Velvet Lullabies
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“Are you serious?”
“Dead.” He told her.
She wanted to scream. This was Theo-like behavior. Telling her where she could and couldn’t be. Who she could and couldn’t talk to. She was no longer under that type of control and she was never going to be again.
If this is how Lucian really behaves, then she needed an out.
This wasn’t going to work.
“Lucian, don’t you think you’re over reacting a little bit?” She reached her left hand forward to touch his thigh, catching herself to late. Lucian grabbed her hand.
“Where’s your ring?” He asked gripping her hand.
Her stomach dropped immediately.
“I, uh,” she stuttered.
“Adelina.” He rarely called her by her full name.
“I forgot to wear it.”
Her friends already thought Lucian was some monster who just waltzed into her life, adding on that they were engaged would have sent them spiraling. Gemma was the only one who knew the truth and Adelina planned on keeping it that way.
“You forgot to wear it?” she nodded in response. “And then you go and flirt with another man?”
“Those two things are not connected, Lucian! And we were singing!”
He dropped her hand. “Where is it?”
“In my room.”
“Go to her dorm.” He instructed the driver before turning back to her. “Tell me really, why didn’t you wear it?”
She bit her lip nervously. “My friends don’t know. I mean, Gemma does, but she’s the only one.”
His face softened from anger to a look of hurt. “Why?”
“I didn’t want to explain how we went from dating to engaged in a week.” She looked down at her lap. “That’s not really normal, ya know.”
Lucian sighed. “I guess you’re right.”
They drove along in silence for a few minutes before Lucian broke it. “Wear it.” He told her. “We’ll figure out a story to tell your friends.”
She nodded. “Okay.”
“Thank you, bella.” He leaned forward to kiss her temple. “I’m sorry I hurt your friend tonight. I promise he’ll be okay.”
She glared in his direction. “I’m still mad about that.”
“I understand.”
“You can’t just hit people, Lucian.”
“Well, I beg to differ there.”
“Lucian.” She scolded.
“I’m sorry, bella, but you know how I was raised. I’m not about to let any other man touch you or look at you.” He said the words with disgust.