LOGINVIOLETI knew things were changing. Faster than I’d like to say I had control over them. But it wasn’t exactly something I could actively fix either.Anon had been borderline mute since lunch at Masos. All attempts at trying to get a reply from him after then? Failed.That wasn’t the most unusual. Lucian’s actions had been more or less strange. I wouldn’t say I was completely opposed to it either. That night, he’d stayed with me through out as he promised. Didn’t leave my side even till morning.Was it embarrassing? Yes. But even my attempts at shaking him off weren’t working. He was…clingy. Something that was all sorts of odd for Lucian Sinclair.“So, what do you say?” Lucian asked, eyes filled with eagerness and a hint of excitement.I stared, unable to hide my amusement. “You’re not actually serious.”“Oh, but I am.” He chuckled, jingling his keys a little.“Don’t you have Alpha duties to attend to?” I folded my arms.He fixed me a look. “Now I feel like you’ll keep using that agai
LUCIANWeird was one of Violet’s favorite words to use but I’d noticed her odd behavior right from the moment we got to the restaurant.First the bouncing of her leg and the way she looked around so frantically like she was searching for someone. I’d been suspicious when she suddenly needed to go to the bathroom.Even Zayn and Reese had noticed her absence when minutes trickled by and she still hadn’t returned. To think this was what had been going on.“Violet?”The look of shock on her face immediately melted into something else. Embarrassment. She slowly turned to the man and tried to reach out to him.He made a small noise, flinching back rather violently. Violet wasn’t deterred, finally able to gently grab his shoulder.“I’m so sorry, I—There was a bit of a mix-up and I thought you were someone else.” She slowly handed him the phone.He still looked wary even if as he took it away from her. “I’m not in trouble?”She shook her head. “You’re okay. Like I said, there was a bit of a m
VIOLET“Anon?”It had been so low that I doubt anyone at the table caught on. They were too busy placing their orders to notice my panic.“What’s wrong?” Lucian asked, breaking through the haze in my head.Of course, he’d noticed. Even if the others hadn’t been paying attention, he always noticed these things.“What?” I blinked away the surprise. “Nothing’s wrong. Why do you ask?”He followed the path my gaze had been on, then turned back to me. “You sure?”Shit. He really had noticed. Curse him and his attentiveness. And here I’d thought I was so slick. The smile was easy to force on my face.“I’m fine. Honestly.”He let out a grunt, not sounding like he believed me. “I was asking what you wanted for dessert.”I turned back to the menu, running my eyes over the dessert section. Every bit of excitement I’d had initially had been replaced with anxiousness. I couldn’t check the man out again. Not when Lucian was paying increasing attention to me.“How about the lemon meringue?” I turned
VIOLETThe next few days that followed after the big reveal were pretty strange. Reese was the most stunned when she got to know. And dejected. No matter how grouchy or tough she liked to act, she could be pretty sensitive deep down.And the whole thing had hit her pretty hard. She refused to let me out of her sight most of the time after that.Thank God for Zayn forcing her away from me whenever it was necessary. At the moment, we were in the living room, with my head on her lap and her fingers stringing through her head.“Remember what you said about people mistaking us for a couple because of how we’re always together?” I broke the silence.She immediately shushed me. “Let them think what they want. You can’t always control the public’s opinion.”“Oh, really?” I stared at her in amusement. “I’d like you to keep up that same energy for as long as possible.”She stuck out her tongue. “I plan to.”I stared at her for a while longer before shaking my head. The reason behind all this fr
VIOLET“Are you serious?” I stepped forward.The guard turned to me, a disturbed look in his eyes as he nodded. “Yes, Luna.”Another growl left Lucian’s lips. “Well, who is it? Who’s the person behind this?”There was a small pause. It seemed the man was at a loss for what to say. Or rather he seemed too disturbed to speak. I knew if he didn’t get to talking anytime soon, Lucian would lose his cool and end up lashing out on him.I put a hand on Lucian’s shoulder, noting as the look of irritation in his eyes slowly softened. Turning back to the man, I steeled my expression once again.“Speak.”The man let out a deep breath. “We did a thorough investigation of their individual rooms hoping to find something. It ended up leaving us at a dead end. We considered coming to just report it to you but something pushed me to suggest searching her room.”I blinked. “You went through her belongings?”“Forgive me!” The man nearly slammed his head into the ground with how fast he bowed. “I know how
LUCIANViolet blinked at me, a dumbfounded look on her face. “Huh?”“I said, I’m sorry.” I said, irritation bleeding into my tone.The pointed glare in her eyes made me let out a breath. Now was not the time to start getting irritated all over again. I’d made up my mind to apologize to her before the day ended. And lucky enough, I’d found her in my room.It still didn’t explain why she had my phone in her hand, but of course, the apology would come first.“My words and reasoning during the interrogation weren’t fair on you.” I continued. “You’re my Luna, and by default, that gives you as much right to be present there and the right to question them as you so please. I’m sorry, Violet.”For a while, she said nothing. It was to the point that the silence was almost deafening. Then she made a sound of surprise.“What’s with the sudden apology?” she scoffed. “Your rotten heart slowly starting to heal up? Or are you just a doppleganger masquerading as the real Lucian?”I ignored her obviou







