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my hands flew to my dress, the new sl

"sorry I didn't mean to do

you think?," I looked up at her, people had started

way up the stairs, he had jus

shut behind me. The

xhaled steadily. Ready for what I was get

. What could be

the dark hallway. Only moonlight seeped

t the marble floor. Ech

nded. Behind that door held the answers to the questio

ar. Expensive. Dark. But surprisingly

black suit. Sleeves rolled up. Like he'd been waiting for long.

low. Rough. Amusement dancing in his to

" the words l

breath I didn't k

caught in my throat. My hear

name. It felt dange

torm grey eyes centered on me. Like I was the only thing i

ws had pronounced him dead. Tabloids had er

ingle hair out of place. He took

it wasn't

ement. Like h

ou were supp

led. The sound h

ed on me. Or rather,

ing you hear, Len," he

smell the whiskey on him

ongue. Like I was tasting it. T

e dropped to my shoulder

he didn't ask

round. Picked up the coat ly

across my shoulders. The coat was warm. H

alive?" I asked. My eye

serve to know,

about Marcus

time I saw you." "Has he not

Like a lion trying to sound li

ent flaring up on my cheeks. I turned m

ed out a chair for me. Right

is eyes said obey. I sat down. Dr

e. Like a space I

rice cake balls wafted into my nostrils. Instantly stealing

urite?" I asked. Eyeing the plate li

fted in a smile at my behaviour.

spoon. "Go on, tr

I dug in. The food melted on m

he said it'd make me fat. I looked up at th

u being...ki

it like the word

t kind

e here today" I

ed. He chuckled, eyes not leaving my fac

he poured whiskey into a glas

drink"

e smirked at m

cleared my throat,

he napkin and

the napkin and wiped my lips,

I probed. Sitting up

. Knock kn

against the door.

almer than a lake, and somehow t

Louder this time, then a

ondering what he was doing here. I trailed my eyes to Lucian, he was

the door" I said, carefull

ith something I couldn't pin a finger

ut didn't

est heaving up and down, eyes narrowed and filled with rage. Then his

Lucia