Chapter 79

Scarlett The night air was crisp and cool. I couldn’t sleep even though I wanted to. I am still thinking about the events that would happen tomorrow. I leaned against the balcony rail, feeling the cool breeze that hit my face and helped me clear my mind. Tomorrow it is. The bond dissolution. It should have felt like freedom. It should have felt like a relief for me, after all, I have been waiting for this to happen. However, I felt… my chest ached, and I couldn't help but feel nervous at the same time. The memory of that burn still haunted me. I can’t count how many nights and days I had spent, enduring the pain—enduring his sins. Because of this bond, I felt like every day for me was a nightmare, that I was just trapped in this nightmare. However, it was all cleanse with one person. Lucien. He was there when I needed a hand. He lends me his strength, his people, his power, and he, himself. Although at first, he had stated with had a contract that we are married but we didn’t act one—o