Trigger Warning: This chapter contains mature content, including depiction of s****l violence. Reader discretion is advised.
Lucian's grip was firm as he hoisted Isabel over his shoulder, her screams and punches doing little to deter his resolve. He marched purposefully through the palace halls, ignoring the shocked stares and whispers of servants and guards alike.
Finally reaching his private chambers, Lucian kicked the door open and set Isabel down, immediately closing and locking the door behind him. Isabel's fury had not abated; she slapped him across the face, her eyes blazing with rage.
"How dare you!" she screamed. "You think you can just carry me off like some... some prisoner? After all you have done?"
Lucian's cheek stung from the blow, but he stood his ground. "I had to remo
