Chapter 78 Pain

• Nikolai's POV
• I woke up with a start from a sharp pain in my chest and a searing headache. My fingers rubbing my temple, I looked around. I was still seated in my living room. I groaned, noting that I must've dozed off. Checking the time to see, I realized that I had dozed off for about thirty minutes. I smiled when I remembered I had been waiting for Liyah. Why did she take so long though?
• I stood from the sofa and walked into my bedroom. If she had also fallen asleep then there was where she would be. I turned the doorknob, freezing in my steps when I saw that the bed was still smooth without creases, I swept through the rest of the bedroom, the kitchen and the garden. There was still no sign of her. I wondered if she was with any of the rest, so I mindlinked Drew and the rest, asking if Liyah was with them. As soon as I did, Drew and Annalise came running down the stairs.