She lets out a weary sigh, too drained to argue further. “Anyway, since everything was just an act, I should probably return this,” she says, her words trailing off as she reaches into her bag.
Lucian glances at her, puzzled. “Return what?”
She pulls out the black card he had given her earlier. “This. The premium black card. You gave it to me earlier, obviously for show, so I should return it.”
The memory of what happened in the mall is still fresh in her mind. Oh, how she wishes it had all been real, but deep down, she knows it wasn’t. Lucian feels like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment, and that sense of unpredictability makes her uneasy.
Lucian steps closer, his intense gaze locked onto her blue eyes. “Why should I take back what I’ve already given? Are you looking
