Peniel
I watched as Lucian his jaw, something emotion I can’t read rippling across his face. "I'm taking the day off from the pack," he muttered under his breath.
Somehow, I still caught every word, my chest tightening at the sound of his voice.
A sharp bitterness bloomed inside me, and I hated him for it. He didn't know, couldn't know, that I had nearly lost my life saving Princess Celestria—at least earlier, and he already knew. And now he was going to meet her? I understood, but I didn't want to admit the pang of jealousy twisting through me. After all, he wasn't the reason I came here, not the purpose driving me forward. So why did it bother me so much?
"Sure, you do," I managed to reply, keeping my tone even as I turned to walk away. But before I could take a step, his hand shot o
