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The day of the trial arrived, and the tension in the courtroom was suffocating. Lauren sat across the room, poised, her expression unreadable.She looked like someone who wasn't bothered by the possibility of spending life in prison. Amara’s anger had skyrocketed. She had a dangerous thirst for revenge; it worried Lucian, but he didn't stand in her way. He understood more than anyone how painful it was to lose a mother, and worse for her, to be betrayed by a woman who wanted to be her father's mistress.Justice would be served. Either by the law of the nation or by his law. He would make sure he delivered. Amara remained focused even though the past week had been a nightmare—her sleepless nights, the overwhelming doubt that Lauren would buy out her freedom, the distance growing between her and Lucian even when all she wanted was to be wrapped around his arms while he whispered sweet words but she couldn't.Not after knowing this could potentially be a game to him. One he plays to pass
“Amara?” Lucian called when he returned from the call and found that she wasn't in the water anymore.Silence.Lucian panicked and ran straight to his room and found it empty. He then ran to her room and found her cuddled on the bed with the lights very deemed.His pounding heart seemed to slow down the moment he saw that she was alive and safe. However,his brows met in concern when he noticed how she had shut him off. He was about to take a tep forward when she spoke, “I just want to be left alone, please.”“Is there anything else I can do to make you feel better?” He asked softly.“Not right now.” Amara’s voice was clipped and cold. Lucian nodded as he turned and shut the door softly behind him, hoping the following morning would be better, but he couldn’t have been more wrong.The days that followed were worse, and Lucian felt she had started slipping away.It began with small things—Amara’s absent-minded nods, the way her laughter faded into polite smiles, the way her warmth seem
Brandon froze at the sound of the voice, his grip loosening slightly. Slowly, he turned his head to see Lucian standing in the doorway, his face carved in fury, his eyes a storm of rage, and a gun leveled directly at Brandon’s head.“I warned you,” Lucian growled, his voice low and lethal. He stepped forward, his finger itching on the trigger. “You just couldn’t stay away.”Brandon smirked, trying to mask his fear. “Oh, look who finally decided to show up. What’s the matter, Lucian? Scared I’ll tell her the truth about you?”Lucian didn’t answer. Instead, in one swift move, he holstered the gun, lunged forward, and grabbed Brandon by the collar, slamming him against the wall with bone-crushing force. The room shook with the impact, and Brandon’s smirk disappeared as Lucian’s fist connected with his jaw in a brutal punch.“You dare lay a fucking hand on her?” Lucian roared, his voice echoing with the force of his fury. His fists rained down on Brandon, each strike harder and more mercil
“Thought you could run from me?” he mocked, crawling over her as she struggled, his breath hot and vile against her face. His hand moved, fingers cruelly tracing down her jaw, sending chills of repulsion down her spine.She summoned every ounce of strength left in her body, twisting and scratching, her nails catching on his skin, drawing blood. He grunted in pain, momentarily losing his grip, and she used the moment to claw her way out from under him. Her vision was blurry, her lip throbbing, but she refused to let him break her.“Brandon,” she managed, her voice dark and steady as she glared at him from the ground, “You’re nothing but a pathetic coward.You’ll never be an ounce of what Lucian is.” The anger in his eyes flashed, his fists tightening. She knew he’d lost control. But that was what she wanted. Because she was going to use the rage to blind him and then escape.“Maybe you’re right,” he hissed, grabbing her by the hair, yanking her close, his voice low and venomous. “But i
“Brandon?” she whispered, her voice barely more than a strangled gasp. What the hell was he standing in front of her for? “How’d you get out?” She asked, her voice laced with irritation.His eyes were red, and he smelled like alcohol. That made sense because there was no way he would visit her in his right mind after escaping prison unless he had been watching her.Waiting for a moment when she was all alone.“Miss me, baby?” he asked. His once bright brown eyes now dull, and his teeth yellow. He looked completely different from the man she was married to.. He took a step forward, and she backed away instinctively, her heart pounding in her chest. “But why don’t you look happy hmm?”“Brandon, you need to leave. Lucian will be here any minute.” She said, hoping he wouldn’t see through her lie.Brandon paused, “You do care for me don’t you baby? That your little ass boyfriend will find me with you. Hahaha. But you see babe, we have two problems.” He ran his filthy hand across her che
“Hey you?” Amara smiled into the phone. After the crazy day she had, only Lucian’s voice could make it better. Unknown to her, his day wasn’t so great either, so he had called her because her voice always made him feel better. It was like a soothing tonic with a special formula. “How’s my girl?” His deep voice reached her ears, making her lips curve into a shy smile as her face reddened from blushing.“She’s good. How’s her ma..” She stopped herself and bit her bottom lip.Would he get mad if she called him her man? The thoughts raced through her mind, and she hesitated, hoping he hadn’t picked up on her slip. She could almost picture his smirk on the other end of the line, a knowing glint in his eyes or worse, a look of disgust, and that made her heart sink under her feet.. “Go on, finish your sentence,” he teased, his voice carrying a hint of amusement. “How’s her what?”Amara bit her lip, feeling both nervous and thrilled. She’d never said it out loud before, but maybe now was t
“Fuck! Baby, are you okay?” Lucian's concerned voice asked as he steadied Amara.“I'm good. Just a little shaken. Can we go home?” She asked.“Of Course.” Lucian agreed as he led her outside the restaurant.The ride was quick and soon, they arrived home. After receiving that warning from her lawyer,
Lucian?” Amara called, making Lucian look up from where he was making some tea for her.“Yes, love?” “I want revenge. I want to make them pay, but most importantly, I want to take everything away from them so that they'll never do such a thing to anyone ever again!”Lucian was astonished and taken
“What the hell is this, Lucian!” Remmy shouted as he threw the newspaper in Lucian's face.Remmy was taking some time off and was planning to hand over everything to Lucian when Morgana told him about the news,“I just thought that maybe you'd want to know. Please don't be too harsh on him!” She sai
Who wants me to die so badly that they’d risk the lives of so many people?” Tears were on the verge of dropping as Lucian held Amara closely.“We will find who did this, and they will pay.” Lucian grinded his teeth as he held her protectively. Killian walked in with Asher following closely behind,







