"My first love, my last love"

rly to prepare an impromptu breakfast, hoping to prolong the sweet complicity of their previous evening. But upon entering

she asked, her gaze dra

e large reddish gash that streaked his ches

ed, approaching him. "

placed a light hand on his arm to stop

ed by his own clumsiness. "It

looks like anyt

rry was eating away at her. Lucas sighed, run

, Lila. It'

easily. " Nothing ? Lucas, it looks like you got into a fight

g his usually warm eyes. "All you need to

a step back. A palpable tension settled between them, heavy and

to be abrupt. But really, it's no

was wrong. It wasn't the first time he'd dodged a quest

riends, Lucas seemed to have regained his usual nonchalance. H

d drinking. Lila tried to relax, a glass of wine in hand, but her attention kept returning to Lucas. He was there, a few meters away, c

? » asked Emilie, a close

before nodding. "Ye

with a smirk. She followed Lila's gaze and

nowing how to express what she felt. "It

always been a bit... mysterious. But pleas

y discreetly onto the balcony, his phone in hand. She joined him a few minut

uiet tonight,"

ly surprised. "Lila, I

know when something is both

ht smile on his lips. " Not

ned, interrupting their conversation. An unknown man, dres

ou," he said, holding

osing. Lila, perplexed, watched him slip the envelope int

» she asked onc

" he replied dryly

n. "Lucas, stop. I know somethi

r, his gaze becoming strangely tender. "

y walked back inside, she couldn't help but wonder what was in that black envelope and