Slow Poison

Ariana felt her heart thud against her chest when she heard Danny say Nicolai's name. 

She had to remind herself to not show the sudden surge of excitement that she felt in her heart when Danny said his name in front of her. 

"Nicolai?" She asked with a calm voice even though her heart was galloping like a horse. 

"Yeah, Nicolai. Don't say that you have nothing to do with him—that fucking bastard was investigating me the other day. He wanted to make sure that I was really interested in men and not faking it to get close to you. Apparently, if I had lied, it would have led to my tongue getting ripped out of my mouth and force-fed to me," deadpanned Danny. 

Dear lord. 

Please tell her that he didn't do it but given how possessive Nicolai was towards her, Ariana knew that he must have truly done it.