Lucian looked up slowly, his jaw tightening. His eyes darkened like a storm cloud gathering force, the silence around him almost suffocating.
He didn’t blink.
Didn’t breathe.
Just stared.
“I know why she came,” he muttered, voice low and bitter, his gaze cold as stone. “You gave her money, told her to disappear, didn't you? That’s what brought her back.”
The guard standing before him shifted uneasily, caught between fear and duty. He gave a slight nod, confirming Lucian's suspicion.
Lucian’s voice was flat. “Go. Add more to it.”
The guard turned to leave, and after a minute, he returned, but barely opened his mouth when Lucian snapped like thunder.
“If she says it's small, add more!” he barked. “Just make sure she disappears!”
His voice echoed through the marble hallways of the ma
