Nikolai POV
Obsession was not enough of a word to describe his feelings for her. Nikolai felt his soul transcend somewhere on the next level of peace. He felt liberated, light, as though that part of himself that had been searching for the missing part had been fulfilled. Nikolai stood there, amidst the soft glow of fairy lights and the gentle rustle of leaves overhead, staring into the depths of her eyes. The vows she had just uttered hung in the air, a delicate promise of forever. While he couldn't shake the nagging suspicion that they might be mere words, he chose to embrace the possibility that they were sincere. A surge of emotions, indescribable and overwhelming, cascaded through him, creating a tapestry of fulfillment that he hadn't known before. As he took in the weight of her wor
