Lucian rushes straight home, his mind racing with worry. He’s been trying to reach Lily, but she hasn’t answered any of his calls. Anxiety gnaws at him, especially after his father’s alarming threat. The image of his family feels fragile and flawed, and he is desperate to protect it, to somehow mend the cracks forming around them.
And what if Lily never regains her lost memory? What if her lost memory is lost forever? Perhaps it would be better for them all if the past remained obscured, rather than risking it tearing their family apart in the future.
As soon as he arrives home, Lucian strides inside, his eyes scanning the surroundings of his living room until they land on Lily’s phone, abandoned on a stool. He picks it up and makes his way upstairs. Opening the door to their room, he fi
