Nikolai

The words wouldn't leave my head.

Brian's taunts echoed in my mind like a wound that refused to heal. The way he had mocked Lorelei, threatened to expose her secrets, spoken of her like she was nothing more than property to be reclaimed. The way he had looked at me with cold satisfaction, knowing that he had been working against me for years while I remained blind.

I couldn't let it go. Couldn't forget. Couldn't rest until I understood how an alpha had grown so powerful right under ...