Lily’s POV

My heart was shattered.

How could Lucian do this to me? I tried so hard to stop the tears, pressing my palms against my eyes, biting my lip until it hurt, but they kept falling anyway hot, unstoppable streams sliding down my cheeks. I didn’t want anyone to see me like this. I had promised myself I wouldn’t cry again, that I wouldn’t let myself be this weak, this broken. But this… this I couldn’t bear.

I stopped walking and dropped down beside my tent, curling into myself so no one would notice. The night air felt colder than usual. The distant laughter from the campfire only made...