Looking at them disappear into the distance, Lucas slowly turned his attention to Maurice, his expression mirroring the confusion churning inside his heart.
Everything that had happened over the past few minutes had left him utterly bewildered. "Maurice, what just happened?"
Maurice let out a quiet chuckle, though it carried more helplessness than amusement. Truthfully, he was no less confused than Lucas himself.
For several long hours, he had remained at Adrian's side, suggesting possible courses of action, offering words of reassurance whenever they were needed, and coordinating every aspect of the search party.
Yet despite everything he had witnessed throughout the day, nothing had prepared him for the way his Supreme had completely changed the instant Stella appeared.
Maurice had watched Adrian's eyes from beginning to end, and he was certain beyond any doubt that the silent inspection of Stella's body had not been random.
