Irrational Devotion

Nadia.

He was wrong if he expected me to stay behind and not follow him. I threw the bouquet of roses on the floor and trampled on it, then scurried after him, one brisk step of his matching two running steps of my own. Cassian stopped walking to take a look at me as his lips expelled an annoyed grunt.

"Stay back."

I shook my head. "I won't. You're going to meet Nikolai, aren't you? I need to give