Chapter 148

• CHAPTER 148: THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT
• Lucas closes his eyes, his chest rising with a heavy exhale. The sound fills the silence like a weary confession. “I really wish you could understand, Lena.”
• Her head snaps back toward him, green eyes sparking like emerald fire, her jaw tightening with anger. “Understand what? What could you possibly expect me to understand?” Her voice trembles with indignation. “You want to return me to the very place I’ve fought so hard to escape, back to the cage I swore never to step into again—and you want me to understand?”