The Doomed Mate

**Marcella's POV**

We entered what I believed to be Lucius's quarters. The beauty of the place did not surprise me but the fact that it was flooded with light that it was almost impossible to open one's eyes took me by surprise. If we were in the depths of hell how could there be so much light in one place?

“I apologize,” Lucius's voice was soft but not as soft as his fingers when he placed them o