"Get your hands off my mate, you blood sucking b***h!" Mallory's high pitched voice echoes in the hallway of the palace, but I can only think about how I failed to sense her presence. It's like there was no one there except for Lucas and I, like she just materialized out of thin air. Judging by the perplexed look on Lucas' face, he's thinking the same thing.
The rejection long forgotten, I start suspecting that the story Lucas told me might not be exactly what happened. OK, so do me a favour and just hear me out, no matter how crazy and desperate my theory sounds. What if.. what if Lucas didn't sleep with Mallory and she drugged him, and then tricked him into believing that? What if that is what the magic is based on? It makes sense, sort of, right?
"He is not your mate, we both know th
