L O L A ' S P. O. V "Lola." Sophia nodded at me curtly, stepping aside to let me pass. She had weirdly changed over these past weeks. Her mannerism was calmer, she appeared pleasant and serene, especially in front of Lucien, and even made sure to keep her distance. I smiled walking around her so I could take the seat near the head chair where Lucien was already seated. Typically I would sit on the other head chair facing him to make my authority and power but tonight we were just eating amongst friends. We'd become a weirdly close knit group, always spending this time in the morning to eat together before going about our prospective days. I was dressed in a grey pan suit, my hair curled up into a tight bun. I was Lucien's partner now, and making my way into his world of pack polit

