Masuk"You let another man touch what belongs to me?" Lucian’s hand, a possessive vice, encircled her throat. "How dare you? You're mine. The next man who lays a finger on you will beg for death." Lyra’s bitter laugh filled the silence. "Since when do you care? Wasn't I your 'land whale'? Your 'disgusting she-hippopotamus'?" CRACK. His fist splintered the plaster beside her head. "I. FUCKING. CARED. You were always MINE." "I counted every breath you took in his arms," Lucian whispered, his lips grazing the scar he’d given her. "Now he'll count his as I carve them out." Lyra stood unyielding. "You discarded me like trash. He picked up the pieces." The mirror shattered as he hurled her against it. "I WAS SAVING YOU." From what? The forced marriage? The night she miscarried, utterly alone? Lucian’s "care" came too late. Lyra never wanted this marriage—a gilded cage to a billionaire who systematically broke her. But with her mother’s life hanging by a thread, she sold herself to the monster who devoured her soul. Lucian crushed her, made her beg for scraps of dignity. Then, his best friend offered everything Lucian withheld—gentle hands, tender words, a love that didn't wound. Lucian returned. Now, he's a shadow, everywhere: watching her with hungry eyes, touching her with possessive hands, swearing this time will be different. He pleaded, on his knees, for her heart. But Lyra knows better. She’s uncovered three explosive truths: Lucian's first wife wasn't just gone; she was murdered. Her sister didn't disappeared. And the most dangerous lie of all? She's been sleeping with it. Game over? Or game just beginning? As Lucian's obsession escalates and the past claws its way back, Lyra will choose between revenge, accept or reject.
Lihat lebih banyakLucian’s POVI was lying on the bed, motionless. I could see everything and hear everything, but I couldn’t move a single part of my body. In front of my very eyes, that man took Lyra away. I tried to scream, I tried to jump up and help her, but I was paralyzed.How could such a terrible thing happen on our wedding day?It should have been the happiest day of my life, but instead, it turned into the worst nightmare imaginable. I lay there in that frozen state all through the night, trapped in my own skin, until the morning light began to peek through the window.As the sun rose, I started to hear sounds from outside. I heard my mother’s voice, Lyra’s mother, and the loud honking of car horns. I was still stuck, unable to move, and I could feel blood occasionally dripping from my nose and onto the sheets.After a while, the voices got louder. It seemed like they were standing right outside our bedroom door."Lilian, stop right there! Don't just barge in. Your mother is a married woman
Lyra’s POVZane carried me back to the bed and laid me down. I just lay there, my limbs feeling like lead. I was too worn out from our earlier struggle, and my head was still spinning from whatever he had put in that water.There was something so surreal about this that my mind couldn't fully process it. I felt like I was watching a movie of someone else’s life. This couldn't be me again after what I faced in my past.We lay on our sides, facing each other. I could feel his hands on my arm—slightly rough, callused, and terrifyingly warm against my frozen flesh. He could have subdued me with ease, but he didn't need to. I wasn't fighting him yet; I was floating in a hazy, drugged fog.He leaned in, kissing my neck and lingering near my ear. I shivered. I knew I should feel violated—and I did—but the drug was playing tricks on me, making his gentleness feel disarming. I closed my eyes, trying to pretend this was just a nightmare.His hand traveled up my side, his palm resting against my
Lyra’s POVHe didn't answer or say anything at first. Instead, he just looked amused, though there was a terrifying, dark gleam flickering in his eyes.“Nothing about being an adult concerns this,” he smirked.I shook my head frantically. “There is… there's everything to do with it…” My voice cracked, thick with unshed tears. “I am a married woman and—”In an instant, his hand was wrapped tightly around my throat. He leaned down toward me, his face inches from mine. “This should be the very last time you ever say that again,” he said, his voice harsh and vibrating with anger. “Do you understand me?”I nodded, far too scared to do anything else.He released my throat. “Good,” he said, his tone softening into something even more chilling. “Now let go of the blanket. I want to see you naked again.”Again? That meant he had been watching me while I was unconscious.The thought made my stomach churn. I tried to plaster myself even closer to the wall, still refusing to let go of the fabric
Lyra’s POVHe is so skilled at touching me that I am barely in my senses. He raises himself up slightly, looking down at me, and I feel a flush of embarrassment.“Lyra, he is your husband. There's no need to feel this way,” I tell myself, repeating the words like a mantra.He smiles as he begins to remove his boxers. But just as he is about to pull them down, everything changes in the blink of an eye.I don’t even know what happened. One second, Lucian is on top of me; the next, he has collapsed beside me. Blood trickles from his nose. He’s unconscious. Then, a large figure looms over me. We are in our own room—the room Lucian locked minutes ago.I open my mouth to scream, but before a sound can escape, a heavy hand clamps over my mouth and nose. I feel a sharp prick on the side of my neck, and my world goes completely dark.I wake up with a pounding headache and a gnawing ache in my stomach—the kind that comes from intense hunger. I can’t see a thing.For a moment, I can’t remember












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