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Chapter 484
Anderson’s heart clenched. Lucas was staring at him, and there was a look in his eyes that suggested he already
knew everything. Thus, Anderson found himself unable to utter even one word otherwise.
“So I guess it’s true.” Seeing Anderson’s reaction, Lucas was able to confirm his suspicion immediately.
With Ashlyn nestled carefully in his arms, he strode up the stairs then placed her gently on the large bed.
He gazed at her affectionately, then he lightly took hold of her hand that had donned a see-through glove.
His eyes fluttered when he laid eyes on the black mark in the center of her palm.
He moved his gaze upwards until it reached her upper arm. The black marks had already reached the topmost of
her arm, and her previously fair skin looked frighteningly black.
Lucas clenched his jaw tightly, and the pain he was feeling was visible in his eyes. He couldn’t even imagine what
kind of suffering Ashlyn was going through.
She’s been silently enduring all this while...
He carefully rolled her sleeve back down, then pulled her glove up properly.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLucas then went into the bathroom to take a quick, hot shower before lying down on the bed and pulling her into his
arms.
There was a natural, manly air about Lucas that was very alluring.
Thus Ashlyn was able to sleep very soundly in his arms. She felt both safe and warmed.
Lucas, on the other hand, found it hard to fall asleep. He didn’t even know what time it was before the darkness
finally claimed him.
Ashlyn was startled awake by Lucas’ muffled roar.
By the faint glow of the night light, she was able to make out the pained expression on Lucas’ face.
She instinctively furrowed her brows at the sight.
What’s he doing in my bed?
“No... No! Don’t!”
“Grace!”
He’s having a nightmare?
Ashlyn reached for the tissue box on the nightstand and pulled out a few sheets so she could wipe the sweat off of
the man’s forehead.
But before she even touched him, his eyes abruptly flew open, and she saw bloodlust in them.
His expression was caked in iciness, and he looked like someone who had just crawled out of hell.
Ashlyn raised an eyebrow at him. “Lucas, you’re having a bad dream.”
Lucas stared at her with bloodshot eyes. He then closed them for a few seconds before opening them again. “I’m
sorry. Did I scare you?”
He didn’t know why, but the events of his past had invaded his dreams.
“No. Why are you here?” asked Ashlyn as she narrowed her eyes at him.
Lucas took a deep breath, then promptly got out of bed to take a cold shower.
Only when he lay back down in bed again did he feel like he had gotten his emotions back under control.
“I dreamt about my older sister.” He stuck his arm out and pulled Ashlyn close to him. “I haven’t dreamt about her
in so many years.”
“You have another older sister?” Ashlyn had always thought that Lucas only had his two younger siblings — Blair
and Naomi.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Yes. One year, our family went on a hiking trip. Somehow, me and my sister got split up from everyone else, and
we were cornered by some human traffickers. It was actually a little girl who saved us. She was very strong and
very smart. Even at such a young age, she already knew how to make an explosive of some sort and used it to
knock the human traffickers unconscious. Then, she untied me and my sister. However, the explosive wasn’t that
strong, and the traffickers came to soon enough. They came after us, and my sister accidentally fell off a cliff
during the chase.”
Lucas’ voice was very heavy and raspy. Those were memories he never wanted to revisit.
Ashlyn tilted her head to face him. She never expected Lucas to share something like that with her.
After all, everyone had their deepest darkest secrets that they wouldn’t want anyone to know.
Moreover, she wasn’t someone who liked digging into other people’s private business.
But at that very moment, she wanted for him to continue. “What happened next? Did you find your sister?” she
asked.
“She died.” Lucas’ eyes darkened at the painful memory as he stared at the ceiling with hollow eyes. “The little girl
who saved told me to hide in a cave while she diverted the traffickers’ attention. She said she was very familiar with
the mountains, so she would be fine. I’ll never forget the moment when she turned around and flashed me a
reassuring smile. It was such an innocent and bright smile.”
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