The moment Nikolai woke up, he realised that some memories and things he'd forgotten started to surface in his mind. 'It feels like I've been sleeping for a long time...' His eyes flicked towards Risa, Nikita and then Selene, who looked at him with a soft look.
"Do you really remember?"
An awkward silence followed as Selene twiddled her fingers, a different atmosphere to her usual self, turning away from his gaze with slightly red cheeks.
At first, he didn't know how to respond—it was a sensitive subject, and her reaction told him she might not be completely ready to open up or she needed a moment to adjust her mind.
'Does that mean he remembers my lie?! That it wasn't me; he promised to marry...' Selene's mind raced. She didn't feel it was something irreparable, but that she had taken her sister's place made her feel uncomfortable.
Still, before he could say anything else, Selene faced him and asked. "Do you remember the promise, you made?"
