Lyra's POV.
I took in a shaky breath remembering the bet that I had made with Camille.
Call me stupid but my pride was one of the things that kept me going. If I was able to do this she would get off my back forever and I would start my life from scratch, enjoying the benefits but if I wasn't able to do it then she would have the upper hand over me forever and always look down...
Lucius appeared from nowhere, "are you ready to go? Or are you still hung up about whatever she said?"
He had a way of making it obvious that he did not play with women affairs and that was one of the reasons I respected him despite our initial differences.
"We need to get in as fast as possible so I don't have time for second guessing. We need to be sure that this is what we are going to do and get on wit
