Nicklaus's POV
Wednesday.
I stood at the edge of the colony just outside a place called Braywick, watching Scott pace back and forth like a caged animal, and honestly?
Part of me was relieved to be back. It was home base, where our kind had been quietly growing stronger.
"This is insane," Scott muttered for the fifteenth time in the past hour, his hands clenched into fists. "We're here because of your stupid mistake. I hope you know that?"
I wanted to argue with him, but unfortunately, he wasn't wrong. This whole situation was my fault, and we both knew it.
I had gotten sloppy, let my emotions get in the way, and now we were about to deliver news that would start a war.
Great job, Nicklaus. Really stellar decision-making there.
Because of a girl.
I was even shocked earlier to see him defend me in that manner before Aldric. Aldric was terrifying in every inch of the word. And he seldom expressed anger, so when he did yesterday, I knew I was done for.
