was different in his dealings with Vanessa. And if Vanessa was the victim, she thought she was, she was grateful the woman had someone in her corner looking out
