RAVENNA's POV
The doors were an entry to another world. It opened to reveal a hallway that looked more like a hotel than a home. My heels clicked against polished marble as the sound echoed faintly beneath the glow of chandeliers that seemed too grand for an ordinary night.
Every step felt like a trespass and a constant reminder that this wasn't my world. It was a gilded cage, and I had just flown willingly into it just for the sake of my own revenge, but now I could say I had a little regret about the way I rushed into it.
I followed the silent maid who met me in the hallway after Lucien left up the wide staircase. The oppressive hush of the house was pressing in on me, smothering the sound of my own breathing. When she stopped at the end of the left wing, she pulled open a pai
