ELLA

Realizing that Lucian was headed in my direction evoked something feral in me. Waves of anxiety, rage, and something I couldn’t place a label on enveloped me as I tried to come to terms with what was happening.

I felt so much anger that I wanted to reach out and pummel him if that would get him to leave me alone, but from this point that was an impossible feat.

My thoughts of resting before continuing the process flew out the window as I remembered why I wanted to fast-track it in the first place. My fears had been confirmed — he knew I was the one in his...