Lucien's POVThe scent of the woman holding me was familiar, but definitely not Vivian's."Did you hear anything?" I whispered, trying to fight the urge to shove her away and drown her until she told me where my mate was."No, nothing."My eyes narrowed, and I finally let my gaze trail the forest.There were broken branches near a path I'd definitely not come from."Vivian?"A pause, then she answered, almost like that wasn't her name. Probably because it wasn't. "Yes, my love?"I fought the urge to scoff. Vivian never addressed me like that, and it only furthered my suspicion.I tested the scent again, and sure enough, it belonged to the very shifter that had gotten us into this mess to begin with. "How long can you hold your breath for?"Her eyebrows shot up in realization, but she reacted a moment too slow.I had her pinned down a second later, dragging her struggling body to the lake.My head turned in the other direction, unable to bear the sight of her screaming and fighting, ev
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