LUCIUS’ POV: Days had rolled into weeks of this empty silence and excruciating pain that filled both the hallways, the palace and my heart. As I walked past the familiar halls that crossed my bedroom, I was shocked to see that the door had been unlocked and opened. A part of me yerned to see her. I could just knock and seek her audience. I stopped at the double doors, hoping to maybe see her reflection or have her scent waft through my nose and fill my lungs but as I stood there. I knew ew she wasn't here. Obviously, she wasn't here because she had kept the doors firmly shut since and it was obvious that if she ever let the doors open, she wouldn't be here. My wolf waned in disappointed and my heart shrunk even further down my chest. I breathed a shaky sigh out of mouth and with

