Lucian's POV

I couldn't contain my anger any longer. My heart pounded in my chest as I picked up the phone and dialed the emergency line. The voice on the other end of the line assured me that help was on the way. Within minutes, I heard the sirens wailing in the distance, growing louder with each passing second. The police were coming to our house.

As Carla stared at me in shock, her eyes filled with confusion and disbelief, I couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt. What had I done? The fake relationship we had constructed to protect her from Julie's wrath was now at risk of...