I felt a soft tug on my arm, and I slowly turned to Nikolai. He was slowly moving away from me, his lips parted, his eyes thin as he watched them, then slowly turned to me. For a long minute, he just watched my face, before finally, he let his hands tuck my hair away, and then gently cup my face.
"We will be fine," he whispered as he leaned to me, his eyes holding mine as if he wanted to make sure that I could see the conviction in his eyes.
I held on to his arm, my eyes darting between both of his, my chest heaving.
"We will be fine," he said again, then held my hand. "We still have time. I will upgrade our tickets and we can go to a restaurant. Just forget that you saw it. Or that you saw anyone. Just look at me. I am the one you should focus on."
I nodded obediently, and he gave me
