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ADRIA’S POV.
Did Derek know it was Lucien? Did he leave me to deal with the trouble of Lucien catching me sucking a human’s blood? No way.
Derek couldn’t do such. We were friends. We hunted together, we went everywhere together, and drank blood together, so how could he just leave me just like that?
Thinking back on the events of the night, I recalled Derek had sniffed something, and had raced for it, telling me he’d be back.
I closed my eyes, and shook my head. He was probably going to return, and search for me.
“It’s obvious.” Lucien replied, still holding on to my hand, as he led me out of the forest, and as we walked, I sensed a presence—Derek’s presence to be precise.
He was watching us, I just didn’t know where he was watching from. He had seen everything, and had not inter
