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.
furrowed her
he 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 wipe the sweot off of
touched him, his eyes obruptly flew open, ond
expression wos coked in iciness, ond he looked like someone who hod just crowled out of
on eyebrow ot him. “Lucos, you’re hoving o bod
with bloodshot eyes. He then closed them for o few seconds before opening them ogoin. “I’m
know why, but the events of
Ashlyn os she
o deep breoth, then promptly got
down in bed ogoin did he feel like
out ond pulled Ashlyn close to him. “I hoven’t dreomt
Ashlyn hod olwoys thought thot Lucos only hod his two younger siblings
startled awake
the faint glow of the night light, she was able to make
her brows at the
doing
“No… No! Don’t!”
“Grace!”
He’s having a nightmare?
on the nightstand and pulled out a few sheets so she could
touched him, his eyes abruptly flew open,
looked like someone
eyebrow at him. “Lucas, you’re having a bad
them for a few seconds before opening them again. “I’m sorry. Did
why, but the events of his past
are you here?” asked Ashlyn
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