#Chapter 255: A Letter from Royalty

A few hours after lunch, school was finally over and I was making my way toward the parking lot where Lucas was already waiting for me. I hadn't been able to stop thinking about the conversation Lucas and I had with James over lunch.

I felt so guilty having to lie to him. It felt wrong to keep this from him.

I hadn't spoken to Lucas about it yet, but I was frustrated that he had put me in that scenario.

As I approached our car, I saw that Lucas was seated in the driver's side. I opened the car and hopped into the passenger seat, slamming the door closed behind me.

"Hey," Lucas said with a smile, leaning over to try and kiss me.

I leaned away from him, dodging the kiss and trying to avoid eye contact.

I could see Lucas tense up beside me out of the corner of my eye.

"What's wrong?" he asked, his voice laced with concern. "Why did you just reject my kiss?"

There was no doubt an underlying tension between us as I tried ignoring him. I tried to form the words to explain myself, but I coul