Lucian paced across the cobblestones slowly. His emotions were too suppressed, enough that no one would ever truly know what went through his head.

Every step he took with his shoes, a dull sound echoed against the ground, almost like he was pulling the air tighter around him.

With just a few steps away from him, Aria stood stiffly. Her arms folded over her chest as if she could keep herself from shaking just by holding her body together.

Her eyes wouldn’t stop drifting back to ...