At six in the morning, Kelsey woke up, startled to find her head resting on Nikolas' shoulder, one hand wrapped around his arm.
She quickly pulled away, slipping out of bed as quietly as possible.
After getting dressed in the living room, she left the hotel before Nikolas even woke up.
The next few days were quiet, but Kelsey found herself waiting for a message from Nikolas. No word came.
*****
One evening, as Kelsey walked home from work, she noticed something unnerving—a group of familiar faces. The Blackwood brothers and Damien stepped out of a car, their expressions dark as they closed in on her.
She immediately understood what they were after.
Kelsey stopped, biting her lip. Three men, all looking for trouble, and she was exhausted from a sleepless night. There was no way she c
