054 - Who Will Protect You?

LUCE.

"Are we still pretending, Luce?" Asher asked in a voice void of any emotion.

He was giving me the same face that drew me to him — stoic, unreadable, mysterious, and challenging. But would I take the risk and tell him everything? What if he wanted no commitment at all?

My heart thudded loudly as I made up my mind. I was never a coward.

"I’m not sure what you mean by pretending. The only