CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN

Lucas's mind was already made up as he woke up the next morning.

He knew what must be done, he had weighed up his options. He had judged the reactions to it and he had put all the necessary considerations into place in his mind. It was a very tough decision to make, but he had concluded before he slept that night. He needed a Luna and in the next six days, one was going to be crowned. For now, he needed to do what he had to do to set the mood right, he was going to give the right lights and signals to all the people that would be personally affected by his decision.

He suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Brenda the whole of yesterday and wondered where she might have gone too. He remembered how he had brushed her aside the night he had gotten Riley back, but surely she must have understood that he had been exhausted. As he was about to climb off the king-sized bed, a knock sounded on the door to his vast bedroom.

"Now who in the hell could that be?" He wondered. He looked at the