(Evelyn’s POV).
Lena’s face lit up, her brown eyes widening in surprise before softening with something close to gratitude.
I knew her in this college. Since she was here, she had no friend and it made me easy to be close to her to get something I wanted.
"You really want to be my friend?" she asked, her voice hesitant, almost disbelieving.
I forced a warm smile, nodding. "Of course! You seem... interesting."
Truthfully, she wasn’t. Not to me. The only reason I had approached her was because of him—Lucas.
I had watched him from afar, observed the way his eyes lingered on her when he thought no one was watching.
The way his entire body tensed when her name was mentioned, it made me jealous. I wondered if someday he would look at me with the way he looked at Lena.
Yes, Lucas, the
