(Lucian's POV)

The car slipped out of my control as the truck bashed into us. Only one thing came to my mind: Eleanor. My eyes drifted to her slender figure pressed into the car seat.

Her hands gripped the seatbelt tightly, her amber eyes widened with fear before squeezing shut in anticipation of the impact.

My heart thumped loudly as fear gripped me. I wasn't about to lose her again, not now that I was barely getting her to trust me.

“Stay with me, Len,” my voice broke. And for the first time in a long while, I was scared and uncertain of the outcome.

The impact drove us off...