His words caught me off guard, and my mind spun in disbelief. What was he talking about? Could that possibly be true? My heart raced as I tried to process what he was saying. No, that couldn’t be right. Adam wasn’t like that. He wasn’t the kind of person to do something out of jealousy or competition. But Lucas said it with such conviction that it left me reeling, unsure of what to believe anymore.
"Please, Elsa," Lucas begged, his voice cracking with desperation. "I’m begging you, just forget about him, even for a moment. Let me show you how much I love you. I know you can still feel it—the connection we had, it’s still there. If you let go of him, I know you could love me. I know it."
The hope in his voice was crushing. I wanted so badly to ease his pain, to take away the desperation
