The moment Lucian said it everything changed.
“I had proof before…. I don’t have it anymore.”
I stared at him waiting for more.
For some kind of explanation.
For anything that made that sentence less scary.
He didn’t say anything else.
He just stood there calm as always like he hadn’t just made things really complicated.
My fingers tightened at my sides.
“So that’s it?" I asked.
Lucian didn’t answer away.
That silence was already annoying me.
I stepped closer.
“You’re telling me we’re planning to expose Clara bring down Shadowfang and destroy their council " I said slowly. "But the one thing that could prove she’s guilty is gone?”
Lucian looked at me steadily.
“Yes " he said simply.
That one word made my chest feel tight.
“No " I said away.
Lucian tilted his head a bit.
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