We Lost In The Fire Bastille Novels & Stories

“Twins. Jacques and Lisette. Lost their mère by the hands of the council. Their aunt raised them. I stayed close, but then…” His crimson eyes burned with old pain. “The Council came for me too. Thought they’d wipe out the Valentine line before it got too strong. I led a rebellion then. We almost won.” “What happened?” Lucien’s smile was bitter, razor-sharp. “They killed my friends. Burned my allies. I ran. Hid in Europe. Made them think I was ash. Better that than bring death to Jacques and Lisette.” Rio’s hands clenched into fists. “And now me.”