Onset of Betrayal

Adeline drifted off to a slow sleep, and Lucan held on to her semi limp body, his fingers gently caressing her back, his mind reeling.

Apart from all of the mew emotions that he was starting to navigate concerning Adeline, he felt almost betrayed by Claude.

She was the one who knew what had happened to his sister. She knew how hard it had been for him and how, no matter how ruthless he was, he could never ever bring himself to force a woman.

Not just because it was not morally right, but also because he saw his sister with each attempt, and it broke him.

Knowing that she would set Adeline up for something like that, thereby putting him through all of the things he hated the most all over again, it made him boil with anger from deep within.

He closed his eyes, his chest heaving lightly now. His ……