<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc">Alexi walked out of their room, Ayla having finally listened to her brother and gone to sleep. Lucian hadn’t said anything the night before, but watching him since then, Alexi was sure of it. Somehow he was picking up on both their emotions. He knocked twice on Lucian’s study door before entering, unable to help but wonder if they’d screwed up the ritual somehow. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6">“Hey”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc"> he said softly, walking over and planting a kiss on his lips. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6">“Mind some company for the night?”</span>