I lie in bed, unable to sleep. All I can think about is Callahan and what might be happening right this very second. I toss and turn until I finally give up and decide to go make some tea. When I open the bedroom door, I freeze when I see a figure standing in the hallway outside Riley's door.
“It’s me.” Nikolai flips on the hallway light. I notice blood on the corner of his mouth and right eyebrow. But more than that, I see that he’s holding a gun.
“What are you doing?”
“I think the better question is, what is Riley doing?” Nikolai tries the handle on her door without knocking, but it doesn’t open.
“The hell are you doing?” I rush toward him as he lifts his foot, kicking the door right in. “Stop!” I grab the back of his shirt, but it does nothing but slip right out of my grasp. I fall
