Chapter 50: Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Lily

Lukas hesitantly let her go as she pulled away. He would have rathered held onto her forever, she knew. He held the door open for her and followed her out of the room. She stopped in front of his father to hug him. He patted her back.

“Are you okay, sweetie?”

She nodded, glancing shyly over her shoulder at him. “I’m sad, but I trust him.”

He looked behind her, “is everything settled then?

“For now,” Lukas said, making Lily whimper at the frustration in his voice.

She turned back towards him. “Lukas, I’m-”

He shook his head. “Don’t be, Lils. I understand.”

He hesitantly held out his hand to her. “Let’s go eat.”

She eyed it, nervously before turning back to face the hallway and he hated himself for frightening her.

“Are you going to eat?,” she asked his father.

“Yes. You guys want to join me?”

Lily nodded. He began to walk down the hall with Lily by his side and Lukas fell into step beside them. Lily watched him out of the corner of her eye for a minute. He put his hands in his pockets and walked with his head down. She could feel his despair and it tore at her heart. She moved closer to him as they walked, before sliding her hand into his pocket to take his hand. Her thumb moved over the back of his hand and he squeezed her hand.

He took their joined hands out of his pocket. She leaned her head against his arm. He breathed out. Lily turned her head to say something to her father and flushed when he was looking at them with a huge smile on his face. She paused outside of the hall door. Her father strolled right in while Lukas stopped next to her. He stepped in front of her and tilted her chin up.

“What’s wrong, Lils?”

She gripped his wrist. “Everyone is going to hate me.”

“No. They don’t have to know. It’s none of their business.”

She closed her eyes. “Lukas-”

“Lily, I won’t let them.”

*They’re going to know.”

He tucked her hair behind her ear. “Trust me will you?”

She sighed, but nodded. “Alright.”

He opened the door and followed her inside. Lukas let go of her hand to put his arm over her shoulder and pull her closer to his side, doing his best to shield her. He led her to the front most table and sat beside her. A servant placed platters in front of them. Lily immediately cut into her steak and groaned. Lukas glanced at it and picked it up to blow on it, cooking the meat to her liking. She smiled up at him.

“Thank you.”

He looked into her er

reyes. “My pleasure.”

“So, if nobody is going to ask, I’ll do it,” Kalani said, “What in the actual hell is going on?”

“Well, that’s none of your”

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“It’s okay, Lukas, you can tell them

“Are you sure?” She nodded. He took a bite of his food and slowly chewed it. “I have brought it up to Lily that I thought I should stay away from her until she is ready to be by my side. I think it would be better for her healing if I wasn’t here to impede her progress.”

Sasha narrowed her eyes. “Lukas, what exactly are you saying?”

“I’m saying that Lily has agreed to give me tonight and then I will leave for I don’t know how long.”

“Are you sure this is what you want to do? There’s got to be another-”

“He said it was,” their father snapped.

Sasha narrowed her eyes. “With all due respect-

“No, it’s not, but it’s what Lily needs right now.” He looked into Lily’s eyes. “I love her and I just want her to be okay.” He sighed. “Even if it’s not with me right now.”

She leaned into him, putting her forehead on his. “Lukas…” She sighed. “I love you, too.”

He put his fingertips on her cheek. “That’s all I want.” He pulled away to glare at his sisters and their mates. “And I don’t want anybody to pressure her. She’ll be ready in her own time.”

“What if she is never ready?”

She whimpered by his side and he took her hand, lifting it to his mouth to press a kiss over her knuckles. “Then I will be waiting forever.”

A tear trickled out of her eye and he wiped it away. She never wanted to make him feel this way. All she intended to do was to let him know what she needed. She hadn’t realized it would hurt him so much. Her chest constricted and she started struggling to breathe. He cupped her face.

“Breathe, baby. It’s okay. Close your eyes and count to ten. That’s good. Now, breathe.”

She did as he asked and the panic faded. His thumb stroked her check.

“Do you feel better now?” She nodded. “Good. Eat and we will go to bed.”

She nodded and started eating. He shot an angry glare at Kalani when she opened her mouth to speak. She promptly shut it as they ate. Dinner at the castle had never been so quiet. Their father got up and moved to sit in front of them. Lukas and him began to talk about the kingdom and Lily zoned out. Lukas put his hand on her thigh and gave her a little squeeze. She jumped and her silverware went flying onto the floor. She bent to retrieve it as Lukas removed his hand from her thigh. He continued to chatter and she took a moment to take a deep breath.

When she sat back up, she was stunned to see his hand covering the corner of the table in front of her. She sat up and he moved his hand. She glanced at him and he was completely focused on the conversation he was having with his father. She smiled softly to herself. He really was a good man. She hoped that she could work through all her issues fast, so she could finally be with him. As soon as she put her fork down after she finished eating, he stood up and excused himself from the conversation. He held out his hand and she took it. He pulled her to her feet and quickly whisked her out of the room. He put her hand on his arm.

“Where to, love?”

“To the room?”

“Which room?”

“Yours?”

He led her upstairs and stopped outside of his door. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

He pushed the door open and waited for her to enter. She swallowed and rushed inside, before she could lose her nerve. She sat on the edge of the bed with her head down. Her anxiety rose rapidly.

“Lily, we don’t have to do this. I can take you back to your room and leave now. If you are not comfortable I-”

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She looked up at him with tears in her eyes. “I want to. This whole thing isn’t fair to you.”

He shut the door and leaned back against it.

“What happened to you wasn’t fair, Lilianna. Staying away from you is nothing compared to that. I will do as you wish. I don’t want to, but I will. If you need me to go now, I will.”

She bit her lip, before standing up and walking back over to him. She leaned against his chest. “Stay?”

He wrapped his arms around her and laid his cheek on the top of her head. “I’m not going anywhere tonight I promise.”

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Beverly Jones

Such a sweet love

chika brooke

Oh !, this is going to be hard for these 2 but they truly needed this especially Lily to come to terms with all that happened to her heal from it and be a better person for herself, Lucas and their baby……my not yet mate

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