Forbidden Heat

“I will marry Angela because I have to. But I don’t love her. I never have, I never planned to, and I never will,” Lucien replied earnestly. I guess I was relieved that he didn’t love her.

“I see. I thought you’re marrying her out of love like how you married my mother. I didn’t think you would marry without love,” I replied honestly.

“Natalia. Listen carefully…” Lucien said in a low voice as he stepped closer to me to place both his hands on my shoulders.

“Yes?” I replied.

“I’ve never married anyone for love,” Lucien stated blandly.

“What do you mean…by that?” I asked, confused. What about my mother?

“I won’t be marrying Angela for love, and I didn’t marry your mother because I loved her either,” Lucien stated, clearer this time in order to make sure that I understood.

“It can’t be…you never loved my mother?!” I gasped with shock. Did he trick her? Why?

“I never loved her. I had a lot of respect for her, and I still do but never once did I have any romantic feelings towards her,” Lucien replied honestly.

I cried as I struggled to brush his hand off of my

love with me either. Your mother and I, we

her? Why did you marry each other? I always thought you two were so in love and I was so happy when my mother married you,” I shot

come as a shock to you, but I married your mother in order to protect both you and her. Your mother agreed to my proposal because I promised her that I

be true,” I said as I shook my head in denial. My mother found Lucien and she was happy to get married to the love of

her hand, I never touched her and I never slept with her in every sense of the word,” Lucien

my mother died without experiencing any happiness? Then what was this whole charade for? It can’t be. Lucien, why do you have to protect my mother and I?” I

protect you,” Lucien replied as he hugged

me that I was crying. I’m sorry, Lucien, but I just can’t accept what

anymore. I ran back to the car as fast as I could. I sobbed and cried all the way. Why did I force myself to go through all that suffering if it never made my mother happy? I couldn’t protect her happiness; there was nothing

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from him. He let her go because there was nothing more that he could say to her to comfort her or to give her

telling her the truth about us? I swear to you that I will protect her. Not just because

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Natalia running towards him. She seemed very distraught. What happened between her and Lucien?