Nikolai's urgent words pierced through the haze of my thoughts, and a shiver ran down my spine. We needed to go back home tomorrow. The weight of those words settled heavily upon me, like an anchor dragging me down into the depths of uncertainty. It was as though the fragile bubble of our honeymoon bliss had burst, leaving behind a stark reality that I couldn't ignore. The idyllic moments we had shared over the past days now seemed distant, overshadowed by the looming specter of our return. My mind raced, grappling with the inevitable confrontation with the responsibilities and dangers awaiting us back home. I felt a knot tighten in my stomach, a visceral reaction to the unknown challenges that lay ahead. It wasn't just the external threats that unsettled me; it was the internal turmoil, t

