Nicholas~
I bolted from that room like the hounds of hell were on my heels, my heart hammering against my ribs harder than it ever had before. The door slammed behind me with a thunderous crack that echoed through the halls of the castle, but it was nothing compared to the storm raging inside me. Winter's true form—horns, red eyes, shadows clinging to her like a second skin—flashed in my mind over and over, a nightmare I couldn't shake. How could this be? My mate, the girl I'd fallen for so hard and fast, was a demon. The very word tasted like poison on my tongue, conjuring up all the horror stories I'd grown up with.
