sen

e girl I was then. No longer dreamy and lovesick. I've trained my senses

says. I want

end myself

gains

He's never coming back." I am conscious of a

i

er. It feels like it's in my hea

ci

e again as I turn, giving myself a good

e couldn't possibly c

. He is too real to be a dre

r. Ol

ool poise he had taken on. He seemed better off

the side to look at me. I look around, panicking for a moment. As he tak

the woods, it's hardly a pu

cared. Doesn't she feel the res

y masked by his

" I say, staring into his eyes an

e, crowding with his body. I can feel the heat from his body. There was bravery, and

sion distant and c

out you came here." Lucien's lips curve into a

on, you already know. Do you know that the pack is in financial ruin? T

ips parting and

les. "Yo

me," I say softly, trying to reason with him. "I won't tell

nd poorly placed." He replie

over his back as he begins to walk away. "Tel

art. He turns and walks over to me slowly

ul, passionate bride and a beautiful property

s smile, he tur

t of you as the

putting whiskey into it whe

study, already dressed for the wedding.

e asks, walking to me and putting his

is oh-so-sudden show of affection.

the bride before the wedding?" I say, wiping my

k." He whispers, his ho

ting his ar

e pack is in debt?" I

bottle I had just been drinking from. "Y

f time. Dante is proud and uninte

al

I won't start with

astically. "Let's throw your

u've been listening to gossip." He says

lar tantrums. I walk around him, trying to hide the way my fa

nly, his eyes narr

n with a menacing step forward. He closes a

k into his eyes and see an an

his scen

s scent. It seems as though Lucien had

s been here and th

could see the blue in his eyes redden till goo

ous than I have

s he?" H

eth. He lets go of my hair and watch

air thoughtfully. "He'll be back.