Nikolai’s POV
As Freyja and I made our way back from the library to the palace, the thoughts in my mind were far from the world of books and magic. The weight of the intermittent meeting with Lola hung heavily on my mind. I had made a promise to show up in her house, so we could talk about the alleged pregnancy, and it was a promise I couldn't afford to break. At least not today.
Freyja, despite her obvious exhaustion, had been very cheerful in the library. She looked quite content. It's been so long since I had been there, but my memory of the place never wavered. Her genuine curiosity and intelligence had made the hours go by so interestingly. I couldn't help but feel a growing connection between us, one that both comforted and terrified me. But now, I had to put those thoughts aside a
