Chapter 223

“I thought you bived me. You said gould be your Lana. You told me she was nothing a whore! That you only wanted her for her magic. You promised me you’d leave her for me. I loved you, Lucian I believed you!” Her words caree in a torrent of despair, her sobs punctuating her confession.

I stepped closer to the bars, my eyes locking onto hers with unrelenting intensity. My voice was low and steady, each word hitting like a hammer. “I lied.”

Her sobs faltered as she froze, her breath hitching.

“There was never a time I would have left my mate for you. And deep down, you knew it,” I continued, my tone sharp as a blade. “You were just too gready. too ambitious, too selfish to see the truth. Maybe there was a fleeting moment I considered it, but when I realized it wouldn’t work, I didn’t string you along. I let you go. I told you the truth.”

Her face crumbled further, but I pressed on, unwilling to offer her even a sliver of mercy.

“And how did you respond? With anger and jealousy. You set my mate up, orchestrating her disgrace with your false witnesses. You poured poison into her drink. You spread rumors, trying to humiliate her, to force her to react. You pushed and schemed, hoping she’d leave, hoping she’d fail. But even if Scarlett had left, even if she had cheated on me, there’s one thing you need to understand.”

I leaned in closer, my voice a quiet growl. “I would never come back to you. I would never want you.”