Ravena's POV
Before I could answer, Astrid turned her gaze to Lucien. Her expression twisted with something that looked like betrayal.
"You brought her," she rasped, her voice filled with hate. "You brought her here to humiliate me. To watch me suffer. Is that what this is?"
"Of course not," Lucien said quickly, his voice breaking. "That is not... I just..."
"You just what?" Astrid interrupted, her voice rising despite the obvious pain it caused her. "You just wanted to parade your ex-wife in front of me? To show her what happened to me?"
"That is not why I am here," I spat, my voice cold and cutting through their exchange.
Both of them turned to look at me.
"I am just here for the truth," I continued, stepping closer. "Nothing more. Nothing less."
Astrid's eyes narrowed. "The tru
