Nikolai's POV

I woke up with a start from a sharp pain in my chest and a searing headache. My fingers rubbing my temple, I looked around. I was still seated in my living room. I groaned, noting that I must've dozed off. Checking the time to see, I realized that I had dozed off for about thirty minutes. I smiled when I remembered I had been waiting for Liyah. Why did she take so long though?

I stood from the sofa and walked into my bedroom. If she had also fallen asleep then there was where she would be. I turned the doorknob, freezing in my steps when I...