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Lucas hesitated, glancing away. For a moment, I could almost see his thoughts racing, as if he was debating how much he dared to reveal.
“I asked you a question. What did you mean by that?”
Lucas's gaze burned into me. He set his jaw. I glanced at Theodore. I could see the rage brewing in him, but before I could speak, Lucas lunged forward, hands reaching out as if he could close the distance by sheer will.
But he didn’t anywhere. The warriors shoved him back, but there was something else that pushed him even further back, an almost invisible force that threw him back and to the ground. I doubt anyone noticed, but I did and filed it away for investigation later. I walked down the steps, ignoring the warning glint in his eyes.
“Get him on his feet,” I said.
The warriors dr
