NO LONGER QUEEN.

SLOANE'S POINT OF VIEW. The world stands still, as Lucien stands before me with a guarded expression. All of a sudden, it's as though he and I are the only ones in the room. Electricity crackles between us as he and I stand face to face. He looks like he's not to be fucked with, as his right eye twitches clearly, and his body language is tense. The sound of Ace's chuckle from where he stands breaks the moment. "Do you guys need privacy? Or should I stick around just in case someone tries to drown her again? I am good at saving girls, you know." "Stay the fuck out of it," Lucien says, his tone dark and hard. But he doesn't turn to look at Ace as he speaks. He doesn't break eye contact with me, not even for a second. All of a sudden, he advances on me, his move predatory, as his blue eyes suddenly turn dark with something dangerous and volatile. "You remember what I told you earlier?" He asks, and stops the second my back hits the wall. "You're mine. Always, and forever. Nothing in this