Chapter 043
Emilia's POV
Breathing was difficult. The tunnel's air had become heavy, as if it didn't want us there. As Viktor Neumann emerged from the darkness, his smile as piercing as shards of glass, my chest constricted.
Beside me, Niklas froze, his entire body locked in place. His fists clenched and his jaw twitched. Like waves of heat, I could feel the rage radiating from him.
"Move," he said in a harsh, low voice.
Viktor merely chuckled. It's still very dramatic. Niklas, you never learnt how to complete what you started; did you?
Niklas moved forward. I quickly seized his arm and dug my fingers into him.
Don't.
He gave me a look.
I tried to convey his desire with my eyes. He desires a fight. We're all dead if you give him that.
"Viktor, what do you want?" Despite my knees
