Amelia stared at Lucas and asked, calmly.
“So, how do you feel about my condition?”
Lucas sat up and replied without hesitation.
“Fine. I will give you my life in exchange of the opportunity to meet with the Gifted doctor.”
There was no bluff, no hint of playfulness in his tone. He meant every word.
Amelia stared at him, noticing the steel in his expression. It was the look of someone who had already accepted the cost.
He didn’t look ill though.
Or was he good at hiding it?
Perhaps it was someone close to him?
Who could possibly mean so much to Lucas that he’d be willing to lay down his life without a second thought?
Something about it tugged at her curiosity.
Who exactly was worth all this effort?
“I’m not saying this to impress you and I’m not joking
