The rest of the drive proceeded in silence, thick and suffocating. Each of them was buried in their own thoughts, the weight of what had just happened pressing down on them like an invisible force.
For Lucas, it felt unreal.
Like a prayer finally answered.
Like a dream he had long buried suddenly clawing its way back to life. A dream he had never truly believed would come through.
He had imagined this moment countless times—how it would happen, what the day would be like, what he would feel when he finally saw her again. But never… never like this. Nothing had prepared him for the fact that he would meet her in danger.
Adrian's gaze drifted between the woman in his arms and the man at the passenger, a few things didn't align but that would be handled later.
The car pulled up into Adrian's mansion and Maurice killed the engine. Adrian stepped down and with extra care he carried Stella back into the living room.
