Still Riley's POV
"Well, that was slightly eventful," Zain said. I rolled my eyes at the unnecessary commentary.
We were still standing in the scorched eye of the forest with an orisha wrapped in literal flames. This was not the time for snarky commentary.
"Nix-Nikola?" I asked cautiously. I was treading lightly – the last thing I needed was to provoke her further. This situation was really bad, but I knew it could escalate even further. Nix's eyes were glued to the brunette behind me. It pained me to admit it, but that ghost was the only thing keeping Nix from blowing up further. I wonder if her so-called girlfriend had ever seen her in this state before; judging from her calm, albeit concerned, expression, she had.
"Nik?" the ghost's called out beside me. It wasn't enough that she had the face as delicate as an Erica blossom, her voice was soothing as well. Bitch.
