Chapter Fifty—Two

Lucan Trinigad, only son of the last surviving Lycan family, was Dhruv's lover? I found it difficult to believe. However, knowing Canary and Tyra story had made me realize that it wasn't impossible for people of the same sex to genuinely love each other. Yet, with Dhruv, I found it difficult to believe his heart once belonged to a man that was killed in a coup.

"Lucan Trinigad?" I whispered, struggling to grasp the reality of the situation.

Dhruv nodded, picking up the plate of food at my front. He nudged his head towards the chains binding my hands. "I would feed you. I doubt you'd be able to eat with that on your hands."

"Then free me," I requested. "I have nowhere to run to anyways, and it's not like I can kill you."

"True, but I'm not willing to take any chances," he said, taking a scoop of rice. He held it towards my mouth. "Now, open up and eat."

I didn't open up. I only stared him blankly in his eyes, pondering upon his previous revelation about being in a relationship with