What?! Everybody in the room froze and, for a second, even time stilled in shock. The air shifted into a charged one, heavy and thick with suspense– suspense that could be touched or even felt. As for Sophia, she bleached white, her eyes widening so large that her balls almost popped out from their socket. Was her eyes playing tricks on her, or was… this real? Her chest did multiple summersaults all at once that she feared she'd faint. Her knees went jelly, and she staggered backward before quickly regaining her composure. What the hell?! What sort of person was Lucian?! How did he f*****g know where to find Jerry?! “How…how is he…here?” She blurted, the words slipping from her mouth before she could stop it. Lucian walked up to Jerry and crouched beside him. He lifted his chin in

