Emerald Defiance

LUCIUS POV

"She didn't listen."

Of course she didn't listen.

I'd specifically told her. Don't dress to impress Bronson. Don't make this harder.

And what did she do?

She wore that dress.

I was already seated at the head of the table when she walked in.

And every conversation in the room stopped.

The dress.

That fucking dress.

Deep emerald green. The exact shade of the forest at midnight. Fitted eve