Chapter 147

Nikolai POV

I know now’s not the right time, but fuck if I can’t stop my dick from getting hard at the way Alyssa just tore into Gray. She put him in his place like the fierce little queen she is, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to drag her off somewhere private and show her how much that fire turns me on.

Gray must be feeling like a dumbass right now, blindly believing Christine once again. But at least he didn’t try to kill us when Alyssa dropped the truth about our relationship. That’s progress, I guess.

When I notice King visibly relax, his shoulders loosening just a fraction, I move to thread my fingers through Alyssa’s hair, massaging her scalp as she sits in his lap like it’s her personal throne. She leans into our touches, sighing softly, and I can’t help but smirk.

After we make it out of this alive, I think I’ll have to give her another throne to sit on later—one that involves my face.

Gray’s eyes narrow slightly as he watches