ELENA'S POV

The signs were before my very own eyes. I didn't know if it was Ria's words the other night or mere intuitions, but Raymond had a different kind of air around him these past few days.

It was the kind Lucas warned me to look out for when he first arrived. A mysterious and dangerous kind. Maybe he had perfectly tucked it in before, but I could perceive the desperation whenever we were together.

It was dreadful and suffocating.

Plus the constant calls and messages that made him clench his fists on the wheel, his often distanced looks, random apologies and jumpy expressions at the sight of me....