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Lucas’s POV

I saw the look of pure shock cross her features as she gazed into my eyes. Trying to understand what I meant by my last sentence; even though it couldn’t get more clear than that.

Just like I was expecting. She’s trying to avoid me because she thinks I was just playing around with her, entertaining myself while she was here.

It hurt me more than it should have. She truly doesn’t have the slightest clue that I started having feelings for her.

I mean it was pretty crazy to begin with, falling in love with her so fucking fast. But it fucking happened. Beyond any rationalization, it happened. She rooted herself inside my heart from the get go, and there was no removing her from that spot. Not unless it stops beating altogether.

“You’re crazy. There could never be anything like that. Stop playing games, Lucas. Especially this one” she whispered fiercely before leaving me standing there, baffled by her words.

Did she really not feel that pull I felt when our lips touched? Did sh