Chapter 38
Marie walked in first and stood in front of myself and Xander, and then I saw Lucian. He seemed to wear a smug look on his face for a moment before he seemed to have a moment of confusion, and then he quickly pulled on a composed face. He'd not expected me to be sitting in Helena's chair, and he'd probably not expected Xander to be with me. I shifted a little in the seat and then rested my hands on my lap. Lucian had certainly been thrown by seeing me with Xander the way I was, so was he worried that Xander and I had teamed up? I had no idea, but I was certainly enjoying the moment of seeing Lucian a little uncomfortable, even if he'd tried to keep his business face on. I'd seen the slip in his mask; I knew his weakness, and we were both sitting next to each other. "Let's make this quick,
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