Adeline's eyes fluttered open, her chest heaving with a profound sadness that she could not quite pinpoint. Something felt like it was missing from within, and she sat up, her hair falling to her back. The floor was cold, her body feeling rather stiff, tears filling her eyes.
She turned around, her eyes taking in the room she was in. It was neither her chambers where Evander had tried to take her, nor was it Lucan's royal chambers where he had taken her in order to make sure she was safe.
Her eyes fell on the steel doors with bars, and her heart sank as her mind immediately started to replay everything that had happened.
The way Evander had betrayed her trust, the way Lucan had given her justice, the way she had demanded for a marriage in order to get her revenge on Claude, and her father. He……
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