Crossroad

"Calm down! Roman." Bryce said as he watched Roman pace around the room. His face was troubled and at that moment, he felt useless.

"I can't be calm, grandfather." Roman said and then closed his eyes.

Slowly, he walked toward the bed and sat on it. His days on that bed were horrible.

They were still in the little cottage as they didn't know where Nicole had been taken to. They couldn't alert the guards to look for her as they knew Genevieve was way beyond the guard's comprehension.

There was silence for a few minutes and Roman looked at Nate who had been standing by the window. He had been there for minutes, looking into the darkness.

Roman didn't know what to feel about Nate. However, at this point, he knew better that there was nothing going on between Nate and Nicole.

Genevieve had hinted a few times that everything was a setup. He couldn't even comprehend how she had done it. He felt stupid for being swayed.

Stopping all these thoughts in his head, Roman knew that only Nate could