ELARA’S P.O.V.They offered me.I didn’t remember moving away from him, but suddenly I was on the other side of the room, pacing Lucien’s office.“They…” My voice cracked. “They offered me? What does that even mean?”Lucien moved slowly toward me with his hands raised in surrender, like he was afraid any sudden movement might send me spiraling into a breakdown… but I was honestly, already heading in that direction.“Elara,” he said gently, sounding almost cautious.“No,” I snapped, spinning toward him. “Don’t use that sad, ‘poor Elara’ voice.”Hera shifted on the couch, uneasy now, her eyes flicking between us. She didn’t interrupt, though. She just watched.“They turned me into a bargaining chip,” I whispered. “I was a part of the deal you made with them? But you acted like you didn’t know who I was when we first met.”Lucien swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down.“They were desperate,” he said carefully. “They knew you were special. They believed…”“They knew I was us
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