And that look? It was doing something to me. Something dangerous. Something that made me want to lean in and let every piece of myself remember him, not through memory, but through touch… through feeling. But he didn’t make another move. Was this it? Was I reading it wrong? I mean, I wasn’
I opened the door and paused. The room was empty. No Lucian. The bed was untouched. His robe wasn’t on the chair. His scent still lingered faintly in the air, but it felt... faded. Where did he go? My mind wandered briefly...was he okay? Did something happen? Or maybe… maybe he just needed s
I bit my lip, trying not to overthink it. What had Alex done to me? What had I been given, injected with, drugged with? I wanted to nurse her myself. I wanted that bond. But I had no breast milk. For now, I had to be patient. “Thank you,” I whispered to the nanny, handing Princess back to her with
ESSENCE Hailey was halfway into another dramatic retelling of how she nearly fainted when Sky called her, when I raised a hand and said, “Babe, I’m the one who rose from the dead. Why do you look more traumatized than me?” Sky snorted so hard that juice sprayed out of her nose. “Please don’t dow
“Consider it done.” I pocketed my phone, then turned back to Alex...who was barely conscious, his mouth open, chest heaving, soaked in sweat and pain. “But first things first,” I said softly. “I need to make a call.” I stepped away from the bloodied chair and pulled out my phone. My hand didn’
LUCIAN I smiled as my words made Alex squirm. “I was hoping it would come to this,” I said slowly. My voice was calm, controlled, but inside me, everything burned. “It’s a good thing you didn’t disappoint me.” I turned to Ramon standing quietly behind me. “Is it ready?” He nodded once. “Ye