Night passed and morning approached. We were awakened by a scream.
I opened my eyes to see Lucien already wearing his clothes. I didn’t ask any questions. I only wore my own clothes and followed. Sleep quickly disappeared from my eyes as I followed him downstairs where a few maids were gathered with an unconscious person in their center.
Brian was already there, shirtless as he tried to get them to disperse so we could see.
It was Anna. The maid Lucien had assigned to me. My body trembled as I stared at her, at her face. The monstrous green veins that had appeared all over her body. A sign of the poison already taking effect.
“Don’t touch her.” Lucien said, stepping closer to her. “She needs to remain still.” He said and pinned a look at Brian. I knew he had sent Brian a mindlink wh
