Nikolai sat at the edge of the bed, reflecting to himself. Leona lay behind him, hair messy, in a deep sleep, with a contented smile on her lips. In his hands was a small phone, and the display showed a single name in neon blue.
[Selene]
"Are you listening, Nikolai?"
"Of course I am."
He could feel the toes of Leona prodding and stroking him from behind, cute actions he never expected but appreciated just as much.
"My mother said that your hunch was correct." Selene's tone became more serious as she sighed into the phone. "This is definitely related to the other two doors you mentioned. And what you said about the strange vial and black blood you swallowed..."
She paused for a moment.
He wondered if she worried about him.
Selene struggled to show her feelings to others, though after so long together, Nikolai managed to understand her better than before.
"Go on... I can take it."
