Lilith pov

I was really going to die.

Drevana had said that if we didn’t kill Lucien, then he would kill us and after seeing those pure red eyes filled with killing intent, I didn’t doubt her for a second.

That man would truly kill me if I didn’t do something.

The man standing before me wasn’t like the Lucien I knew, which was ironic considering that even the old Lucien wouldn’t have hesitated to kill me too. But this one… this one felt different. More terrifying.

I stared, panting hard on the ground, my throat burning from the earlier assault, my chest rising and falling as a slow grin...