"I just need to do a proper check of your bedroom," the guard said smoothly.
Ava's brow furrowed. That voice... There was something wrong with it. Something… familiar. She tilted her head, studying the only visible part of him — his eyes — two burning pools of stormy blue that seemed to see straight through her soul.
Before she could say anything, he swiftly stepped into the room and slammed the door shut behind him, leaving the other guard posted obediently outside. Ava's heart immediately slammed against her ribs.
But then he reached up with gloved hands and yanked the mask off his face.
Ava gasped, staggering back a step as recognition hit her. "You?" she choked out. "What are you doing here?"
Lucas grinned which made her insides tighten painfully. "Myself and Kade kidnapped two guards and infiltrated the palace," he said proudly. Then he grimaced. "Gods! Fuck that!"
He stepped closer to her in the blink of an eye, seized her face in his hands, and kissed her.
