Chapter 247

• “You wouldn’t be wrong.” A voice said from the door. Anna turned to see Lucas with his hands deep in his pockets and his crown absent. “If my insides match my actions, I would be rotted.”
• Julian stood. “I had hoped to escape you, brother. I didn’t realize you would be around with all of your new duties.”
• Lucas stepped a little further in the room, but not by much. “I hoped we could talk. I’ve been waiting for you to return—“