Chapter Twenty-Six
1 DAY EARLIER, IDAHO
I direct my horse to the next boss and jab it with my sword. The creature shrieks and falls, but instead of blood spurting from its chest wound, its head falls off.
Oops. That isn’t supposed to happen.
I jot down the error, so I can review my code tomorrow, when my mind is fresh. I’m still trying to master C++, but thanks to the latest development tools, the graphics of the video game I’m creating look amazing, and I’ve got one boss battle down so far. I’m sure my former Computer Science classmates would laugh at my pitiful efforts, but I’m proud of how far I’ve come in the past few months.
It helps that besides enjoying gorgeous nature, there’s little to do in Nikolai’s remote mountain estate. Well, little to do besides obsess about Alexei. If
