Aria’s POV
I wasn’t sure what I had expected when I opened the door.
But it sure as hell wasn’t this. Lucian stood before me, his bare chest rising and falling with shaky breaths with sweat trapped to his skin. His muscles were tense as if he had just fought off something— someone.
And then there were his hands. They weren’t just trembling.
They were bloody. Oh my Goddess…
Fresh blood.
He…
“Lucian…?”
“What the hell happened to you?”
Lucian blinked, his eyes unfocused, like he was still trapped in whatever nightmare had just consumed him. For a moment, he looked completely lost.
I didn't like that one bit.
Then, slowly, he exhaled. “It’s nothing.”
Nothing? That wasn't nothing. I narrowed my eyes. “You’re bleeding.”
His jaw tightened. “It’s not my blood.”
“Then whos
