Chapter 20: Chapter 19: LUCIEN

The sun wasn't quite up when I landed on my balcony and strode into the thousand foot master suite. It's odd that I could already see her here, could already imagine her things mixed in with mine as I headed straight for the shower.

My idea, the one I'd come up with not too long ago may or may not be the stupidest thing I've ever done, but I get the feeling I'm going to be doing a lot of stupid shit from here on out. It comes with the territory I guess, or so I've always believed. Women make men stupid.

I've seen it all my life with my own parents and myriad aunts and uncles over the years. My father, as the son of the ruling sky monarch, though not the heir, was still in higher standing among our kind than most. I've seen him destroy whole armies without breaking a sweat. And yet it only takes a frown or a pout from my mother to bring him to his knees.