Lyra’s POVMy heart shredded into a thousand pieces as I stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind me. Once again, I was a fool. The fool who thought that the monster who made me turn my back on my people, only to turn me into a slave, was going to change. I was a fool for thinking that his heart could be changed, that he could see that I truly loved him and stop his quest to go after my father, an innocent man. Such a fool, I was. Blinded by tears, I failed to see that there was someone before me as I turned to my right, hoping to head to my room in a hurry. So I crashed directly into the person and by the scent which floated into my nostrils, I knew exactly who it was. “I'm sorry,” I muttered under my breath, trying to step around Susan but she grabbed me by the shoulder, her grip tight and firm, forcing me to face her.Her nails dug into my skin as if she intended to rip me apart right there. Her glare, sharp and deadly, threatened to burn my soul as she drove her nai
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