Chapter 276

Lucien didn't say another word. The car fell dead silent. It dragged on so long that Calliope thought he'd dozed off, but then he suddenly spoke, voice low and grim. "I'll look into it. If it turns out Angelina and her mom really set you up... forced you into Ethan's bed, I'll make them pay for it." His hand, resting on his knee just moments ago, was now clenched into a tight fist, knuckles pale and slightly trembling. No one would understand just how furious he was at whoever started this whole mess. Calliope wasn't just anyone-she was the girl he'd cared for his whole life. The thought of her lying beneath another man, giving herself to someone else-he just couldn't handle it. Couldn't even picture it. If she'd done it willingly, he could only feel disappointment and disgust. But if she'd been trapped in someone's scheme... Lucien didn't want to imagine what he might do to the person behind it all. Even if that person was Angelina. No one touches the woman he's protected his whole li