Winds howled, sharp and biting, and Nikolai froze solid where he stood.
Thick, suffocating emotion wrapped around him like a cold, wet cloth, squeezing the breath right out of his lungs.
In his eyes, Sienna had never been anything more than a tool for their family’s arranged marriage.
If Ivan Lennox hadn’t held Lucie’s life over his head to force his hand, he would never have given Sienna a single second glance.
He had used her, hurt her, even turned her into nothing more than a plaything to satisfy his lust. The one thing he had never done was love her.
But now she was gone.
So why was a dull, throbbing ache gnawing at his chest?
Luci pressed herself tightly against his waist, her eyes glistening with unshed tears as she whimpered, "Nikolai, she lied to you! She falsely accused me
