“Emily, I love you.”
‘I love you, too. It never changed, even if I claim I have moved on. But I would rather lie than cause you trouble.’
Emily wanted to tell him that so badly, that it hurts right in her chest. However, she stopped herself before she could even utter yet another word to expose the feelings she had long buried inside her chest that was about to explode at any given moment if she stayed within Lucas's proximity.
For the third time, she ran away from him.
She has not even learned how the Alpha actually ended up there, he was not able to tell. She did not even know how he actually got hurt and who did it all.
She did not even realize those were not wounds from a fight or sudden attack, but bruises received willingly just to see her breathing and alive.
The evening ca
