KAIDA REED POV

I wonder what is going through Lucien's mind right now?

He had acted completely normal when he picked up my phone, but it was so obvious he'd seen Zavian's name on the screen—because for a brief second, something in his eyes had shifted, and no matter how quickly he hid it, I'd noticed.

I bit down on my nails harder than I meant to, the small sting barely registering as my thoughts spiralled.

Was this going to be a problem?

I didn't think it was possible, but his silence was actually starting to bother me.

Lucien was not the kind of person to keep quiet when something...