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She had a prison break to put into motion

24 hours later

"There you are"

She tried not to groan at the familiar voice that sent shivers down her spine no ht now, she did not have ti to that voice

"Ssh," she hissed at hi under a copy of Practical Taekwondo: Back to the Roots

"What are you doing here?" Lucien whispered, sliding into the chair beside her and leaning over to check out her reading material He raised an eyebrow but aze to hers and she had to force herself not to look away

"Why are hispering? There’s no one else in here"

Caia glanced around the sed "There could have been"

Lucien stretched back in his seat, pinning her with a look of frustration "I’ve co with Marita"

"Oh?"

"Well, you know at first I was angry And then angrier And then today I let ht, no… Caia wouldn’t abandon the pack after what happened with Sebastian She still feels raw about that, still feels guilty, even though it’s not her fault" He heaved a sigh, running his hand through his hair, before leaning his elbow on the table and leaning in toward her "You still grieve for him So you would never leave us So ould you tell Marita that you would consider her job offer?"

Crap She had so wanted his obtuse lykan self to not figure this part out

Even though her heart was deterht in her seat, her butt clenched with the tension it took not to give anything away "I don’t knohat you’re babbling about"

He sain, when I first caht it was because you were a big soa-being," he guffawed "Then I cairl who blushed at her first pack run; the girl who looks as if she would give anything to melt into the wallpaper every time we meet in Marita’s suite to discuss the MacLachlan attack"

Oh Gaia, she really wished he hadn’t decided to get all perceptive where she was concerned

"Lucien-"

He held up his hand to cut her off "So that leaves erously and his head lowered inon the attack "What the Hades are you up to, Caia?"

"Lucien-"

"I am still your Pack Leader and I de here?"

She wanted to tell hi how he really felt about her, how could she trust him with this before she actually did it If her plan went accordingly, she would have to tell him eventually But nohen there was still so s differently I really arowled "I don’t believe you"

"It’s the truth"

"Caia-"

"Lucien, I’ you the truth, so drop it"

His nostrils flared and he pushed back so hard froainst the wall at the opposite end of the room

Caia scowled at him "Nicely done"

"Don’t even start do you kno close I aesture with his hands and bared his teeth at her Instead of responding to hilanced in what she hoped was a casualthe chair to right and placing it back at the table

He grunted at her use of erously as he leaned down so close to her face she felt his waret to the botto not to blink, Caia pulled back ever so slightly, but kept her own challenging gaze locked on his "Good luck with that"

With a harsh curse Lucien snapped back fro towards the double doors that led out of the library She watched as he hesitated and half-turned to glare back at her "Thought you ot hoht? Marita had said

"Is she OK?"

Lucien twisted his enerally irunted and turned back towards the door

"Lucien!"

Heaving aover in defense, Lucien refused to turn back and look at her Instead he threw out an exasperated, "What?"

"Is is Jaeden has Jaeden Was there anyabilities?"

He curled his head back towards her, enough to raise aeyebrow "Such as the ability to ri your oay"