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Nikolai’s POV

The night was going smoothly and having Lilliana in my arms felt like having heaven within my reach and when she hugged me.

Goodness, when she hugged me, it felt as though time had stopped and it felt so good. I was so afraid of moving that I couldn’t even breathe.

She felt so warm and her body felt really soft pushed up against me, I wanted to keep holding her without ever letting her go.

My heart pounded and I could hear the gushing sound of my own blood as it rushed through my veins, spreading to every part of my being.

Closing my eyes, I took in a whiff of her delicious scent and I wanted nothing to take away this moment.

The urge to keep her close to me was insane, I didn’t want to let go of her, I wanted to maintain that proximity, to keep loving her and overall, to protect her.

I felt her muscles tensed and I could feel that something was wrong as she pulled away from me.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay?” I asked but she looked so lost that she probably didn’t hear w