KAIDA REED POV

I walked into the house, my heart drumming as Lucien’s heavy footstep echoed behind me.

Why the hell wasn’t he running off like he normally did in the past?

Was he planning to spend the night? With me?

I stopped dead in my tracks.

There was no way.

I slowly turned to face him, my hands clenched tightly at my side.

"Thanks for walking me in" I let my eyes move in the direction of the clock. "You must have other things to attend to—"

"Are you trying to send me away?"

I met his gaze, then forced out a laugh. "Of course not. I just didn’t...