Chapter 80

Scarlett's POV The night air was crisp and cool. I couldn't sleep, even though I wanted to. I was still thinking about the events that would happen tomorrow. I leaned against the balcony rail, feeling the cool breeze hit my face and help clear my mind. Tomorrow it is. The bond dissolution. It should have felt like freedom. It should have been a relief for me—after all, I had 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 couldn't count how many nights and days I had spent enduring the pain—enduring his sins. Because of this bond, every day had felt like a nightmare, as if I were just trapped inside it. However, it was all cleansed by one person. Lucien. He was there when I needed a hand. He lent me his strength, his people, his power, and himself. Although at first he had stated with a contract that we were married but didn't act like it—or maybe it was just me who didn