Love to hate?

Remaining motionless for a while and gazing in the same direction that she had disappeared to, Nikolai finally took a step forward, taking a slow breath. He eventually came to a reluctant halt, raking his bloody hand over his disheveled hair.

Despite being occupied all day, he failed to concentrate at all.

He committed the biggest error of his life, and he wasn't to blame. Even when those men who had irritated him were speaking, it all seemed like a blur to him because he kept thinking about the expression she had on her face when she questioned him back in Sasha's room.

How was he going to explain to her that he was destined to have two mates? Saying so would only cause her to reflect deeply and realize that he was the child of doom.

Being the child of doom meant that he was the villain and because of that, she was going to despise and avoid him. But after giving it some serious thought, he realized she already did.