THE HEATED argument with Lucian lingered in Magdalena’s mind longer than she expected. Before him, she could easily shrug off the things that hurt her, but not anymore. Lucian’s words were stuck in her head. Lucian’s coldness remained in her heart. It was hard to forget them all, like they were printed on her skin.
The seven whole days of silent meals, careful footsteps, and retreats were suffocating. Viktor’s suffocating manipulation made it worse. She was caught in between the father and son that were like ice and fire.
Walking and moving around the mansion should be easy, but Lucian made it difficult for her.
Three days ago, he wouldn't even look at her. But these past few days he’s everywhere.
In the pool area where she likes to unwind, he would deliberately dive into the water aft
