#Chapter 173: The Party's Over

Lucas POV "Security, really?" James asked with an eye-roll. He turned toward Shana, not deigning to even acknowledge Victoria and me any longer. "Come on, let's get the fuck out of here." Mrs. Covington looked more than pleased with herself as Shana looked like she was on the verge of tears. Suddenly, I regretted every single action I had taken. I regretted going to my father with the idea to get engaged to Victoria again, and I regretted keeping it all a secret from the two most important people in my life. Seriously, what the hell had I been thinking? Clearly, I wasn't thinking because no one in their right mind would ever do such a thing, knowing that their friends could potentially get hurt. I hated that Shana was looking to James for comfort instead of me right now. I should be the one to reassure her that everything would be okay, and I had just lost that privilege. Neither of them said anything else to us as James steered the both of them out of the party. I was fighting