LUCIUS'S POV~
The door shuts right behind me as Viana walks away. I don't think she will deny my offer. I am saving her ass afterall. When I opened the door this morning for her to enter, I felt something different. A weird but soothing feeling. Her ravishing red hair left open. Her hands puckered in a fist showcasing her rising tension. She was kinda startled when I opened the door but as soon as our eyes met, my heart.... throbbed. I could hear my heart beat which makes me wonder, did she hear it too? her eyes are magestic and deeper than you think.
When she walked past me, the enticing scent of her lavender perfume drew me in irresistibly. Why do I get pulled towards a low life human like her? Why? I know, she resembles her. I know they do look alike but Viana is not her. She cannot be her. She is just a mere human being and that's all I need to prove to my dear mother.
"What you thinking about?" Zaphyra has the audacity to prop her feet up on the table.
"Nothing that concerns you" I scowl at her "put your feet down"
Zaphyra is not someone who believes in 'breach of etiquett'. She hates such norms and therefore, there is no breach.
"Fine" she rolls her eyes as puts her feet down. I am so sure that she is cursing me in her mind. A smile appears on my face as I turn around and progress towards my room, Zaphyra calls me out. "What is wrong with you though?"
"You need to know everything" I am trying to hold myself back but she just cannot stop pissing me off.
"I know everything" her gaze intensifies. I am standing completely clueless though as far as I know her, she is trying to figure out what's wrong with me. I can't bring myself to meet her gaze as she relentlessly narrates the saga of my heart. "You have feelings for her. Attraction, care, maybe even love," she exclaims, leaping off the couch, her excitement slicing through my thoughts like a knife. "You're scared. Terrified of losing her all over again." Her words, each one a sharp arrow, leave me mute, my eyes drifting aimlessly while my mind is ensnared by her declarations. From the corner of my vision, I catch the triumphant curve of her lips, a victorious smile that only deepens my unease.
"I've had enough," I muttered, my voice edged with irritation. "Stop dredging up the past."
"I understand your discomfort, but we can't ignore the possibility..." Zaphyra's words trailed off, a rare uncertainty in her tone.
"Viana is nothing like her," I asserted, my voice growing firmer, though tears welled up, threatening to betray my facade of strength. "Elara is gone, and that's where it ends." The weight of loss hung heavy in the air, the memory of Elara a specter haunting our present.
"i am sorry" Zaphyra says with an apologetic tone. "I shouldn't have crossed the line" . i don't have a reply. What can I possibly say? What or in which way should I explain my current state of mind without looking pathetic? My impending doom of love and wrath for over two lives. It's a loop. Something that will never end.
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Endless Enchantment: Secret Of Shadowvale
RomanceAfter awakening from a month-long coma following a car accident near Shadowvale Valley, Viana is drawn to the captivating Lucius Thornhart, as her husband remains mysteriously missing. As they delve deeper into the enigmatic circumstances, they unco...