Chapter 24 Liar

• ~Sienna~
• Lucas and I had left the gala in silence yesterday, and the chill of it lingered around us like an unseen force. We still hadn’t spoken, and now I was stuck wondering how I’d ever break through his defenses again.
• This morning, I could hardly look at him at breakfast. He was like a storm cloud in that hoodie, brooding and sharp, refusing to even glance my way. And sure, I wanted to sort things out, but there was another more pressing matter—the promise of daily payments, none of which had shown up in my account.