Lucas
"Do you understand what you're feeling right now?" I asked her softly, my voice steady despite the storm of emotions brewing inside me.
Elaine nodded, her expression hesitant but resolute. “I’ve known you were my potential mate since last year,” she admitted, her voice trembling slightly. “But I just couldn’t approach you. Look at me.” She gestured to herself, a bitter smile playing on her lips.
“I have nothing to offer. My background is... messy. A criminal brother, a father killed for his principles, and me—a lone wolf with no place in the world. I believed you’d reject me. It’s what I prepared for. If that’s why you’ve found me now, then just... do it. Reject me. I’ll understand. I’ve made peace with it.”
Her words hit me like a blow, and I could see the truth in her eyes. Th
