XANDER'S POV
Why is this so hard? Why is it so hard for me to watch her cry? Why does it feel like I've been pierced with a thousand nails in my lungs just from seeing her in tears? Who hurt her this badly anyway? Oh, that's right. Lucien. The absolute asshole who called himself her mate. I still don't know what happened or how he did it, but I can already tell he's the one in the wrong. He has to be because there's absolutely no way it can be her. Lyanna can never be at fault, not for any reason. I can't help but wonder what exactly he's done to her to make her like this just from remembering it.
Could it be... No, it can't be. It had better not be. For the sake of both of us. But could it?
Turning my attention to Lyanna, I hesitated a few seconds before asking the question that sat he
