Lucian rarely raised his voice at anyone, but Ashley could draw that out of him. And this time, it was different. He gripped her wrist and pressed her shoulder down, his mind running wild. His heart beat loud and fast—so hard it hurt.
He stared down at her, his vision starting to turn red.
When she escaped for the first time, June had also been the one who helped her. Lucian let that man off because he thought killing him would only damage this marriage further. But six months later, she was still going back to him.
And this time, she went so far as to deceive him, making him believe she had changed. That she was finally letting him into her life. That he could hope.
Tonight, she shattered all of that mercilessly.
"Him…" he breathed out through his clenched teeth, looking deep into her eyes, on the brink of being consumed by madness. "Ashley, just what did he do… for you to keep seeking him?"
