Seraphina stood in the living hall, her gaze shifting between the four men who had become so dear to her over the past months.
She had tried to reason with them, to coax them into attending the grand opening of the first-ever schools in the city. It was a monumental event, one she had poured her heart into, and yet none of them had agreed to accompany her.
"Do you really not want to come? Not even one of you?" Her voice was soft, but the disappointment in it was unmistakable. She tried to hide it, but it was harder than she thought.
The men remained silent. It wasn't indifference she saw in their eyes, but something deeper. Perhaps guilt. Perhaps regret. But their decision had been made long ago.
It was the sigh leaving Lucian's lips that drew her attention toward him. Considering how their quad worked, he was always the first to speak when things got uncomfortable.