Nikola's POV
I needed to find him! I refused to lose Samuel! Sammy's pendant was tied around my wrist securely. I kept touching it, running my finger over the engraving of my family crest to calm myself down. He was the only man privy to wearing this symbol after my brother died.
I couldn't wrap my head around what he did; what Riley says he did. I couldn't allow myself to believe that he would do that – that he would abandon me. He was always so strong and brave, and our people needed him. Why would he abandon us? I forced myself to not think of him and that damn cliff.
I had a goal – I needed to get Sammy home safely. When he was safe, I could deal with everything. My other concern was Lissa. She was unusually quiet, and I knew that meant her mind was running laps around itself with all the worst possible scenarios. I looked at her down-casted eyes. I hated feeling this useless, but I also knew that all would be well once she was back in her brother's arms.
