Chapter 25

KARLIAH POV

Lucas stared at me with a heartbroken expression, as if I had stabbed him in the heart or something.

Our eyes locked in a frenzy.

"I'll be leaving tomorrow morning."

He tried to reach out to me, but I backed away from him.

"Don't…" I warned sternly.

Things were already complicated between us, and the last thing I wanted to do was make things worse.

"Karliah, goddammit, I can't do this anymore!"

He looked frustrated and broken, and it was all because of me.

"I can't pretend like I don't feel anything romantic for you. I don't think I can be your friend anymore."

"Lucas, what are you saying?"

"Amelia was right, Karliah. I've always been clueless ever since day one."

I could feel my heart pounding in my chest.

"Karliah, I fell in love with you."

"It has always been you," he said in a low voice.

For a moment, I remained silent.

"Lucas, I don't know what to say."

He nodded quietly.