"Oh, are you heartbroken?" Nick smiled thuggishly. "What is a light beating to a man like Elliot? He would not have minded being stabbed or shot."

Avery furrowed her brows. "Nick, Elliot is not like the rest of you men. When he was in Aryadelle—"

Nick interrupted her. "We're in Ylore. Don't bring up the past, including his affairs in Aryadelle. That is the past."

Avery's scrunched her brows. "He will return to Aryadelle. He said that he will return once he settles things here."

"When did he