~LUCAS~
I didn't know why I wasn't letting her go. If Freya ended our marriage, it would mean that I didn't break the deal; the deal would be broken from Gideon's end and would have nothing to do with me. It would mean that I have the freedom to return to my family without any repercussions. There were so many different possibilities for me if this happened.
But damn it. I was not willing to let her go. I kept telling myself that it was due to the fact that I knew her punishment would be severe for ending our marriage without her father's consent, but even I knew there was a deeper reason for my behavior. That reason was still something that I was trying to figure out and I didn't think I would be able to dig deeper into my own heart anytime soon. There were still things that I was not
