#Chapter 129: The Disguise Slips

Aria’s POV The moment Lucian stepped into the breakroom, everything else faded away. My heart began pounding in my ears, beating so loudly that I felt like I was trapped inside of a bass drum. Lucian was here. He was right there in front of me. He looked exactly the same. Stern and tall in his tailored suit, his muscles bulging the fabric, his shoulders wide. His hair was slicked back. His chin was clean shaven. He was shocked, seeing me and Jasper together, but other than slightly widened eyes, his posture and face was the picture of poised decorum. The sight of him made all of my old feelings – those I had thought buried so deep down the would never resurface – spring forward as if they’d never been buried at all. “Our mate!” Luna cried. She too was overwhelmed by Lucian’s presence. “He’s here!” She whined and whimpered in my mind, begging me to move closer to him. Yet I was frozen still, unable to move even if I had tried to. Maybe I was in shock. Five years was such