"Are you sure you are okay, Lucien?"Alessia's voice was soft, barely above a whisper, cutting through the quiet hum of the bedroom. She sat propped up against the pillows, her eyes fixed on her husband, watching the heavy rise and fall of his broad shoulders.Lucien was still kneeling beside the bed. His large hands rested flat against the mattress, his head bowed. The fierce, terrifying rage that had driven his family out of the house had vanished, replaced by a heavy, quiet exhaustion. He slowly lifted his head and looked at her. The dark anger in his eyes was gone, replaced by a deep, aching tenderness that belonged only to her."I am fine," Lucien murmured, his voice thick and low. He reached up, pressing his palm gently against Alessia's warm cheek, his thumb brushing over her skin with absolute reverence. "I am just angry with myself that they managed to get this close. I told you I would keep the outside world away from our door. I failed at the gate."Alessia shook her head,
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