Chapter 34

• The room was deathly silent, the kind of silence that pricks at your nerves and sets your teeth on edge. Lucas’s dark eyes bore into me, his expression unreadable but brimming with tension. I fought the urge to look away, knowing that doing so would only confirm whatever suspicions he harbored.
• “Where were you last night?” he asked again, his voice calm yet razor-sharp, cutting through the stillness like a blade.
• I blinked, momentarily stunned that he was repeating the question. He didn’t believe me—that much was clear. My mouth felt dry as I swallowed hard and forced myself to answer.