I would always park myself on the sofa and wait for Lucian's back. As soon as I heard him unlock the door, I'd scamper to the entryway like a pup, all bright-eyed and smiling, but now, dead silence in the den and not even a light on.A bad feeling gnawed at Lucian's gut. He put the cakes onto the counter, flicked on the lights, and started tearing through each room, shouting, "My Luna, where are you? Don't play games with me, sorry about today, alright?"He kept calling out, voice bouncing off the walls: "My Luna, there was real something urgent today, I swear. Coming out so I can explain."He couldn't mindlink me, so he yanked his phone out of his pocket, dialing my number. "Sorry, the number you dialed is powered off. Please try again later." He called many times, the same damn voice.Back in the living room, he spotted a box on the table. He raced over and open it: a goddamn severance decree."Severance decree?" He muttered and his hands were shaking as he flipped them open. His n
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