Lachlan did not reply to the messages that followed.
His mind drifted back to the early days of his relationship with Elode... Back then, there was always a man by her side.
That man was Soren Waverly.
In the beginning, it made him burn with jealousy.
"Elode, if you ever dare to have feelings for another man, I will make sure you can never leave me. I will keep you right by my side for the rest of your life," he said sharply.
They had been young then, barely in their early twenties, and neither of them could bear the thought of anyone else getting too close to each other.
But Elode treated every other man as if they were nothing more than furniture.
In fact, she often seemed as unresponsive and unreadable as a block of wood herself.
Back then, Lachlan found it fun to tease her
