The next moment my eyes snapped open, they landed on Lucian who, of course, was already watching me with that annoyingly flattering smile.
“I was trying to help break them down too,” he said casually, kicking at the gates of his cell. So that loud bang that dragged me back into consciousness… that must’ve been him. The day hadn’t even started properly.
“I thought you said I should give it a rest,” I said, raising a brow as I pushed myself upright.
“You weren’t the one who kicked the door, Julian,” he teased. “I said you should rest because you looked like you were going to pass out. I never said someone else couldn’t try.” He finished with a grin that made it impossible not to shake my head.
“So… how’s it going? Any progress?” I asked.
He let out a dramatic sigh. “I can’t even tap int
