Lucien

He had been too keyed up to ask why Tristan Lord was calling him. His only encounter with the younger man had been at Tristan Lord’s wedding, to be precise, the dinner after the wedding.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Schwartz's disbelieving look. He knew what his friend was thinking; can he be trusted? Can we believe him?

But Lucien was too far gone. He wanted news of his Woman and any messenger would do.

The openly disgruntled attitude of the young man had struck Lucien. It had stayed with him as he jetted back to the comfort of his own beloved woman and his...