Elena's POVI arrived at Lucien's northern domain with him, and by the time the carriage passed through the gates the sky was dark.I had expected something bleak. Every story about Lucien described his home as cold, forsaken, forbidding. But when I walked through the doors it was nothing like the stories.The iron gates opened slowly, and the long corridor beyond was lined with lanterns. The household staff stood in two quiet rows, and when they saw me they bowed together. "My lady."I stopped walking. The title felt wrong, unfamiliar. In the Valerie house I was a problem. To Adrian I was a liar. In Sophia's accounting I was the obstacle between her and everything she wanted. But here I was someone's lady, without mockery, without wariness, without being treated as something dangerous to be managed.Lucien stood at my side and didn't rush me forward. He only turned to the head of the household. "Send for the physician." I tightened my fingers. "That's not necessary." Lucien
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