Lucian Pov

I don't know why I was pained that Naomi still thought of me as a monster. That is actually what I am, but the fact that she'll think that way even with all the kindness and care I've been showing her made me feel hurt. 

I have been haunted ever since the ball by the sight of her when I got into the room and pulled Vladimir off her. She had been battered in blood, her neck mangled as she had been attacked by a wild animal, and her heart rate slowed to the bare ...