Vivian's POVThe house was quiet in the way I liked, with Aiden and Jayden out and nobody around to ask questions.I lay across the couch in the living room with a blanket over my legs and a magazine open on my chest, not reading a word of it. My body still felt warm and lazy from the night with Lucien, and I let myself drift, thinking about nothing in particular. About Soraya, and the dinner we planned for tonight. About how smoothly everything was going.My phone buzzed on the cushion beside me.Lucien. I smiled and picked it up."Come over to my place. Now."My smile faded. I typed back quickly. "Why? I have plans with Soraya tonight."His reply came almost instantly. "Cancel them. This cannot wait.""Is everything okay?""Just come, Vivian."I stared at the screen. There was no kiss, no teasing, none of the warmth I was used to from him. Annoyance flickered through me, and underneath it, something thinner and colder.I shot Soraya a quick message that I would be late, grabbed my
Last Updated : 2026-10-27
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