I stared at him for a long moment before forcing a smile onto my face.
"Fine. I can forgive you."
My voice was soft, and my eyes drifted to Victoria huddled in the corner. "But I can't forgive Victoria."
Lucian stared at me, dumbfounded. The next second, he spun around and lunged for the corner, both hands clamping tight around Victoria's neck.
Victoria was still asleep.
The sudden, violent movement jolted her awake. The moment her eyes flew open, she was hit with a suffocating pressure she couldn't fight off. She tried to scream.
Lucian squeezed harder.
"This is all your fault! Every last bit of it!"
Lucian's eyes blazed bright red. He tightened his grip even more, and Victoria kept thrashing in his hold.
Victoria gasped, forcing the words out through her crushed windpipe, each s
