I ran.
Branches scratched against my arms.
Twigs snapped beneath my feet.
I didn’t care.
I just kept running.
Because if I stopped…
I’d have to think.
And right now, thinking hurt.
Lucien knew.
Evelyn knew.
Sebastian knew.
Victor knew.
Everyone seemed to know my life except me.
The marriage.
The proposal.
The contract.
How much of it had been real?
How much had been planned?
Tears blurred my vision.
I stumbled.
Then nearly fell.
A hand caught my arm.
I gasped.
Lucien.
Of course it was him.
He was breathing hard, as though he’d run after me the moment I left.
“Sienna.”
“Don’t.”
His expression tightened.
“Please.”
“I need you to listen.”
I laughed bitterly.
“Listen?”
“Isn’t that what I’ve been doing this entire time?”
I pulled my arm away.
“Everyone keeps t
