Nikolai pov
The ultimatum weighed more heavily on me than any responsibility I had ever carried as I left the council hall. With his trademark smile absent, Justin followed me. He seems... worried, for once.
As we got closer to the caravan, a heavy, nervous quiet hung between us. I sensed that he was eager to speak, and sure enough, he finally did so as we got to the car.
"You know, they're serious," he said, his voice hardly audible, one month. They won't have any change of heart..”
Even though I knew he was correct, I gave him a glare. The elders weren't playing a game. I would have to give Tera up if I didn't find her in a month. As like I could simply let her memory fade, as though the three years of looking and experiencing the pull of our connection could be so easily forgotten.
