Chapter 42

Lucas’s POV

I slammed the door shut behind me out of anger, the echo ringing in my ears.

I stormed down the hall, I clenched my fists at my sides, I gritted my teeth so hard I could taste the sharp bite of blood in my mouth.

I was just mad at myself 

Mad at Kieran.

He hit me.

In front of her.

He dared to hit me before that witch. Like I was some pathetic little boy who didn’t know how to control himself.

Like I was the enemy.

And the worst part?

I couldn’t fight back and mess his face up.

I let him lay his hands on me without fighting back. Because somewhere in the back of my mind, a place