The door was unlocked and we made our way out. We had only been gone for five or ten minutes but it seemed so much longer and so much seemed different. Lucien beamed when he saw our joined hands.

Demon only lifted an eyebrow, his dark eyes making me feel so tiny. I squeezed Joel's hand tighter.

"Did you get in trouble?" Lucien asked as soon as we were reseated.

"Lucien," Demon warned, earning a sheepish grin from Lucien.

"Yup." I side-eyed Joel. "He went real boring and said I was being bad, blah, blah, blah but then he said I was a good dino so I was happy again."...