Lucian knew what he looked like, sitting in the kitchen with only pants on, deep scratches on his chest and bruises everywhere, a still bleeding bite mark on his forearm and claw marks all over the expanse of his shoulders and forearms.
He hadn't thought that Blue would be coming home this early. It'd only been five minutes since he walked through the door, and while he knew he couldn't keep the duel from Blue, he had hoped he'd get enough time to clean himself up slightly before they met again. Not only was he injured, he was also covered in dirt.
Blue stood there, gobsmacked, waiting for Lucian to explain.
Lucian cleared his throat. "Narra challenged me to a duel."
She scoffed at him. "A duel?!"
So far, Blue's reaction was exactly how Lucian had expected it to be. Given all that h
