Born without a father to an abusive mother who only cared about her son's success--the path that she chose--was not the most ideal life, but that was Nikolai's.

From child to adult, his mother would force him to study all day. No games, no hangouts, nothing that would hinder his rightful path to a renowned attorney. If he made a mistake, that resulted in spankings.

Now he was free from his mother in adulthood, in another city, living in his own, luxurious house. He succumbed to the words of his mother, ingrained in his head since birth, and became the very thing he loathed: a prosecutor.

You were his superior, the young chief prosecutor at the office he worked at. The two of you often met, as he was a quickly rising star in the world of justice. Of course, with the time you two spent working together, becoming closer was inevitable.

He definitely relished the attention and recognition you gave him...