Seraphina:
Lucien didn’t greet me. He didn’t stand. He didn’t even pretend that I was welcome to his pack. And I knew that I wasn’t. My presence now meant failing and he knew that very well.
I was still catching my breath when I stepped into his study, the door closing behind me with a quiet click that felt louder than it should have.
For a moment, I thought he hadn’t noticed. “You took your time. You could have gotten caught before you got here, and things would have been a lot worse for you if that happened.”
His voice cut through the room, calm and cold. “You heard?” I straightened slowly, brushing a strand of hair away from my face as I stepped further inside.
“Everyone heard. Alexander has eyes searching everywhere for you, and trust me when I say that it is only a matter of time
