Chapter 119

119 Taking Control

Mara

I wanted to go back to the holiday house. Hide in the silence. Wait for Lucian like I was still the girl who didn’t know better. But I wasn’t that girl anymore-and Lucian would’ve hated it if I’d ignored his orders.

So, I headed to the one place I didn’t want to be.

The Nighthorn mansion.

My hands trembled on the wheel as I drove. My chest felt hollow. This day was supposed to be beautiful, but fate had

other plans. Lucian tried to fix it-he tried-but this Saturday had always been marked by something darker.