Nikolai

"So what have you decided?" Max asked me the second he entered my office.

I gritted my teeth. I hated his plan. I hated it with every fibre of my being. I have made promises to Ava. Promises that I will have to break to go through with the plan.

"You know it's the only way." He looked at me.

I know it. And it was the best way too. The rest were too dangerous. But this will hurt Ava in a totally different manner, it will hurt her in ways he won't even be able to fathom. It can even break her. I'm not sure how strong she...