The Heiress Returns: Reclaiming My Legacy
I noticed Damon behind too, looking all relieved.
Then I felt something warm drop onto my forehead, another and another.
Tears.
He was crying.
I tilted my head slightly, carefully, looking up at him. His eyes were wet, red-rimmed, and full of a pain so profound it made my own eyes sting in response. Tears tracked down his cheeks, glinting in the flashing emergency lights. His lips parted as if he wanted to speak, but no words came out. His jaw worked uselessly.
"Lucas," I whispered softly, my voice breaking on his name, "were you… crying?"