NIKOLAI IS HERE.
He sent me a test once he got to the Inavova mansion, and now, I’m here, a small backpack strapped to my back instead of a traveling bag, looking down from my room window upstairs.
My phone dings with another text, and when I look, it’s from him.
Nico: Please, don’t tell me you’re having second thoughts, cuz. Did your fiancé come to the house or something?
With a small chuckle, I reply.
Me: No, you fool. There’s something called nervousness, and that’s what I am feeling right now. I’m scared. What if we get caught? Your life, especially, is literally in danger.
His reply comes immediately.
Nico: Leave me to worry about my own life. Just get your ass down here, else I swear, I’m coming in.
I don’t reply, I just slip my phone into my sweatpants pocket and tighten my
