Chapter 37: My Promise to Nikolai

IVAN’S POV

Anton lingered in my office and I knew he had a lot on his mind. 

“What is it?” I implored him.

“Ivan, will you be offended if I ask you something private?” Anton asked as he sat in the corner chair of my office. Anton had always been straightforward, but I could feel the hesitation in his voice, and I guessed that he had discovered that Nikolai was in my room the other night. 

“Nikolai was in my room the other night,” I confessed to him before he could ask me. 

His eyes widened and then he looked away in embarrassment. “Ivan, why do I feel like this? Jealous and possessive over that b*stard.”

His statement made me chuckle and my eyes bore at him. “Have you been feeling like this and you decided to torture yourself because of it?” 

Anton's face was hidden as he responded, “Yes.” I stood up and walked over to him. “Ivan, what if he comes between us?”

“Never. I would never allow it,” I assured him.