Chapter 25– Hunted Lucian
(Serena’s POV)
The house was too quiet.
I woke in the middle of the night, restless, the ocean’s waves crashing against the shore outside. The air was cool, the hum of the AC steady, but my body still burned from the mirror games Lucian had dragged me through earlier.
I slipped out of bed, padding softly across the marble floor. My throat was dry, my body sore, my pride still stinging. I told myself I only needed water, a moment away from him.
But then I heard it.
A sound I’d never expected from him.
“No…” His voice was raw, broken. “No, Liam… Mom… don’t go… Beverley—please, I’m sorry, don’t—”
I froze. My breath caught as I turned toward the other side of the room.
Lucian Devlin—the man who ruled me with silence and control—was tangled in the sheets, dren
