I stumbled forward blindly, reaching desperately out into the empty air for them as words I had sworn never to utter began rolling over my tongue, heavy with humiliation."H-Help m-me. I-I can't take this a-anymore," I begged, the raw agony tearing through my throat.My knuckles turned white, gripping Lucien’s hand with a frantic, desperate strength while he stared down at me, his gaze piercing, dark, and utterly unreadable. Beside him, Lysander stood with a cruel, predatory smirk carving across his lips, looking down at my pathetic state with sheer amusement."What a sweet, utterly intoxicating scent, darling," Lysander purred, a dark, simmering emotion dancing in his eyes—a look I recognized all too well, and one that sent a violent shiver down my spine. "And here I thought it would take a lifetime before we ever heard those delicious words spill from your mouth."He clapped a heavy hand on his twin’s shoulder, his low chuckle dripping with malice."Did you try to take care of your
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