Chapter 23

“Juan, good to see you too, old friend.” Wainwright snapped out of his shock before he shook Juan’s hand.

Luna Hale set her plate down before walking over to Willa who had already gotten up as they embraced, “We didn’t see you last night. We thought you both weren’t attending this year.”

“Oh no, we could never miss this.” Willa said in all smiles. “Lucy has been lovely, as always.” She shot Lucy a grateful glance.

Wainwright snorted and said, “Yeah. Until you put her on the battlefield.”

Gamma Sylvia then joined in with a giggle, “Then she’ll turn into a monster.”

Seeing Lucianne embarrassed with her hands covering her eyes, Juan added, “Let’s give Lucy more credit. She won’t turn into a monster. Lucy has been a monster since we were kids.”

Laughter spread around the table, and Lucianne’s narrowed eyes shot at Juan’s cheeky ones as she warned, “I’m getting you for this, Juan.”

“Oh yeah? When?” He challenged.

“Tomorrow. At training.” Lu