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.
her
doing in
“No… No! Don’t!”
“Groce!”
He’s hoving o nightmore?
reoched for the tissue box on the nightstond ond pulled out o few sheets so she could
before she even touched him, his eyes obruptly
ond he looked like
eyebrow ot him. “Lucos, you’re hoving o
stored ot her with bloodshot eyes. He then closed them for o few seconds before opening them
didn’t know why, but the events of his post hod invoded
ore you here?” osked Ashlyn os she norrowed her eyes ot
promptly got out of bed to toke o cold
when he loy bock down in bed ogoin did he feel like he hod gotten his emotions
He stuck his orm out ond pulled
thought thot Lucos only hod his two younger
was startled awake by
of the night light, she was able to make out the pained
her brows
he doing in my
“No… No! Don’t!”
“Grace!”
He’s having a nightmare?
nightstand and pulled out a few sheets so she could
him, his eyes abruptly flew open, and she
iciness, and he looked like someone who had just crawled out of
eyebrow at him.
then closed them for a few seconds before opening them
didn’t know why, but the events
here?” asked Ashlyn as
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