grounds as Selene wandered the campus, her eyes search
uly spoken with him. Selene hesitated at the door, her hand hov
ized by the rare sight of his unguarded face. Without his fierce expression, he looked almost peaceful. Her e
awn by an inexplicable urge to touch him. In a flash, Lucas's eyes sn
ng?" His voice wa
cheeks flaming. "I-I'm s
re inches apart, and Selene could see the internal struggl
rly," Selene managed, her he
," Lucas growled, releasing
raging within him – the primal desire warring against his iron control. Every fiber of hi
"But I wanted to give it anyway. And... I brough
er, more vulnerable. Selene held out the neatly wrapped bento boxes, a
said nothing. Then, almos
n haunting Lucas's dreams. It was a smile that soothed the restlessness
ht streaming through the dusty window caught in her hair, creating a halo effect that made her appear almost ethereal
id, offering him a
lied, his voice s
...............
struggling from the tigh
eteria, and she felt like a monk
ing and snickering. It was not har
ure you'll have fun," The man smi
rash sounded in t
ed, she only saw Lucas's back rushing toward
uc
hear screams around her. The mean girls were now frightened too and the gang of the beaten men went t
st that she could not keep
cas
out of control. There was nothi
nd vi
llar and gave him a heavy punch. Punch after punch no
y but with a sway of his hand and kic
ed with screams and the sound of broken glass, but Luca
tor. Now lying on the floor oozing with his own blood, a you
he approached him expressionlessly,
es relaxed and his clenched heart loosened. He felt soft a
The thirst and crave for violence and bloo
t entered his eyes were his hands covered in
more, as he saw a few bodies sprawled on
he people around him gave him t
rs at him, they stared at
This gave her a sigh of relief. Her heart was still beat
t like Lucas, it was l
d really kill the man and be in big trouble. So she braced herself
m and went to face him. She saw his blank and bewilde
ly they hea
Quick cal
It was Megan's group. They were staring horrifyingl
membered the peopl
heard gasps and screams
!" Someone from t
police!" Oth
ers and spouted disdainful
but her words were drowned by the bl
acked up and he
erything blankly when he fel
ot know how she pulled a large, tall yet dazed man out of
k in front of him, but he didn't why,
her fragrance attacked his nostrils mor
uld not explain, something that wak
arrived outside and at the back of the school. She bro
nds, there were no other injuries on
and aid your wound." Selene l
ed for a while, before obediently sittin
d it and shuffled inside. She took out her handkerchief, w
handkerchief and gentl
egg and with no blemishes. Her eyelashes were long, and her ros
he whispered wi
trouble be
d he was woken up from his tho
fault." He said w
her gaze and
t.." Her words trailed off as s
ot have to beat him o
new what she meant. He rememb
he almost ki
s as if he felt something burning inside him and he blanked. The next ti
sig
" He can't
. You must've been terrified." H
his repentance and melancholic
e said quietly and gratefully. Although she was truly frightened, a feelin
hing gaze. This made her cheeks warm, so she lower
y applied them. She did it in both h
g this, she can
be in trouble becaus
r words, they heard the
ice right now. Again, Lucas Smith, c
ucas looked
would." Lucas answe
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