Chapter 12. A Seed Of Poison

Daisy paced her room, each step sharp and restless, her heels clicking against the glossy tiles like ticking bombs of frustration. Her arms were folded tightly across her chest, jaw clenched, brows furrowed. Her eyes burned with quiet rage.

She had spent the last hour thinking of nothing else but that boy—Lucien.

“He’s just a pathetic thing,” she hissed under her breath, standing still only to glare at her reflection in the full-length mirror. “How could Roman be so blind?”

Daisy was no fool. She could see it clearly.

Roman was drawn to Lucien.

And that alone was enough to set her blood boiling. It wasn’t just jealousy anymore—it was something deeper. A bitter ache of rejection.

She loved Roman. Always had. It was the only reason she married Zayn. To be close to Roman. But Roman had never looked at her the way he looked at Lucien. Never touched her. Never smiled for her.

And now this fragile boy had stolen the warmth she longed for just in t