A frown crept in Elaine's forehead as she bit her lips and nodded her head. Watching for any change in Lucas's expression, she stared straight at him, but he only sighed and looked down on his hands, which she tried to hold inside her small ones. "It's fine. You can tell me whenever you feel like telling me. I can wait." The frown on Elaine's forehead deepened as she let go of his hands and hugged him tight. 'How could such a man be so understanding?' Elaine wondered how Lucas could be so understanding. He was too much the opposite of a certain person. Unconsciously, her hold on him tightened as she remembered the one man she hoped on forgetting. 'Please. Let's not meet again. I don't want to kill you.' She begged silently deep inside her mind. *** In the eastern most part of the

