Chapter 89

Iris

My heart won’t stop thumping. I’ve just told Lucien that I love him, and now his violet eyes hold mine like a lifeline. Those eyes are soft and unguarded. It makes him look less, like the monster he has become, and more like the Lucien I once knew. The one who teases me and drove me home from school.

He whispers, “Are you sure?”

My throat is tight. “I’m afraid of you... but I still love you.”