Noah made sure that his arm was firmly around Lucy as they walked through the doors of the restaurant together. She had tried to wriggle away and offer her hand instead, but the look he had given her told her under no uncertain terms that this was a bad idea.She sighed internally and followed his lead as they greeted his parents, before being directed to one of the private rooms and taking their allocated seats around the dining table.Thankfully, Lucy’s parents hadn’t yet arrived and she breathed a silent sigh of relief. It wasn’t any less awkward though in her mind, having now seen vividly in the future her father in law turn against her so quickly.“Lucy, darling, it’s such a pleasure to see you again. Each time I see you, you look more radiant than the last!” His mother Elora smiled warmly.“Thank you Luna.” Lucy said politely, bobbing her head in acknowledgement as Elora frowned slightly and a flicker of concern crossed her eyes.“Is everything okay? You haven’t called me Luna f
By the time the meal was over, Lucy couldn’t wait to get out of there.The usual distant farewell between her and her parents followed, an awkward silence before an uncomfortable hug with her own parents, followed by the warm embrace of Elora and Noah’s father’s stiff handshake. After saying their goodbyes they made their way to the parking lot and as soon as they were out of sight of the restaurant and it’s patrons, Noah rounded on Lucy.“What’s going on with you? This isn’t normal Lucy.”“Can we not do this here, Noah? Can we wait until we get back, please?” Lucy sighed tiredly.Noah glowered at her furiously as he paced backward and forward in front of her, his hands running through his hair in frustration.“Are you cheating on me?” He asked lowly, the accusation in his tone not lost on her for a second as she blinked at him in disbelief.“Am I…wait ..what? Are you insane?” Lucy asked in disbelief, shaking her head.“You fucking heard me, Lucy. Are you cheating on me.” He growled
“Let me at least take you home.” Noah pleaded as Lucy shook her head sadly.“No. I don’t think that’s a good idea. I just want to be alone right now.” She replied firmly, the sadness in his eyes tormenting her as it pulled at her heart. Could she save their relationship if she stayed with him? It was so difficult to know for sure, but she really wasn’t willing to take the risk, and giving him any sense of false hope just felt wrong to her. If he wasn’t going to accept the rejection, then there was nothing that she could do to break the link, until he accepted it.“Lucy..please…” He murmured hoarsely, his voice cracking slightly as she forced herself to ignore the hurt in his eyes.“No. I’ll make my own way home. It’s for the best.” She said firmly as she turned and walked away, incredibly grateful for the jacket's protection against the cool summer air that was such a stark contrast to the day's heat.‘We could always run home you know?’ Maia suggested eagerly.‘We could…’ Lucy chuc
Lucy squatted silently in the bushes, peering out from between the leaves and shrouded in darkness. She was fortunate that the rustling of the leaves in the trees that ringed the clearing would most likely cover any inadvertent noise that she made. Why was Cassandra all the way out here? As Cassandra’s voice drifted towards her, Lucy strained forward slightly, as she tried to listen attentively, determined to pick up whatever snippets of the conversation that she could.“You really disappointed me this time you know? I thought we had a deal…” Cassandra whined as she leaned in towards the masculine figure in front of her. The figure flinched backwards slightly as her long fingers reached towards his face and his arm snapped up to grip her wrist and pushed it away.“I never agreed to anything Cassy. You asked, and I was perfectly clear when I said I couldn’t promise anything.” The male voice growled. Lucy groaned inwardly in frustration. It was irritating that the shadows shrouded t
Lucy waited for what seemed like forever in the bushes until finally, Caspian had left the clearing.She was fairly sure that no one else was around but she waited a few moments longer just to be sure before she crept out of the bush and made her way back to her dorm room.The whole thing baffled her though. How had she not realized that Cassandra had been holding people to ransom and manipulating people behind everyone’s back? “I’d always considered myself a good judge of character, Maia…how could I have been so wrong?’‘None of this is our fault Lucy. If we had known, or even suspected that she was like this back then I know for a fact that we would have stepped in or at least confronted her about it.’ Maia soothed, ‘All this proves is that Cassandra is a master manipulator, a professional narcissist.” Lucy hummed in agreement as she crossed the courtyard on the final stretch to her room, but as she came closer to the building's entrance, she saw that Theo was waiting there.She p
Theo took a step back in shock as he processed what Lucy had just told him. She seemed so nonchalant about it all as she pushed her door open and dumped her coat and bag on the hooks at the side of the door and turned back to face him.“Well? Are you coming in or not?” She asked impatiently as she held the door open for him.“Yeah, sorry,” Theo said as he stepped past her.Lucy smiled gently as she motioned for him to go and sit down and set about getting drinks and collecting a few snacks for them.“Lucy…you and Noah…” Theo began hesitantly. “What the hell happened? You two are mated…fated! We all knew it, ever since the beginning, and now…I don’t understand.”Lucy loaded everything onto the tray and sighed heavily as she brought the tray over and took a seat on the sofa next to him.“It’s complicated Theo,” she said, avoiding his eyes and reaching for the remotes before turning and thrusting them into his hand as she settled back on the sofa with a bowl full of Cheetos, “Pick a movi
They had sat through two episodes of the series already and the more time that had passed, the more relaxed Lucy became. The episodes had been interspersed with their chatter and Lucy realized that honestly, she hadn’t felt this relaxed in a long time. Despite everything that had been going on just recently, these past few hours with Theo had miraculously taken her mind off things. Not once had she thought about Noah’s actions or Cassandra’s betrayal, and quite honestly, she felt a little bit guilty for snapping at him earlier.“Still wanna watch more? Or do you want to call it a night?” Theo asked as Lucy stifled a yawn. “Yeah I’m good for another,” She grinned up at him as he shook his head teasingly. “Stubborn as ever I see,” He chuckled as he flicked the remote and the opening credits for the next episode began to play. “Would you want me any other way?” She smirked back as she leaned over and grabbed a light blanket from the arm of the sofa, “I am, however, going to wrap mysel
Despite everything in Theo’s conscience telling him this was a bad idea, the pleading note in her voice and her wide, doe-like eyes broke the last thread of his resolve as he quietly relented. “Okay, Lucy, if you want me to keep you company, I get it. I just…wouldn’t Cassy be better to keep you company?” He asked softly as he made his way round to the other side of the bed. Lucy snorted loudly and huffed as she turned over in the bed to watch him as he got in, pulling the covers back before he did so to make it a little easier for him. “Don’t talk to me about her, “ She muttered grumpily. “Did something happen between you two as well?” Theo asked in surprise. He wasn’t particularly fond of Cassandra anyway, not with the way she seemed to manipulate others into doing what she wanted. Something about her had always given him the creeps but he had always tolerated her and remained civil because Lucy and her were practically joined at the hip. He scooted down the bed and laid his arm