Chapter 13

13(Lucian’s POV) His SideLucianMara was a gentle soul-delicate, yet unbreakable.I saw it in the way she moved, in the way she carried herself with silent defiance even as the world pulled the ground outfrom beneath her.At the reception, she sat quietly beside me, a statue carved from resolve. I didn’t want her to feel alone. I didn’t want people whispering about how cold I was, or worse, how unwanted she was. So I asked her to dance.༤ བཿ ཋ ཆ ༦