Angelo continued down the stairs, pretending like he hadn't just felt panic at the sight of Nikolai. "You're back early." He noted, his tone measured.
Nikolai openly looked him over, waiting for him to make his way down the stairs. "Finished early." He lied seamlessly, keeping to himself that he had left way before it was polite to.
"Well, we're not done with the dance classes yet." He said as he got to the foyer, intending to walk right past Nikolai.
The Mafia King's cold gaze simply trailed after him, walking slowly behind him like he didn't want to get too close.
Angelo tried to ignore the presence of the Alpha behind him and failed, the journey back to the gym taking far longer than he remembered.
It didn't help that Davian and Asher were waiting for him to return, their expressions grim.
