Aurora’s POV
Lucas drove me to campus the next morning, his grin easy and bright in the sunlight. I tried to match it. I tried to feel the warmth he always offers and let it settle in my chest where Logan's coldness had been living rent-free.
I failed. It seems Logan’s coldness was more than Lucas' warmth.
The car pulled up to the main gates, and I saw Guards in Shadowpine colours, stationed along the perimeter, their eyes scanning the crowd. One of them spotted our car and straightened. Then he bowed.
I blinked. "What's happening?" I asked.
"It’s the new security," Lucas said, his voice losing some of its lightness. "Dad orders them after the falls."
The guard approached as I stepped out of the car. He was older, grey at the temples, his weathered face breaking into a smile that cri
