Nikolai’s POV
Barely five minutes after Cassandra had sent another group of men out to find Isa, my phone began to ring inside my jacket. I opened the blazer to retrieve it and Lumis' eyes narrowed on me, and he extended his hand towards me.
“Now who would be calling you at a time like this?” He said, as I thrust the phone into his hands with a frown. He chuckled briefly as he saw the face on the screen before he answered the call.
“Hello, Miss Petrova...”
I cringed, wanting more than anything to scream at her to hang up the phone as he spoke to her.
“...What can I do for you, darling girl?”
As Isa replied, his eyes met mine and they lit up as his face grew to a smile.
“Now why would I do that?” he asked. I swallowed back my desperation and tried to maintain my composure as Lumis ch
