LILYA
I couldn't believe my eyes. There he was, Lucas, standing in front of me, looking utterly shocked. It had been so long since I'd seen him, and now, out of nowhere, he appears like a ghost from the past.
"Lucas?" I stammered, disbelief coursing through me. "What... what are you doing here?"
Adrian, always the voice of reason, chimed in, asking the very question that was burning in my mind. Lucas seemed like he'd seen a ghost too, which was fitting, considering he thought I was one.
"What the hell, Lucas?" Adrian's voice was sharp. "Why are you here?"
Lucas, looking like a deer caught in headlights, finally found his voice. "Lilya... I... I can't believe it's you."
I couldn't help the sarcasm that dripped from my words. "Oh, really? Because I was pretty convinced you thought I wa
