Nicolas POV

"I will be out in a minute, Levi-bear!" My heart skipped a beat when I heard Zara's voice coming down the hallway. Her sweet remarks about Levi made me feel envious and territorial.

Levi raised his hand defensively and hastily, as if sensing my change in mood.

"It's not what you think," he defended. "Zara has been calling me that for as long as I remember. It is only a nickname. I swear."

"A nickname?" The two words rolled tiredly from my tongue. I was ...