07-14-2014, 05:15 PM
What was held on the air between them, tension that could be cut by a knife, shattered in a thousand pieces.
"My loyalty is yours,"
Michael said.
An achievement for Nikolai to believe Michael's promise, and he did.
It seemed their time alone had come to its end. There was a brief knock on the door and Viktor entered unannounced.
He held himself back when he realized who else was in the room, but cleared his throat.
"Bykov and Sandhu have come to an agreement,"
Viktor said, clearly expecting the Ascendancy to know what he referenced.
Nik nodded, "Finally,"
he replied and turned to gather his suit coat. He slid it on and turned back to Michael.
"Do you have anything else, Commander?"
Nikolai's words were tight despite Michael's proposed fidelity.
"My loyalty is yours,"
Michael said.
An achievement for Nikolai to believe Michael's promise, and he did.
It seemed their time alone had come to its end. There was a brief knock on the door and Viktor entered unannounced.
He held himself back when he realized who else was in the room, but cleared his throat.
"Bykov and Sandhu have come to an agreement,"
Viktor said, clearly expecting the Ascendancy to know what he referenced.
Nik nodded, "Finally,"
he replied and turned to gather his suit coat. He slid it on and turned back to Michael.
"Do you have anything else, Commander?"
Nikolai's words were tight despite Michael's proposed fidelity.