POV: NikolaiMy bad leg was finally starting to feel like a real limb again, but the dull ache in my knee was not helping my mood. Every step I took came with a sharp reminder of what had been taken from us, and honestly, I was completely losing my mind.My temper was short, my fuse was practically gone, and everybody in the room knew it. They were all walking on eggshells around me, which only made me want to punch a wall even more."Sit still for five seconds, Nikolai," Leo said, not looking up from his laptop screen. "You are vibrating the entire table, and I am trying to do actual genius work here."Leo was Marcus’s go-to tech guy, a scrawny dude who looked like he survived entirely on energy drinks and spite. We were crammed into a tiny, poorly lit back room of one of Marcus’s safe houses, surrounded by empty pizza boxes and tangled wires."Just do your job, Leo," I snapped, leaning heavily against the edge of the desk. My leg throbbed, and I shifted my weight, cursing under my b
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