ZANE'S POV
Silence crackled the atmosphere between us. I can't remember the last time I saw Beta Lucas.
His eyes hovered over my features. “I must confess, you've put in so much effort into your looks since the last time I saw you,”
I gave him a stiff shrug. On a good day, I should be elated to speak to him. Perhaps, chip in a word or two, so he could tell his nephew.
However, there was something about Lucas that put me off. Maybe it was in his lousy haircut. Or maybe, was it the nonchalant look on his face?
I just couldn't tell.
He dipped his hands into his pocket. “One would think neither you nor your brothers would ever show your face here again,” His voice was laced with spite.
I tightened my hands into a fist to restrain me from throwing it at his face. I grunted my resp
