I opened my mouth and closed it, trying to think of something to say. Now would be a good time to attempt to escape, but Abigail was firmly planted between me and the way I needed to go. "Are you afraid of me?" He asked, a smile beginning to spread across his face. "Of course not." I responded, my eyes growing wide. "Why would you think that?" "Well..." Abigail considered. "You do know that we are rivals, correct?" Rivals… I had a feeling but didn’t want to assume anything. Now here he was confirming that he too cared for Lux, more than just a delta or a friend. "I don’t want any bad feelings between us." I said, slowly trying to come up with the perfect thing to say. "You should have thought about that before taking Lux away from me." Abigail growled. "You know, I've always hated sh

