Nickolas's POV
The longer I watched Nyra and Silas, the tighter something twisted inside me. I couldn’t name it. But I knew one thing, whatever it's that made me feel this way. It wasn't right.
The way she stood near him. The ease between them. The quiet understanding in their exchange. It irritated me.
Silas was a snake, quiet, patient, hidden beneath charm but poisonous and I knew it better than anyone. And yet she sat there like a fool, blind to it. Just like the others had been. I had warned her, to stay away. But she didn’t listen. She's a stubborn wolf.
“It's…” Nyra started, her voice faltering.
My brow lifted with curiosity. That wasn’t like her.
Her heartbeat spiked, uneven, fast. I could hear it too clearly. She was definitely hiding something.
“Have you suddenly go
