Lucian leans heavily against the pillar on his porch, his gaze unfocused and distant as he sinks deeper into his thoughts.
His mind is a tumultuous sea of regrets and self-reproach.
He feels a powerful urge to be selfish at this point, but the memory of how he treated her weighs heavily on his conscience, and how unfairly he treated her, and it haunts him, making him question his very character.
His thoughts drift back to the day she entered his life, a moment forever etched in his memory. He recalls the threats against his mother’s life. Everything he did was just to make sure his mother was safe, and find her.
Lily’s arrival seemed suspicious, and his heart hardened against her.
He harbored a deep-seated hatred toward Lily. He thought she was involved.
It was just four months int
