For the rest of the night, neither Nickolas nor I slept. I sat pensively in the living room in the royal chamber while Nickolas was still busy discussing with Jax in front of me. He dared not leave me in the room alone at the risk of something happening to me when he left me. My eyes are closed and the shadow of what I saw not long ago came back. I can imagine the eyes of all those who were staring at me blankly, there was no sign of life there. A sigh of breath escaped my lips and my head began to throb with pain. Can't this all end? I felt a hand rub on my head and slowly my eyelids opened again, finding Nickolas already sitting beside me and watching me with a worried look. He pulled me into his arms as he whispered, "don't worry little mate, everything will be over soon" My lips for

