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Lucia’s POVMy commanders looked at me, waiting for my response.I stared at them for a few seconds before responding. “Keep the city on lockdown. We do not know what the wolves know so allowing our people to move now will be dangerous.”The profiles of the different humanoids were terrifying. Several board members across education, healthcare, defense and finance management.What even baffled me more was the fact that all of these people have been in South City for no less than seven years.One of them had a child my age that grew up inside these walls.Just how long had Reese been planning this infiltration and why had he not moved all this time?“Perhaps the humanoids were still being experimented on,” I muttered. “Idris, check the enter and exit records of the city as far back as ten years ago. These people should have been leaving the city now and then for some kind of maintenance.”Our new head of border defense nodded, his face blank. He was mute, having lost his tongue in a ba

Lucia’s POV“You know they have a point right?”“Are you doubting my identity as well…Dad?”Peter sucked in a sharp breath. “Lucia, that isn't fair and you know it.”I could barely hold back my smile at the look on his face. “Peter, I am standing right here, am I not?”“But–”“But nothing,” I said, ending the conversation there. “If you are looking for something to worry about, go help with onboarding the people to their new jobs.”Peter, as well as everyone in my inner circle, was aware that I was hiding secrets but they could not do anything about it if I refused to volunteer information.You seem to have forgotten about me, darling Lucia.Upon hearing the Duke’s voice, a sharp pain stung my neck. I stumbled, dots swimming in my vision as I fought to stay awake.“What the hell are you doing to me?” I hissed, my hand clutching my neck as I struggled to breathe.Ah, yes. The bond would become more sensitive the closer I am to you.His words were enough to slice through the haze in my

Lucia's POV“Are you still mad?” I asked Ryan, entering his bedroom.He scrambled to hide what he was doing. I could barely suppress my smile. “What are you doing here?”This would be the fourth time in three days that I caught him trying to write in that little notebook. I wondered how engrossed he was in his study that he could not hear me coming up behind him all four times.“I called your name but you did not hear me,” I lied, reaching over his shoulder to the book on the table. “What are you doing?”Ryan glared at my twitching lips, daring me to laugh.I kept my gaze straight and took the book from his hands slowly. “What is this?”“A book,” he deadpanned. He did not sound embarrassed particularly but he watched my face like a hawk, waiting for my reaction.“Ryan, you could join our adult literacy classes,” I said, setting the book down on the table. “There is no need to struggle with this by yourself.”That was what I had been trying to do all this while: trap him into a convers

Lucia's POV“Sorry, one more question,” Daniel said, returning to the couch.I reclined, listening to Daniel ask his sixteenth question about the mate bond this morning alone. Ryan was ever patient, answering his questions calmly.As Ryan gave a very detailed answer to Daniel's question, my brother's eyes slid to me and quickly noticed the irritation on my face.“I should leave you two to it,” Daniel said and fled the room.“Look at him being so caring about his wife,” I said through gritted teeth.Ryan's brow raised as he studied me. “What is wrong with you now?”“What do you mean? I have no idea what you are talking about.”The next person that interrupted my writing lesson with Ryan. I might just snap and toss them out of the window.I turned the empty book to face Ryan. “Alright. We need to start. Unfortunately, half of our time has been taken by…what the hell do you want now?!”Cole stood in the doorway, his eyes wide like a deer caught in headlights. “Sorry. I just wanted to del

Lucia’s POV“Lucia.”I sent another punch into the sandbag, my fists hurting from the force that I used.What the hell was the meaning of that look in Ryan’s eyes? And why did it make me so angry?“Lucia…”My leg flew up and kicked the bag. It barely moved, swaying on its spot before returning to its normal position.I knew that I was not very strong but to hear him mock me felt completely different. Who the hell did he think he was?If I was with my gun, I bet I could put up a good one-on-one fight.“Lucia!”My fist punched into the bag, hitting it the hardest since I started this session. My head snapped backwards. “What is it?!”Daniel looked like a deer caught in headlights. “Sorry. You just said that I should call you whenever Cole wakes up from sleep.”I was about to reply with a biting remark when I remembered that I did say that.“Go. I will be with you in a minute,” I muttered, walking to get my towel.My brother nodded before leaving the gym like fire was licking his heels.