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

long as it

couldn't continue. His kindness only made me

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

the car door and got out.

was safely inside

my thoughts in chaos. Was I hesitating because Lily's revenge remained unfulfilled? Or had Ethan's betrayal damaged me so

thoughts. Assuming Lucas

my

eyes intense. I immediately tried to

him with one hand while the other hooked around my waist. He pressed me against the door, trapping

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

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

I'd stopped restraining myself around him after Lily died. Every blow carried my grief and rage, but he barely

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agree to him?" he persisted, his eyes never leaving my

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Stone, can't you understand

hear me, let go!"

me. Did you agree

fighting, leaning against the door

scent of blood

his wounds from our previous

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