Nadine POV

I'm in over my head. It's hard to act like I'm in love with Lucian. I don't have any feelings for him. And I don't know what his relationship with Ariel is like. After Lucian left the room, I felt so guilty. Why did I do that? What if he realizes something's different? Damn it. Now I'm super scared about this whole situation. Scared of getting caught. Scared if Ariel suddenly comes back. But Mom keeps telling me Ariel won't come back. What did she do to Ariel? I have no idea. Mom ...