Lucius Beebe Library Novels & Stories

I stopped in front of Lucius who mumbled a greeting and gave me a stiff bow. "Hi Lucius," I said breezily. "I think I have done enough for today. I want to go back inside." He stared at me warily and nodded. I began to walk away. He followed me. I needed to have some time alone with him while the guards were still distracted. He was careful to walk behind me. Together, we went into the house. At the doorstep I paused, then moved forward as if coming to a sudden decision. "I want to check out the library," I informed him. "I haven't really had the opportunity to do so. You know your way around there, don't you?"

Clearer. “No,” I said finally. “I don’t think I am.” Before she could respond, the library doors opened quietly. Marcus stepped inside, his presence filling the room without a sound. He didn’t interrupt. He just watched for a moment, as if measuring the atmosphere. Phoebe straightened slightly. “I’ll leave you two to your mysterious world-dominating discussions,” she said, winking at me before slipping out. Marcus walked over, his gaze dropping briefly to the open folder. “How far did you get?”

Ignoring the question entirely would have been rude. "That's unusual. I don't often meet a girl who reads something like this." He leaned in slightly, clearly ready to share his thoughts. "It's a remarkable book. The protagonist, Bruce—" "Excuse me," Rebecca cut him off. "I'd like to read in peace." She turned toward the window. The message couldn't have been clearer. "I'm sorry. I got carried away. It's just rare to meet someone with the same taste." Lucius continued as though the brush-off had never happened, "I just don't usually meet women who enjoy this genre. It's a fairly male-skewed kind of..."

“Let me know if you happen to change your mind, Mr. Draven!” Lucian pulled out his phone to check his messages. His eyes darkened. Some motherfuckers were trying to mess with his empire. It had been a while since he’d handled it personally. Soon, he might need to leave the country to deal with this. Stepping into his office, Lucian halted at the sight of Becca sitting on his desk, her legs crossed, a sultry smile gracing her lips. “Good morning, Professor,” she greeted, but his cold voice cut her off.

Even though they paid for the drink, it was such a comfort to have one predictable thing in their life when everything else seemed to change at a moment's notice. "That's not a bad idea," Ellie agreed and they walked slowly toward the library. "I wonder if the librarian has a suggestion." "Probably. She always does," Amanda said with a snort. Ellie chuckled lightly, remembering last week when she and Amanda had gone in to get a couple of books for research and left with a stack of twenty between them. The librarian, Mrs. Beech, had a suggestion for everything. "Did you ever read that book she suggested? The one about the legends?" Ellie asked Amanda. Amanda had taken the book first and Ellie

The main town was a flurry of activity. Soon after, Lucius killed the engine of his automobile in front of a building. He got off and let me down by opening the door. Lucius informed me, "This is the ember moon pack's first pack house." I experienced stomach butterflies. I wanted to investigate. I trailed after Lucius as he guided me around and held my hand as he entered the location. As we started the expedition, I was grinning. The former pack house has already become something of a museum. I pondered why I had no idea that anything like it existed.

When we went home, Bax went off to do some work in his office, and I went into the library to try to clear my head. I sat down at the large wooden desk, surrounded by shelves filled with books, most of which I had already read. As I flipped through the pages of one of them, trying to focus on how I could draw in all the book's information, my mind wandered back to the conversation I had just had with Lucian.

I should have expected that, but I don’t have answers for her. I was out for days again. But now I have to explain to them. “Let’s talk once I am home?” I ask, and she nods. “Can you get Willow and Shannon to organize a meeting with Beta Aidan for me?” I ask Becky, and she nods before walking out. “We will leave you to it,” Taylor says, curtly bowing before me as I sigh heavily, looking at them walk past Lucius. He is in his usual dark green cargo pants and a black t-shirt with a leather jacket and combat boots.

“What are you two talking about?” Turning my head behind, I saw Lucius walking our way. His eyes were slightly narrowed as if there was something wrong in what he was seeing. “Just a friendly chitchat, man,” Beaumont said playfully before he stood straight and took one step away. “I’d go to the girls now. Enjoy the night lovey-dovey.” He winked and grinned while walking away.

I grabbed the boxes of books and walked around the library, shoving them in different spots until the boxes were empty and the desk was clear. While I had some extra time on my hands, I found some cleaning supplies in the closet and started to clean. By the time I finished, I had the library smelling like citrus. The doors opened and immiedalty I felt a familiar looming presence. I didn’t need to look to know who it was. Lucian walked in, his strides purposeful and his eyes set on me. “You’ve been busy,” Lucian observed, his eyes shifting around the library. I set the rag I was holding down and faced him. He filled the room without raising his voice, the way the weather filled the sky before