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Stefan muttered something under his breath. Mentally, he spoke to me. "Obviously. You rang?"
"Holy fucking hell! No wonder Kian tried to keep you apart," Nikolaus murmured. His lips were parted in amazement as he looked between us both.
"Vackra?"
"I'll fill you in later. Can Nikolaus meet Anna?"
His mouth curled in one of his trademark smug smiles. "I figured as much. Anna?"
Anna pushed the door open slightly. She walked into the room, her brown eyes large. She looked at Stefan, who motioned for her to approach us.
She faced me first. Her tiny frame looked even more delicate than before. In a blur, she wrapped her arms around me, almost crushing me with her burst of strength. "Thank you, Josie. You never gave up on me. If not for you, I'd be in a body bag."
I didn't even try to stop the tears that fell from my eyes. She'd lifted a 100 pound weight from my shoulders with her statement.
"Anna. I'm so sorry," I sobbed. "He came after me and you were in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"Don't be sorry." Anna patted me on the back. She lowered her voice to whisper in my ear. "You could have told a girl what was going on."
Laughing, I swiped at my eyes with the back of my hand. "Uh, no. I couldn't have told you. You would have thought I was crazy."
"True," Anna nodded. Her attention focused on Nikolaus. "You must be Nikolaus, right? You're Josie's brother."
"Yeah." He shoved his hands in his pockets nervously. The muscles under his tattoos flexed and contracted.
She almost floated to his side, placing her hand on his arm. "You're like Josie, right? You're a psychic too."
He had a surge of confidence as he straightened his back and puffed out his chest. His devilish smile made his face even more handsome. "Yeah. Among other things."
"Josie told me about you before we left Bali." Her eyebrows narrowed and her brown eyes suddenly gleamed brightly as a memory came to her. "I know your game. Don't even pull that swagger shit with me."
Nikolaus seemed taken aback by Anna's comment. A frown pulled at the corners of his mouth and he crossed his arms in a defensive pose.
"And exactly what is my type?" He shot back. His green eyes flashed angrily as he glanced quickly to me and back to Anna. “Since you obviously know me so well, I’d love to hear your thoughts on who and what I am.”
"You're good looking and you know it. You’re also more than your obvious attempt at trying way too hard. If you're anything like Josie, you'll be smart enough not to know you can’t play me with your charm." Anna stepped closer to him and stared up into his eyes. "Other than that, I think I'm going to like you, Nikolaus."
I watched their exchange with growing interest. My brother was more intrigued with her than before. He relaxed slightly, pushing his hands back in his pockets.
As if on queue, Lukas entered the apartment, His ice blue eyes ran over Nikolaus in obvious appreciation. "I wondered where everyone disappeared to. Who's the guy?"
"This is Josie 's brother, Lukas. Nikolaus is not gay so you’ll need to find another man to mentally undress and sexually harass," Anna shot to Lukas snarkily.
Lukas pursed his lips and rolled his eyes. "The straight ones are always so pretty. And always taken. It’s such a pity."
"Isn't that what woman say about gay men?" Anna said, placing her hands on her hips.
“Bitch,” Lukas beamed affectionately at Anna.
Anna’s laughter pealed loudly. “And this is news?”
Poor Nikolaus stood between them like a deer caught in the headlights. He'd lived much like me and all of this attention and intimate interaction made him obviously uncomfortable. He was in for a huge adjustment if he was planning on spending time with me or Anna. There was no such thing as privacy or calm around Lukas.
With the stress of the last few days over, I'd had enough for one night. There were too many people in the apartment and it was imperative that I talk to Stefan alone. Nikolaus’ admission to me was twisting my stomach in knots. As much as I dreaded telling him, Stefan had to know what Kian had done.
"Stefan, can we get out of here for a while? Or do you need to stay with Anna?" I asked him. Stefan had also been following Anna, Nikolaus and Lukas with rapt attention.
"Yes. Lukas, you can watch after Anna?"
