Luka's POV
Nerves and dread tangled in my chest even as I looked forward to it more than anything I had looked forward to in years. Maybe ever. The last time I felt this kind of anticipation was the night before I proposed to Isis and look how that turned out. Everything I touched seemed to turn to ash. What if I messed this up too? What if I said the wrong thing? What if Elliot looked at me and saw nothing but a stranger? What if he hated me?
The thought made my chest ache so badly I had to press a hand against it.
My mind wondered back to why Valeria had suddenly arranged this meeting. I knew it was probably because of the custody case. She was trying to look good in front of the judge or her lawyer had advised her to do it. But I did not want to push her any further by asking. I had
