“PLEASE, SIT DOWN,” said Lucian, waving his hand over to my bed.
Not thinking anything of it, I walked over and sat down on my mattress. He followed and did the same.
“So, tell me... what’s going on with you and Slade?” he asked, staring into my eyes. “Tell me everything.”
The next thing I knew, I was doing just that. Starting from our very first meeting to our night together, and then I told him about Maureen.
Lucian grunted. “He’s acting like a complete asshole. You deserve much better.”
“Thank you.”
Lucian reached over and grabbed my hand. “You’re much too beautiful and sweet to let yourself be at the mercy of a devil like Slade. He uses people to get what he wants and then tosses them aside.”
I suddenly felt defensive. “He hasn’t really tossed me aside.”
“Hasn’t he?” he challen
