“Are you sure you’re okay, Princess?” Lucian asked.
The two of them were in the car, heading back home, but Lucian couldn’t shake the feeling that Aurelia’s mood had shifted throughout the day.
Her eyes carried emotions he couldn’t quite decipher. Fear, perhaps? And if so—what frightened her? Who did?
“I’m fine,” Aurelia mumbled.
It was the same response she gave every time he asked, and Lucian had reached his limit.
“Stop the car,” he ordered.
The driver immediately brought the vehicle to a halt.
“Out,” Lucian said, and the driver stepped out without question.
“It’s the expressway. Why are you telling him to get out in the middle of nowhere?” Aurelia asked nervously.
Lucian grabbed her shoulders and turned her sharply to face him. His
