#Chapter 104 - Discovered

“Come on, Nic,” Christian sighs, starting towards the house. “Absolutely not,” Nico says, stepping down one step and holding out a hand towards Christian, his palm out flat to him. To my surprise, he glances at me. “Are you fucking serious with this, Chris? Her? You threw your life away for her?” My jaw drops open at the blatant contempt in Nico’s words. “Watch it, cousin,” Christian growls, stepping forward to glare up at Nico now. “What I did is done. And yes, for her.” The two of them stare at each other, some kind of meaning passing between them, some kind of silent speech that I can’t hear. I glance between them, anxious, not knowing what to do. So, I just stand quite still and wait. “You can still get out of this,” Nico whispers, his whole body tense. “And how would you propose that I do that?” Christian asks, folding his arms over his chest and biting out the words in a way that implies that there’s no real answer to that question that he’s going to accept. Nico tosses ou