Desi crossed her arms, her voice barely above a whisper. “What do you want me to do now ?”
Lucas raised an eyebrow. “What are you talking about?”
“What am I talking about? Everything! You just waltz into our life and now I have to move as if everything’s fine.”
She sighed, running a hand through her hair. “I hate this. I hate that he’s dragged us into his schemes. I just wanted a normal life for Colin.”
“I know,” Lucas said, his voice gentle. “And I’ll do everything I can to give him that.”
Desi looked at him, her eyes searching his. “Why are you doing this, Lucas? After everything that happened between us...”
He hesitated, then said, “Because I owe it to Colin. And to you.”
Her throat tightened, and she quickly looked away. She didn’t want to think about the past, about the pain th
