"Stop! Let go of me!" Isabel's voice echoed through the corridor, choked with fear and desperation.
Lucian's grip tightened around her arm like an iron vice as he continued dragging her towards his chambers. Isabel stumbled on the uneven floor, her heart pounding with terror. With a sudden jolt, she fell to her knees, the impact sending a sharp pain through her. Tears streamed down her face as she sobbed uncontrollably, overwhelmed by helplessness.
"Please," she pleaded, her voice trembling, "let me go. Give me back my child!"
Lucian remained unmoved, his expression cold and resolute. He tightened his hold on her arm, his voice cutting through the air like a whip. "You dare carry another man's child? I will not let him near you ever again!"
Isabel gasped, fear and defiance mingling in
