LUCIAN
“Did you see the mark?”
I stayed silent.
Tobias’s nostrils flared. “Did. You. See. The. Mark?”
My jaw clenched.
Tobias cursed under his breath, stepping back like I had physically struck him. He turned his gaze to the ceiling, breathing heavily. “s**t. f**k. We are so screwed.”
I flexed my fingers, keeping my expression neutral. “Not necessarily.”
Tobias frowned. “Not necessarily?” He pointed toward the door. “Lucian, that girl… your prisoner, the one you so conveniently refuse to let go—isn’t just some rogue. She’s—”
“I know.”
Tobias froze, his anger twisting into curiosity. “Then what the hell are you planning to do?”
I didn’t answer. Because, for the first time in my life… I didn’t f*****g know.
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Tobias was losing his mind.
He ran a hand t
