Chapter 123: You're Not Their Father!

HUNTER.

The warrior’s inability to leave the palace turned out to be a blessing in disguise, I have to say that this is the happiest I’ve been to see Nikolai, but maybe not as happy as I am to see Winter.

“Are you okay? You look terrible.”

“You don’t have to be modest, I smell terrible and frankly I feel terrible too. I feel like I came back from the dead.” Her shoulders are so low, they’re almost sweeping the ground.

“I’m so sorry. I’ll ask the maids to prepare you a hot bath right now.”

“Thank you.” She says and heads up stairs without looking back. I turn to face Nikolai, he looks just as terrible but there’s a smug smile on his face.

“I knew you could do it.” He says and gives me a side hug, if he wasn’t so smelly the hug might have lasted a little longer but there’s only so much of his stench I can take.

“How about the offer I made? Did you consider? You don’t have to tell me your answer now!” he stops me. I think he’s nervous.

Nikolai is actually nervous. I feel so important