HELENA REED POV

I stared at the headlines, scoffed at it, then set my phone down, but the banging feeling in my head had me picking it up again. I zoomed into the picture, a dark chill creeping up my spine as I took in their perfect happy faces.

That bastard was really pushing through with it, huh? I thought he was playing some sick joke—no one knew the extent of Lucien's hate for Kaida more than I did. I also never thought there was a world where he would choose Kaida over me—but after a month of watching him being the absolute best to her, it was finally starting...