Lucian's POV
Aria's eyes were searching mine,she looked worried and scared.
"Don't do that with me Lucian.Tell me exactly what you did"
I felt the weight of those words settle on my chest. She deserved the truth,every ugly piece of it but I wasn't going to tell her now. With her still hooked to monitors and fighting to breathe without pain,I couldn't lay such a heavy burden on her.
I pulled my seat closer to her"Everything's okay," I said, brushing a strand of hair from her forehead. "You have nothing to worry about, I promise."
Her brows drew together. "Lucian—"
"Shh." I pressed my finger gently to her lips. "Rest and just focus on getting strong enough to leave this place tomorrow. I'll just hurriedly go to work and be back soon okay?"
She stared at my face for another long second. I held her gaze, letting her see the calm I forced onto my features even though inside my pulse was hammering like war drums.
Finally, she exhaled, "Okay,but make sure you come back tonight."
