Sylvia’s POV
“That’s enough,” Lucian’s voice boomed across the dining hall, silencing his sons. “You will not make fools out of yourselves in my presence. Eat your food… all of you.” His eyes cut to me, as if I had done wrong.
I wanted to yell… to scream… anything but stay in this wretched dining hall with these men.
Kale and Vincent remained silent as they ate, but their eyes continued to shoot in my direction periodically; Kale with the look of annoyance, and Vincent with a mocking gaze that told me this conversation wasn’t over.
I felt a chill creep up the back of my neck.
I put a small amount of food on my plate, and my stomach twisted in knots. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to eat right now, not around these people. The rest of the meal went by in a blur; Kale left at the end wit
