[Isolde]
Before I could even form the question of why we were leaving the hospital, I found myself hand in hand with Nikolai, our fingers tightly entwined as he pulled me through the corridors without much of an explanation.
The late-night shift meant there were only a few nurses still moving around, their footsteps echoing softly against the linoleum floors. At least we didn't have to navigate through crowds or answer awkward questions about why we were practically running through a hospital at this hour.
"What happened?" I demanded, struggling to keep pace with his longer strides. "Nikolai, what's going on?"
Whatever had triggered this sudden flight was serious enough to put even Nikolai Quinn who never backed down from a confrontation, who seemed to actively seek out conflict with h
