Chapter 8

Lucien's POV

For several days in a row, Ravena was kept locked in her room. Each day, I made sure the servants brought her meals at set hours, nothing more, nothing less. No one dared to speak to her. Even her personal maid was forbidden from stepping close. I wanted her broken and stripped of every bit of fight left in her.

At first I thought she would scream through the walls or throw herself at the door. But the longer the silence lasted, the heavier it pressed on me. Deep down, I wondered i