The heavy silence of the study was broken only by the sound of a pen scratching against thick paper. Gwen stood on the other side of the mahogany desk looking at the legal documents that were supposed to set her free. This was the moment the original novel had described as the beginning of the end where Lucian was meant to sign the annulment papers and cast her out.She pushed the paper closer to him with a steady hand as she tried to maintain her composure. "I have already signed them Lucian" she said quietly while trying to keep her voice from trembling. "Our contract is over and you no longer have to endure a wife you never wanted. You can finally marry someone of your own choice and I will disappear from your life just like we agreed."Lucian did not pick up the pen and instead he stared at her signature with a dark and unreadable expression that made the hair on her arms stand up. He looked up at her and for a moment Gwen felt a primal urge to run because his eyes were burni
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