Chapter 106

LUCAS’S POV The ride down to the restaurant had been quiet. Elora sat beside me, lost in thought, her eyes fixed out the window as the city lights glittered by. I could tell she was trying to keep herself composed, but her silence always spoke louder than words. Tonight, all I wanted was to take her mind off her worries. So I thought why not treat her to a good dinner in a nice restaurant. I mean, women love good food, right? Just a little something to remind her that not everything in her life had to be all chaos. As soon as we pulled into the restaurant, I turned off the engine, stepped out, and circled around to her side to open her door. I offered her my hand and she placed her palm in mine. And for a moment, she looked up at me as though she wanted to say something but swallowed it back. We walked towards the glass door of the restaurant, just as I was about to exhale in relief that the night was going smoothly, fate decided to mock me. The last people I wanted her to see happened