42 LUCIEN’S POV What did she think she was doing? Why was she sitting in my house comfortable instead of going back to her house? Did she think it funny? Was it that easy to be an unwanted visitor in someone else’s house? He needed all the time he could get with Adria and she was there sitting and making pointless conversation? Adria looked at me like she was wondering if she heard me right. Why would I want a moment with a meighbour I had just met that day? And I didn’t want her to know how I knew Monica because I didn’t want her to feel uneasy at all. It was definitely going to be a little intimidating when the man you loved had someone who was just like him and understood him better than you ever would, and I wasn’t going to let that happen. Monica looked at me in surprise, not ex

