LUCIAN'S POV
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I can see it in her eyes, she's made up her mind about this. She wants to go home. "I can't stay here and ruin your life," She hugs herself, and I hate that I'm making her uncomfortable, but she needs to know that she isn't ruining my life. She is my life, and that is one thing she could never ruin.
'Perhaps if someone carves up her face, then...' I cut Atticus off before he could finish his vile thought. No one will ever get close enough to her to do that. No one will ever be able to think of doing that, because if they do--and I so wish they do--they will suffer.
"Careless, that's impossible." I can hear Millard grumbling under his breath, and my head turns in his direction, "Why are you still here?" I snap, and his eyes narrow on me, a warning clear in those stormy h
