96 LUCIEN’S POV After a really passionate hug, I released Adria, and looked at her. It had been so long that I had wanted to gaze at her beauty, and get lost in it. I had missed her terribly, and trying to do things without her had been the hardest thing in my life. The tears on her face stung me, and I couldn’t help thinking that I was a little at fault. She was still young, and I could have helped shape her, even though it could be a little ridiculous that a wolf was with a vampire. “I’m sorry.” I whispered, and she looked up at me, sniffing. “I’m the sorry one. I really am.” She apologized once more, with her voice cracking, and I was pained. “I’ve been a jerk. Now that I think about it, I shouldn’t have left you, regardless of what happened. I was just being a fool. If I hadn’t,

