Nikolai POV
From the moment Nikolai and Isabella had first crossed paths, his life had taken a treacherous turn into the depths of obsession. It was a sentiment he couldn't escape, no matter how hard he tried to suppress it. That fateful night they had spent in each other's embrace had left an indelible mark on his psyche, a memory etched into the deepest recesses of his mind. Nikolai vividly recalled the stolen moments, each one a testament to the overwhelming desire that coursed through his veins. He remembered the sensation of his fingers tracing over her skin, touching places she would never have allowed under ordinary circumstances. It was a forbidden intimacy that had ignited a fire within him, a blaze of raw, primal need that defied reason. In the darkness of that night, he had fel
