“Uh…” Christian started groping for the right words, and Lucianne raised her eyebrows waiting for a proper sentence to come out of his mouth, which never came.

Christian gave up trying and looked at Toby before he asked, “Gamma Tobias, could you show me that backflip the Queen taught us this morning again?”

Everyone saw through the Duke’s terrible attempt to change the subject. Toby looked at Lucianne for what to do next. She gave her best friend a meek smile and said, “Go on, Toby. Guide the Duke.”

“Okay, sure.” Toby agreed without question, and he gestured Christian to another mat close by.

She walked to her mate as...