Lucian held his hands up. “I just want to talk about your impending wedding. I can’t let you marry that man, Norah. I just can’t. You belong to me.” “I don’t belong to anyone!” She screamed at him, “I’m not a f*****g possession. You don’t get to tell me how to run my life, you piece of shit.” Lucian leaped at her, his anger exploding as he picked her up and threw her across the room, shattering the window to the back room. Covered in glass, Norah clambered to her feet, ready to fight back, but he was too quick and too brutal. He slammed his fist into her belly again and again. Norah cried out, but Lucian, half-crazed with rage, didn’t stop. He beat her to the floor, punching her in the temple and kicking her viciously in the stomach. “f*****g b***h w***e! You ruined my life!” Blood pou

