I scrambled for my clothes, fingers working fast as I threw them on like a firefighter responding to an alarm in the middle of the night. Another loud knock hit the door, followed by a twist of the doorknob. "Nicholas! Open this door!" Nicholas stood frozen, uncertainty marking his features. Almost as if he still couldn't believe what we just did. The doorknob twisted again, harder this time. For a heartbeat, I wondered what Sofia would do when she realized his scent was all over me. There was no hiding what happened here. Would she finally admit defeat? The thought pulled a slow smirk to my lips. "Nicholas!" she screamed again. That's when he moved. Nicholas stormed past me, shoulders tight with barely contained fury. He didn't spare me a glance, just marched straight for the door

