Chapter 84: Taylor Swift - This Is Me Trying
Luna gave a watery laugh that sounded more like a hiccup. "You’re not helping."
"No," Lucivar agreed. "I’m not. But maybe I don’t need to help. Maybe you just need someone to remind you that you’re not crazy for being angry. You should be angry."
Luna sniffled. "You don’t think I’m being dramatic?"
"I think you’re being a princess," Lucivar said solemnly, then winked. "Which is to say, melodramatic by nature. But in your case, completely justified."
She chuckled, against her will.
"I understand. It doesn’t matter how far away you are though, the mark heightens a bond. Being away from Damien isn’t the solution."
Lucivar wasn’t judging her, but his insight was always unsettlingly accurate. His gaze lingered on her for a beat longer than necessary.
"I just need to get back a bit of control, figure things out." She didn’t meet his eyes. She didn’t dare. Control felt like a luxury she’d long misplaced. Since Damien had marked her, her body wasn’t hers, her thoughts weren’t entirely her own, and her heart—damn it—kept gravitating toward both him and Kyllian.
"I’ll find you an apartment in the city, but you should know, you may not be welcomed by everyone."
Luna nodded in understanding. What else could she do? She was the princess without a pack and no clear future.
"Come on. Let’s take you back before the prince gets back and asks where we have been. I tend not to know how to lie to him." Lucivar smiled.
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