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.LUCIEN’S POINT OF VIEW. My bones felt lagged as I sat in the cop car beside Valeria, Ace, and some of the officers. Bystanders would think we were on some movie shoot with the number of police officers we gathered, or that we were on the way to capture some terrorist. The fleet of heavy-duty cars raced off the road without inhibitions, and all I could do was rest my head against the seat, my eyes closed as I tried not to think of the worst possible scenario. I had seen first-hand what Eldric does to people he hates, or wants to inflict pain on….and the fact that Sloane is right in his grasp……I am fucking panicking. “Everything will be fine, Lucien,” Ace whispered, grabbing my shoulder in a firm grip as if to show support. And for the first time since all this happened, I stared at Sloane’s stepbrother. Just like the rest of us, he looked like he had aged a couple of years in the few hours all this happened. I caught sight of the slight stubble grazing his jaw, and my eyes softened. E