Chapter 146

146 Reality 2

Mara

“What does he want?” Lucian asked, his voice quiet but cautious.

I hesitated, unsure how much to tell him. I hadn’t fully considered the consequences when I asked my father to come. Lucian had already begun making peace with the tragedy, and the last thing I wanted was to give him false hope-only to watch it fall apart again.

Yet if there was even the smallest chance, we owed it to ourselves to explore it. I silently hoped Lucian could withstand

the emotional strain.

“Mara?” Lucian’s voice was sharper now, pulling me from my tangled thoughts.