WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?!

LUCIEN'S POINT OF VIEW. The second I drove into the school's parking lot, I knew something was wrong. Hell, the moment my eyes flew open this morning from a disturbed sleep, I knew today would be shitty. I looked around the parking lot, waiting and hoping to see her as my heart did that stupid flip it does whenever it expects to see her. Usually, I would have picked her up from her house, but Eldric needed his heir for work. My eyes brushed over the parking lot, searching for her, but all I could see were students walking about. Sloane had a routine. It was her dragging her feet across the ground as she clutched her books to her chest. The world was blocked from focus as she blasted some Taylor Swift on her AirPods, but today, I couldn't see her. She was always here by this time....always. Pulling my car into park, I quickly shot the guys a text in our group chat. "Has anyone seen Sloane today?" In no time, air bubbles appeared on my screen as they began typing. "I wouldn't know, I'm c