Deadly Ultimatum

Nadia.

My heart was thrumming wildly in my chest. I could hear Nikolai properly, but I wished I couldn't. I wished he was saying something entirely different from what I was hearing or I was misunderstanding everything.

"What do you mean by that?" I croaked out, trying to steady my tone. He shouldn't know that I was scared, especially since I wasn't even sure if what was going on yet. "What trap a