LUCIAN
The moment Amaya leaves my room, I’m left staring at the door like it could somehow provide answers to the questions I have swirling in my head.
She doesn’t know it, but every word she just told me about Theron has been replaying in my head on a loop.
The way she described her encounter with him left a bitter taste in my mouth. I have never liked Theron, and I had good reason for my decision, and it was nonsense like this that made me feel justified in my conviction.
And if there’s one thing I know about Theron, it’s that he doesn’t do anything without a reason. Whatever reason he has for approaching Amaya out of the blue is definitely not a good or noble one.
That man might wear the nicest robe, but his attitude was about as rotten as a dead skunk.
I pace the length of my ro
