QUOTE : Before anyone could answer, a furious male bellow came from inside the house. Seconds later, the people in the window parted as Nikolas leapt through it. His eyes swept over the bodies on the lawn as he strode toward me. I couldn’t tell how close he was to a rage, but something told me it wouldn’t take much to push him over the edge. Ignoring our audience, he pulled me into his arms, and the tremors moving through him told me he was on the verge of losing it. My arms went around his neck, and I pulled his face down to mine. “I love you,” I whispered against his lips before I kissed him. His