But the moment my lips touched his skin, Lucien frozen in place. His jaws locked, eyes closed, and it didn’t even look like he was breathing. I knew it had been a mistake to kiss him even before his eyes opened again. No color was left in them at all. They were completely black. “Don’t ever do that again,” Lucien whispered—slowly, as if he wanted to make sure I didn’t miss a single word. More blood rushed to my cheeks. My stomach twisted and turned a thousand ways.
