Chapter 014
Niklas' POV
I knew something wasn't right the moment she came into view.
Not bad, like a fight with her mother or a poor grade.
Like danger, but wrong. As if something were scuttling beneath her skin.
When I approached Emilia, she didn't look at me. She continued to cross her arms and stabbed her fingers into her sleeves, as if to stabilise herself.
"Hey," I said.
Nothing.
As if expecting someone to leap out, she looked around the street.
"I'm afraid of you. What took place?
She inhaled deeply. Then she took something out of the pocket of her coat.
The sheet of paper was rumpled. folded four times.
I took it open.
I am aware of your true identity.
That was it. The ink was black. No name. I have no idea. All I know are those seven words.
My heart fell. Before I co
