The Wife Who Returned
The bargain I'd made in the void with something ancient and terrible that had no right to exist.
How did he—
I whipped around, heart hammering, ready to demand answers, ready to scream—
Lucien had already stepped back. Casual. Smooth. Like he hadn't just whispered the most terrifying word in existence into my ear. He was holding a folder, his expression neutral, professional.
"You have a scar," he said calmly, gesturing vaguely toward the back of his own neck. "Shaped like the number seven. Right here."
He touched the spot on his neck just below the hairline, slightly to the left.