Lucian.

And just as my lips were about to collide with hers, I felt the cold pressure of something pressed on me from behind.

“Stay away from her,” a low male voice growled behind me.

I turned back swiftly to see a knife pointing directly at my back, held by, of course, the dark suit.

I hadn't even fully processed what was going on when Maelis suddenly gave me a hard shove.

I should have plunged straight into the knife, but the figure behind me retracted the blade quickly, stepping off my back.

Though the shove still pushed me a great deal backward. I caught myself before I could crush...