Nikolai's POV

I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw Liyah also sitting in the backseat of the truck. Before I could react, Eve had jumped forward to drag me by the arm and pull me towards the car.

"Yay!" She squealed. "You're thirty minutes late but I forgive you. We can get going now."

"Wasn't it supposed to be just the two of us?" I asked, but she pretended like she didn't hear me and dragged mecri the other side of the truck. Sneaky little girl.

The driver at the wheel greeted, then bowed when he saw me, attracting Liyah's attention. I saw the surprise on her face...