"Thank you," Lacey said, taking the hand of the driver, letting him help her in. Then he closed the door behind her.
Julien was waiting for her inside. "Are you ready?" He gave a nod to the driver and he pulled away from the mansion.
She nodded. "I’m sorry. I was just saying goodbye to my mother," Lacey replied, folding her hands on her lap. "I didn't realize you were waiting."
Julien's head snapped up. "Not to worry.” He looked out the window. “You needed to say goodbye to your family and your pack.”
Lacey looked out the window, too. “May I ask you a question?”
He nodded, the tenderness from the night before back in his eyes.
“Why did you lock me up from my own pledge party last night?”
He sighed. “I needed to figure some things out.”
“What things?” she asked, truly curious.
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