Ethan sat on the edge of his bed, staring at the wall. The room was quiet, except for the soft hum of the air conditioner. His shoulders were tense, and his hands hung between his knees.
He leaned forward and rubbed his temples. His mind wouldn't stop replaying the rooftop meeting. Lucien LaRue. The threats. The way everything could have gone wrong.
And then Mark showed up, just in time.
'If Mark hadn't come… I don't know if I'm able to face Lucien.'
Then another thought crossed his mind. He had learned from Mark and Maya that the heirs to the Great Families were all Ascendants. That meant only one thing. Lucien was definitely an Ascendant, too.
'I've trained with Mark and Maya... But only Maya used a little bit of the Ascendant's strength. She hadn't use the so called Ascendant Power yet.'
Ethan was simulating a lot of different scenarios. He believed that Lucien wouldn't be as merciful to not use his strongest attack.