Nadine POV

"Of course," I answered, laughing to try and cover it up. "Why are you asking like that, Lucian?"

I tried not to get played by Lucian's question, even though I still had to be careful. Lucian didn't say anything else, just stared at me with those big, sharp eyes. Like an interrogation.

"Lucian, don't look at me like that." I got closer to him, touching his arm. "You're scaring me."

The more I asked, the less he responded. My heart was about to jump out of my chest. He was totally ...