The next morning, Laura woke to sunlight streaming through the windows. The storm had passed, leaving behind a freshly washed world. She stretched in her bed, thoughts of last night's conversation with Nikolai still swirling in her mind.
His confession about Elizabeth had changed something between them. The walls he kept so carefully built had cracked, showing her the man beneath the manipulator.
A soft knock at her door interrupted her thoughts. A young servant girl entered with a tray of breakfast.
"Good morning, Miss Laura," she said with a shy smile. "Alpha Nikolai asked me to bring you this."
"Thank you..." Laura paused, realizing she didn't know the girl's name.
"Mila," the servant supplied, setting the tray on a small table by the window. "Alpha Nikolai said you might want to j
