A month had slipped by, though the echoes of that night refused to fade. Maya had buried herself in work, scrubbing floors until her fingers bled, polishing silver until her reflection blurred. Anything to keep her mind too occupied to remember.But sometimes, when the house fell quiet, she could still feel the heat of Lucien’s touch like a phantom pressed into her skin. She avoided him as much as she could, though avoidance was a dangerous game in a mansion where he saw everything.Lately, however, there was something else pressing on her—an ache she couldn’t ignore. Her stomach twisted in the mornings, waves of nausea making it hard to stand. She brushed it off at first, blaming exhaustion, the stress of constant vigilance under Georgia’s venomous eyes.Today, though, the dizziness hit harder. While arranging fresh linens in the hallway, her vision swam, and she steadied herself against the wall.“Careful there,” one of the maids muttered, givin
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