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Chapter 52 - The Study Fight

作者: Recheal writes
last update 公開日: 2026-03-13 20:29:56

Mara POV

Next day at the Manor, I find him in his study at midnight, tie discarded and whiskey glass in hand.

The gala was a success by Catherine's standards—we smiled perfectly, touched appropriately, sold the fairy tale to everyone who mattered. Politicians, business partners, society reporters. We played our parts flawlessly.

But Lucien has been avoiding me since the zipper moment. Even at the gala, surrounded by people, he kept careful distance. His touches were perfunctory. Professional. N
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