CONFUSION

e door sounded like

on and fear. Outside, Queen Dior stood. Her best frie

gut tell her so

open it," she w

ck at the door. His expressio

ueen's voice came again

ease open up. I kno

ure. His hand was on the doo

, Queen?" he asked

len

t. "I... I was just worried. I know

, searching for confirmation.

she whispered. "So

s fro

ecide, another voice

at froze Na

uca

dr

rtainty, as if he knew he woul

ssing her body against the wall

calm tone. "I don't like waiting. And you, Lucas..

is fists. "Get ou

oed through the door

een them. But at the same time, she couldn

en D

Why did she show up

wa

her thought, there was a

hen it

s world

TRUTH THAT MAK

t betrayal would come fro

r stood there with an unreadab

dr

eyes locked onto Lucas'

ment, everythin

n Dior, disappointmen

voice was barely audible, but

ip, unable to re

gaze alread

betray

moment, inhaling deeply. "Luc

en explain it to me, Queen. Why are you here? Why is Adrian

her head, una

pped into the room, c

he said coolly. "Lucas, yo

is eyes burning with hat

eally think you can win against me?

ists, ready to strike

drian raised a hand, signali

said. "I'm stronger. I have more power

as f

s when he

he could protect Nadine. He

e was

obsessed. He was a threa

sooner or later, he

THE INEVITA

wanted t

ed to

body woul

rtbreak evident in her eyes. "

eyes. "Nadine, I didn't want t

oice trembled. "You

fell

ment, everythin

dine's eyes, but she l

e whispered. "I trusted you, Queen

crying. "Nadine

stepped forward, pulli

" he said coldly.

reath hitch

o her eyes and whispere

, Nadine. No matter where you

heart poun

Lucas, who stood motion

this was

ouldn't

one

glimmer of hope fa

pulled her out

o longer