Ayda’s POV

“Now hear me out, as a friend—as a very concerned and worried friend who has just seen a whole bunch of people get killed in various horrifying ways—maybe it isn’t the best idea in the world to go back to the place that has all the people who want to kill you in it. Just a thought.”

Nicolette had her two index fingers pressed together, the point resting under her thick bottom lip. Pelham eyed us wearily, awkwardly holding the ...