Vivienne's POV The drive back to Ronan’s mansion was a suffocating kind of silent, and I hated it. He hadn't uttered a word since he walked out of that room, and I hadn't dared to break the stillness either. It was a miracle how I was able to find him after he'd dismissed Lana. For some strange reason, I couldn't bring myself to move after Lana had threatened me. I wasn't scared, not exactly, but I just couldn't shake off the fact that she had threatened me.

Maybe a small part of me was ...