Eirene's request left the three of them in an awkward silence.
Lucien had been prepared for Seraphine to tease him.
He had even been prepared for Lilith to return and make the situation worse.
He had not been prepared for Eirene.
She stood beneath the soft moonlight of the Stillness Palace, her Stillbloom Moonbody making her already ethereal appearance seem almost unreal. Yet the faint hesitation in her expression was very ordinary.
Lucien looked at her for several breaths.
Then he glanced at Seraphine.
Seraphine was still looking at Eirene.
The amusement she had worn earlier had disappeared, although Lucien did not sense anger from her. She simply seemed caught completely off guard.
Eirene lowered her gaze slightly.
"If that is inappropriate, you can forget I asked."
Lucien's expression immediately softened.
There was something almost strange about hearing those words from her.
