Lucius’s POV
I got up in the black, and my mouth was like metal. It appears my body was in chains. I attempted to sit up, and there was a stabbing ache behind my eyes, as the room shook. I could not even know where I was. The bed. The curtains. The usual smell of my room.
But something was off.
Totally wrong.
My breathing was ragged. “Where… where is she?” I whispered.
Silence.
I got myself on my knees, although I was dizzy. I could feel tight in the chest with a certain feeling I was not inclined to say.
The door swung open, and there was no knock. Rylan was walking in as smoothly as ever. Like he was too perfect. His eyes were like he was acting as if he cared about me.
“You’re awake,” he said softly. “Good. I feared the poison would,----he halted. “I mean… You were weak. Somethi
