LUCAS’ POV

Time seemed to slow down for me in the last few days, as Elena and I had not spoken for days.

It was new viewing her professionally as she did everything without having me to tell her first.

Despite the outrageous requests I intentionally made, they never triggered a banter out of her, which was the most unusual. It got me unsettled about what she would be thinking.

My eyes never missed an inch of Ray's movement as his intentions for Elena remained unclear. Well, crystal clear or not, he was not to be trusted.

I had just concluded things with my private investigator, brooding in thoughts on...