Chapter 12

　　Lucas' POV 　　Lycidas! 　　He's coming for my wife! 　　I stretched out my arms, trying to pull my wife back. 　　But I didn't get hold of her. 　　Instead, my arms were pulled up and pinned behind my back. 　　Before I realized what happened, my face was pinned against the ground. 　　I couldn't move my body at all. 　　"Lycidas, don't hurt him!" I heard my wife's broken voice. 　　She was terrified. 　　She was begging someone for my life. 　　The most humiliating thing in a man's life was his wife begging for mercy from another man. 　　I growled, trying to push myself up, but I failed. 　　It was at that time that I felt a foot stepping hard over my neck. 　　My vision turned black. 　　I could feel the bitterness in my mouth. 　　It was my blood. 　　"What is it, Miss Torrington? Why are you crying like this? Have I ever done anything violent to scare you?" Lycidas' voice was slithering in my ears like an evil snake. 　　"No... Lycidas... Let go of him! He just wants to talk to me..." My wife's voice was tremblin