Flesh: Part Fifteen (The Flesh Series book 15)
“I smile, trying my hardest to pretend not to notice the look of disdain on Lucian's face.
“Trying to kill me now?” He grunts.
“What?”
My expression contorts in confusion.
He closes his eyes and shakes his head. “I'm sorry, it's just been a long day.”
“Well, come in and I'll make it better.” I gesture for him to enter my apartment.
He takes a few quick strides to get to my living room, then just stands there with his arms wrapped around himself. It seems like he's putting up some kind of protective wall. I've never seen him act like this before.
I walk into the kitchen to retrieve our glasses of wine, then return to offer him his. He stares down at my hand as if it's a snake waiting to strike.
Hesitantly, he takes the glass from me.
“So tell me about your day.” I do my best to remain chipper. Maybe if I'm kind to him, patching things up will go a lot smoother.
“Is that really what you called me over here for?” He watches the bubbles in the glass. It hurts that he won't look at me, that... he's being so cold.MoreLess
“Trying to kill me now?” He grunts.
“What?”
My expression contorts in confusion.
He closes his eyes and shakes his head. “I'm sorry, it's just been a long day.”
“Well, come in and I'll make it better.” I gesture for him to enter my apartment.
He takes a few quick strides to get to my living room, then just stands there with his arms wrapped around himself. It seems like he's putting up some kind of protective wall. I've never seen him act like this before.
I walk into the kitchen to retrieve our glasses of wine, then return to offer him his. He stares down at my hand as if it's a snake waiting to strike.
Hesitantly, he takes the glass from me.
“So tell me about your day.” I do my best to remain chipper. Maybe if I'm kind to him, patching things up will go a lot smoother.
“Is that really what you called me over here for?” He watches the bubbles in the glass. It hurts that he won't look at me, that... he's being so cold.MoreLess
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