Facade

Adeline eyed the blood that had trickled to the floor between them before she slowly looked up to meet Lucan's eyes.

"You would willingly hurt yourself just so you are able to hurt yourself?"

Lucan chuckled and started to walk towards his horse. "That is the sort of person I am, Princess. "

"Then you must be miserable deep inside. You must have nothing worth living for behind all of that facade of strength that..."

"You do not know a thing, Adeline." He turned to her, his eyes much colder than earlier, and even more intimidating. "The world we live and breathe in could be a facade, but not my strength. Now, enough. Take your horse."

Adeline swallowed hard as her eyes searched for Evander. He was amongst the running servants, and just seeing him that way, it made her blood boil.

She grabbed her b……