Chapter 45
'You're just a self-centered leader, Nikolai! You don't even care about your people!' Her words echo in his head for the umpteenth time as he slowly clenches his fists and grits his teeth. All his life, no one has ever tried this with him, and to think that it came from a woman made him so angry. Who knows what he would've done to her if she were not his mate? Maybe she would've been six feet under the ground by now, and maybe when she comes back to life again, she would never dare to mess with him.
Standing up from the edge of the bed where he has been sitting and staring into space, he walks over to his study and sits on the chair. Grabbing the jar of liquor on the table, he pours some into the mug before he empties everything in one gulp.
"s**t!" Gulping down the tenth s
