Raine POV
Julie arrived like a sunbeam with sharp edges too bright, too loud, and impossible to ignore. She practically bounced to our table, all wide eyes and nervous hands, and before I could mutter a greeting she was already heaping praise on me like sugar.
“ I still can't get over the fact that You were amazing in the maze,” she trilled, voice high. Her curly auburn hair bouncing up and down from excitement. “You saved Me despite all odds. I knew you would. I just knew you would.”
Lucian did not look up from his plate at first. He ate slowly, like he was keeping time with each chew. When Julie kept talking, his jaw tightened. He set his fork down with a quiet click and the whole table felt colder.
“Leave,” he said. Quiet. Full of threat.
Julie blinked. Then she leaned in closer,
