Chapter 353

As we walked away, Lucas deliberately put his arm around my shoulders. I could feel Ethan's intense gaze following us until we

disappeared from sight.

Behind us, I heard Ethan's broken whisper to our daughter: "Lily, tell Daddy what you want in your dreams. As long as it's what

you want, Daddy will fulfill it for you."

"I only ask that you come to see Daddy in a dream, even if it's just once!"

His pain meant nothing to me now. It was two years too late.

Lucas drove me back to my cottage in Maple Grove. The encounter with Ethan

had left me emotionally drained, and Lucas was

considerate enough not to press me about his proposal again.

When we arrived, I didn't immediately get out of the car. I looked at Lucas, struggling to find the right words.

He was everything Ethan wasn't-kind, considerate, patient. But the scars from my first mating ran too deep. Loving Ethan had

cost me everything, including my precious daughter. The thought of risking my heart again terrified me.

"Olivia, don't feel pressured," Lucas said softly. "I was too impatient. As long as you're willing to consider me, I'm willing to wait

as it

His kindness

rest early. Don't think too much," he said, leaning over

out. Lucas walked me to

was safely inside before

because Lily's revenge remained unfulfilled? Or had Ethan's betrayal

Assuming Lucas had returned,

my

I immediately tried to

way inside, closing the door behind him with one hand while the other hooked around my waist. He pressed me against the

did Lucas Blackwood propose to you?" he asked, his voice

at him, struggling against his hold. "Ethan Stone, let

my strength, not holding back. I'd stopped restraining myself around him after Lily died. Every blow carried my grief

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he persisted, his eyes

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hitting him harder. “Ethan Stone, can't you understand common tongue? I told you to let

hear me, let go!"

Did

the door

of blood filled the air-I'd

his wounds from

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