Reina's vision blurred with tears as she witnessed Lorcan's final moments. Despite the darkness that had shaped his life, there was a flicker of humanity within him. He had fought not just for power, but for survival, driven by an instinct to protect himself from the fate imposed upon him.
His life had been one of relentless struggle, a battle against forces that had manipulated and used him from birth.
She couldn't shake the memories that haunted her, memories of a promise broken and the man she loved taken from her. She had remembered the moment he had whispered to her,
"I'll come back for you," before he left. It had been a promise filled with hope and certainty, a vow she had clung to during the lonely nights. But that promise was shattered when Theodore captured him, tearing him away from her.The pain and disappointment in his eyes were seared into her memory.
