Her voice dropping to a low, hungry growl.
I just need you. You're mine, Lucian.
I love you."
For a while, Lucian couldn't say anything. His face remained neutral — all these emotions, this confession... everything was new to him.
Then, slowly, a deep crimson flush began to crawl up his neck and across his cheeks.
A girl?
He remembered clearly how much of a geek he was in his past life, and in this life too, after eight years of being treated like trash nobody, now not just one but two girls — and not just anyone, but the main heroines of the story — had fallen for him within a month.
Processing all of this was too much for him all at once. Still, he remained calm and realized he couldn't show immaturity at such a sensitive moment.
He took a long breath, and after thinking for a few seconds, his lips slowly tried to form words.
"Elira..."
"Mmm?"
