Evelisse Thornhart POV"You have been feeding me fabrications from the very instant our paths crossed," I whisper, my eyes blurring with hot human tears as I stand frozen by the study door. "Every sweet syllable out of your mouth—how much of it is actually real?""Princess," Lucien says softly, his deep voice carrying a soothing, quiet frequency. He steps toward me like I am a panicked creature he might accidentally startle into flight. My human instincts are screaming at me to run from this room. "Direct your steps to me."I ache to throw my body against his chest, but I force my feet to anchor to the floor. I was a naive fool once, but I refuse to let my heart be broken twice."You cannot trust a word this monster utters, Evelisse," Alistair cuts in, his face contorted with anger. "He is using your flesh for his own political schemes. He possesses details he should never have discovered." He looks at me like I am completely brainless. "The vampire council? The high authorities? He i
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