Chapter 21

LUCIEN 

Nothing prepared me for the rush of emotions I felt when I saw Lyra at the passageway. She had left her room and came… my heart did that stupid thing where it leaped for someone but I couldn't, I couldn't call out to her, not without figuring what this was about so I did the only reasonable thing. I ran. Quietly hoping that she wouldn't notice me but it was too bad that she did. 

She muttered my name as if she didn't believe she would find me so easily and then my name tore from her mouth, not caring the fact that anyone might hear. 

My steps quickened when I realized that she had actually seen me but she followed me. Of course she did, she was Lyra. 

When I saw her running after me, i broke into a quick run, turning a corner and entering my room, locking the door against me. 

My heart almost leaped out of my chest when I heard the knock on the door. Just how fast had she ran. 

Her breaths came out unevenly and I wanted to open the door and take her in my arms, telling her about what I had seen and my fears but I couldn't, at least not now but she had to leave. I didn't want to think what would happen if Rowan found her here. 

“Lucien,” She called, the name sounding like a curse in my ears, pricking at my very soul. I was holding onto my self control not to push out of the door right now. Her voice was soft and spoke to the dark part of my soul. 

When I pulled away, my eyes caught the figure sitted at my sofa, legs crossed across each other. Cassien. 

“What was he doing here?” My mind went blank for a moment. I had been avoiding him all day immediately I left Lyra's room so how… 

The next words from Lyra broke my soul “I hate you,” She said in a broken voice and I could hear her footsteps receding. It was a good thing, she was gone at last but my vision went blurry. I tried holding onto anything I could find and my fingers dug into a strong back. Cassien. 

“Lucien,” He called, picking me up and placing me on the bed. 

“What's wrong with you?” I stayed silent, what was I supposed to say. 

He sighed and placed his hand on my head. “You're not running a fever.” He heaved a sigh of relief and fell back into the sofa, not saying anything again. 

My vision cleared and I raised my eyes to look at him, he was looking past me, staring at the door and I was sure he had heard Lyra's words. 

He wasn't saying anything, wasn't looking at me or asking anything. I knew he had questions to ask but why? 

The silence stretched out between us and I rubbed my fingers against my eyebrows. “Cassien,” I called and he raised his lazy eyes at me, there were blood shot and my chest tightened when I saw them. Had he been crying?

“What went wrong?” He finally asked. 

“I…I…” What could I say? I lowered my eyes again, playing with my fingers. 

Cassien stood up and walked up to me in the bed, sitting beside me. He leaned down and planted a kiss at my head. “I'm asking you, not as a brother but as your mate, what went wrong Lucien?” He asked and I gulped down violently. Why was he so hot? I checked myself immediately, this was not the time. 

“We need to reject Lyra,” I said softly. 

Cassien erupted into laughter before his eyes found me once again. 

“Really?” He chuckled. “You couldn't even bear her telling you she hates you when you know it's not true and you want to reject her?” He raised an eyebrow and my face turned red. 

“This isn't about us,” I said. 

“Then what happened Lucien?” He was serious now. “What did you see, what did you hear?” He asked. 

“If we continue this, something bad would happen,” I said and Cassien froze, eyes fixated on me. 

“And?” 

“When I entered into her earlier, her wolf was waiting for me and she told me this,” My voice became small. “She said that death awaited us if we continue this, she said that…” The feel of Cassien's lips on mine stopped my words. 

“Lucien,” Cassien pulled away and cleaned the tears out of my face, tears I didn't know was rushing out. “We can do this,” He assured but I shook my head. 

“She showed me clearly, not only she but you also, Cassien. You and Lyra died. It's better to stop this now than death. I… I wouldn't be able to continue,” I breathed out. 

“No one is dying,” He patted my head in assurance. 

I could still see the blood clearly, Cassien's mangled body lying dead under the moon. Lyra's lifeless body. I couldn't take that. 

“Cassien…” I called again but he silenced me with a kiss. With a push, his lips disconnected from mine. 

“Allow me talk,” I grumbled. 

He frowned but didn't stop me again. “I'm telling you something very serious. I saw this and it was her wolf, why do you think her wolf would want to chase me away. We are her mates after all. I'm not lying and..”

“I didn't say you are lying,” Cassien cut in. “I just said we could make it work,” He added. 

“How? How do you want to make it work. This is some kind of a prophecy,” I said. 

“Prophecies can be changed Lucien,” He said. “We would make it work, that I'm sure of. Firstly, by apologizing to Lyra,” He said and I froze. 

“She had said…”

“You know she didn't mean that,” Cassien said. 

“Do you think she would understand?” I asked. 

“I know she would.” Cassien replied.