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Author: Samantha
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SHAYLE

The air in the room shifted the moment those words left Lucien's mouth.

"Is it true?"

My throat tightened. I wanted to answer, wanted to say something that would end this moment quickly, but my voice wouldn't work. Laureen and Maddie stood frozen beside me, their earlier excitement evaporating into awkward silence.

Lucien's eyes didn't leave mine. Not for a second. They were dark, intense, searching for something I wasn't ready to give him.

I forced myself to swallow. "Yes," I whispered finally. "It's true."

The word hung in the air like a blade.

For a moment, nothing happened. Lucien just stared at me, his jaw tightening almost imperceptibly. Then something flickered in his eyes, something I couldn't quite name. Pain? Anger? Jealousy?

But he didn't explode. He didn't argue. He just stood there, absorbing it like a physical blow he'd been expecting but hoped wouldn't come.

Maddie cleared her throat awkwardly. "Um, we should probably…"

"Stay," Lucien said quietly, his gaze still
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