#Chapter 339 – Struggle and Peace

“Hey,” Luca says, giving me a small smile and wrapping an arm around my shoulder as we, too, start towards the castle. “That was insane, as usual.” “Luca,” I say quietly, looking up at him, brushing off the niceties. “What’s wrong?” His face tenses and he looks away from me. “Nothing’s wrong.” I stop in my tracks, not letting him do this. “Luca.” He sighs and looks back at me. “What do you want me to say, Ariel?” “I want you to say the truth, Luca,” I reply, staring up at him. “You don’t like this. I can tell that you don’t like this. And you can’t just…hold it in and be silent about it. You’re part of this and you’re my mate – I need to know where you stand.” Luca huffs a little, looking down at me. “I do like it –“ I take a deep breath, looking up into his face, shaking my head. Because he’s lying and we both know it. He groans, turning away from me for a moment, putting his hands on his hips and hanging his head. I give him the time, letting him put his thoughts tog