NIKOLAI’S POV

By the time I got home close to midnight, I was pissed and irritated by the mess Bertha and Stephan had created. I scented Ivan and Anton in the mansion before I saw them. They stood by the fireplace of my living room waiting for me. 

“Why are you so late?” Anton demanded as he walked over and pulled me into an embrace. I pulled him close and then hunger hit and my beast rose. My eyes snapped open and ...