AURORA'S POV.
I finally breathe in oxygen when we step out of the office into the hallway. The air in there felt like sulfur steam. All that tension, judgmental looks from the elders, and the spiteful words they threw at me. I wonder how I didn't evaporate into nothingness while I was there.
“Aurora.” Lucien's call jabs me out of my thoughts. I halt in my tracks when he turns my way. He looks pissed. His jaws are twitching and his entire body is as rigid as a rock. I have no idea how to behave with him right now.
He doesn't believe I'm innocent and he doesn't believe I'm guilty either.
How am I supposed to talk to or act towards him when he has mixed feelings towards me?
“Yes.” That is all I manage. My heart stops when he starts closing the gap between us. I try to maintain the distan
