“Let me go! Let me go!” the man shouted as Lucas’s guards dragged him forcefully down the aisle, his shoes scraping loudly against the stone floor. Panic was written all over his face as he struggled against their grip. “I’m just here for the ceremony! I swear, let me go this instant..”

His voice cut off abruptly.

His eyes lifted.

“Lucas?”

The hall went still.

For a brief moment, even the guards hesitated. Their grips loosened slightly as the man stared ahead, disbelief ...