#Chapter 162: To Term

Kayla That night, Grace’s words kept swirling through my mind. Was it true? Was Nicholas only with me because he thought I had information on Luporath? My first instinct was not to believe it, of course. I trusted Nicholas with my entire heart. We’d been through too much together at this point for me to think he had such nefarious intentions, and yet… No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get her warning out of my mind. Even as I fell asleep curled up in Nicholas’s arms, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I’d have to do some of my own digging, I decided. Until I found tangible proof that Nicholas had any bad intentions, I wouldn’t believe it. In fact, I would refuse to believe it until then. I woke with a jolt later that night to the sensation of my stomach churning unpleasantly. The digital clock on the nightstand read 3:17 AM. Nicholas was sleeping soundly beside me, his breathing deep and even. A wave of nausea suddenly hit me, and I c