Lukas scoffed, running his tongue along the inside of his cheek when another figure caught the corner of his eye.
He shifted his gaze and saw someone approaching Tinie.
Nikki.
His brows furrowed as he watched her stop Tinie before he could get into the car. The two exchanged a few words.
"Nikki," he whispered. "Don't tell me you're involved in this too."
Lukas clenched his fist, his jaw tightening as he swallowed the lump in his throat.
His chest tightened—not because Nikki was talking to another man, but because ever since Lucian collapsed, everything she had done had gone against everything they believed in.
And now...
With Tinie on Lukas's radar...
There she was.
"Why..." he whispered, his eyes glinting. "Why do you make it so hard for me to protect you?"
At the same time, Nikki folded her arms as she stood in front of Tinie.
"Care to give me a ride?" she asked with a smile, tilting her head. "My mechanic is still working on my car."
