Chasing the only lead

"What the hell is this?" Nicolai read the words written on the card again and again before turning to look at Ariana, whose face had gone pale with fright. 

And seeing her like that, Nicolai couldn't ask the many questions that were running in his head at the speed of a horse at that very moment. Who was this fucker? Since when did he start stalking Ariana? And why did she not tell him? 

There were countless questions that he wished he could ask but upon seeing Ariana stand there like a child who was caught stealing, Nicolai calmed himself down. 

He set the card to the side and walked over to where Ariana was standing. 

"Pallas?" Nicolai softly called the woman who seemed to have lost her soul. He reached forward to hold her by her arms, but before even the tips of his fingers could touch Ariana, she turned around and dashed out of the room. 

"Ariana!"