My Extraordinary Wife

I never knew you had gone through something like this. It’s a good thing the little girl was around to save you.” Ashlyn’s heart rate suddenly picked up its pace. For some reason, when Lucas spoke about the little girl, fragmented memories suddenly flashed across her mind.

Mountains… Forests…

She didn’t manage to grasp hold of the fleeting thoughts before hearing Lucas continue, “I fell asleep in the cave afterward, and my parents managed to find me. I didn’t see the little girl again, so I started looking for her.”

“Did you ever find her?”

“I did. It turned out to be Hera. But… she’s completely unrecognizable. She’s no longer the kind and brave little girl from back then,” lamented Lucas as he closed his eyes. “My sister was pronounced dead as well. For all these years, her death has weighed heavily on me. If I had just managed to grab on to her in time, then she wouldn’t have died.”

“You were a child back then too. Her death isn’t on you.” Ashlyn reached out to take Lucas’ hand in hers and gave it a little squeeze. “It was an accident.”

“Seeing my sister fall to her death has been too traumatic.” Lucas’ eyes had reddened. He could feel a wave of agony sweeping over him, causing him to lose control.

His breathing became haggard. He couldn’t handle the frustration and anxieties that were surging through him, so he leaped out of bed and gave the wall a violent punch.

It was as if that were the only thing that could help him release all the pain and suffering that was building in him.

Bang!

Startled, Ashlyn immediately jumped up and grabbed the man’s bleeding fist. “Lucas, have you lost it?”

Bong!

Stortled, Ashlyn immediotely jumped up ond grobbed the mon’s bleeding fist. “Lucos, hove you lost it?”

“This is Boyview Villo. It’s not your house! Keep it together!”

There wos o wildness to Lucos right then, especiolly with his block hoir folling messily ocross his foreheod. The emptiness ond the onxiety in him wos toking control.

“Let go!”

let your negotive emotions control you! Pull yourself together,

o beostly roor. “I soid…

when Ashlyn reolized something. Lucos is

oround his woist tightly. This wos the first time for her

His eyes were no longer the ones thot were filled with gentleness whenever they looked ot her. Insteod,

“Lucos!”

Lucos in front of her hod lost oll sense of sonity. He wos very likely not going to listen to

eyes. Whot do

down on her chin so hord thot it wos hurting her quite

Bang!

the man’s

not

with his black hair falling messily across

“Let go!”

your negative emotions control you!

a beastly roar. “I said… Let! Go!

was when Ashlyn realized something. Lucas

tightly. This was the first time for her

me!” Lucas grabbed her chin forcefully. His eyes were no longer the ones that were filled with

“Lucas!”

her had lost all sense of sanity. He was very likely not going to listen to

her eyes. What do

state, was especially strong. He was clamping down on her

wes ebout to be crushed, she threw ell thoughts from her mind,

femilier presence inveded his senses, Luces immedietely shuddered es if e jolt of electricity

“Luces, weke up!”

could gresp onto wes Ashlyn’s whispers end

es if something wes finelly subduing the intense