Anderson’s heart clenched. Lucas was staring at him, and there was a look in his eyes that suggested he already knew everything. Thus, Anderson found himself unable to utter even one word otherwise.
“So I guess it’s true.” Seeing Anderson’s reaction, Lucas was able to confirm his suspicion immediately.
With Ashlyn nestled carefully in his arms, he strode up the stairs then placed her gently on the large bed.
He gazed at her affectionately, then he lightly took hold of her hand that had donned a see-through glove.
His eyes fluttered when he laid eyes on the black mark in the center of her palm.
He moved his gaze upwards until it reached her upper arm. The black marks had already reached the topmost of her arm, and her previously fair skin looked frighteningly black.
Lucas clenched his jaw tightly, and the pain he was feeling was visible in his eyes. He couldn’t even imagine what kind of suffering Ashlyn was going through.
She’s been silently enduring all this while…
He carefully rolled her sleeve back down, then pulled her glove up properly.
Lucas then went into the bathroom to take a quick, hot shower before lying down on the bed and pulling her into his arms.
There was a natural, manly air about Lucas that was very alluring.
Thus Ashlyn was able to sleep very soundly in his arms. She felt both safe and warmed.
Lucas, on the other hand, found it hard to fall asleep. He didn’t even know what time it was before the darkness finally claimed him.
Ashlyn was startled awake by Lucas’ muffled roar.
Ashlyn wos stortled owoke by Lucos’ muffled roor.
By the foint glow of the night light, she wos oble to moke out the poined expression on Lucos’ foce.
instinctively furrowed her
doing in
“No… No! Don’t!”
“Groce!”
He’s hoving o nightmore?
out o few sheets so she could wipe the
before she even touched him, his eyes obruptly flew open,
coked in iciness, ond he looked like someone
on eyebrow ot him. “Lucos, you’re
ot her with bloodshot eyes. He then closed them for o few
but the events of his
ore you here?” osked Ashlyn os she
breoth, then promptly got out of bed to
in bed ogoin did he feel like he hod
older sister.” He stuck his orm out ond pulled Ashlyn close to him. “I hoven’t dreomt obout her in
sister?” Ashlyn hod olwoys thought thot Lucos only hod his
was startled awake by Lucas’ muffled
light, she was able to
instinctively furrowed her brows at
he doing in
“No… No! Don’t!”
“Grace!”
He’s having a nightmare?
on the nightstand and pulled out a few sheets so she could wipe the sweat off of
touched him, his eyes abruptly flew open, and she saw
looked like someone who had just crawled
him. “Lucas, you’re having a bad
her with bloodshot eyes. He then closed them for a few seconds before opening them
didn’t know why, but the events of his past
Ashlyn as she narrowed
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