[ Elera's POV ]
“ No “
Lucas looked at me with wide eyes, a heavy tension filling the air as we stared at eachother.
“ No? “ He asked slowly, his eyes slowly narrowing.
“ I am an adult now Lucas. I can make my own decisions. It's not like I'm in highschool anymore.” I said seriously, standing up from the bed and standing in front of him.
He laughed softly, shaking his head “ Elera. Just let me talk to him. I'm looking out for you.” he said back, looking up at Mark.
“ I don't need you looking out for me Lucas. I can do things on my own.” I snapped, looking at Mark. “ He's a nice guy. There's nothing to worry about with him.”
I watched him hesitate to speak before letting his emotions control his words. “ You told me Jungwoo was a nice guy. I didn't have a talk with him. Maybe your judgement isn't as good as you think.” he said lowly, taking a step back.
“ You both are living under my roof right now. Mark, get out here. As for you? This little date is over.” He walked over to the tv and shut it off, waiting for Mark to walk out of the bedroom before slamming the door shut behind himself.
I stood there, my eyes wide and on the door to my room.I couldn't help but have tears in my eyes at my brothers words. I felt hurt by him. I slowly sank to my bed, forcefully wiping the fallen tears from my eyes as I struggled to keep myself together.
I was strong. I had to keep remind myself that.
[ Lucas's POV ]
I sighed as we made it to the living room. I put my hands on my head and closed my eyes as paced back and forth in front of the couches.
“ That wasn't cool Lucas.” Mark said softly as he sat on the couch, his foot tapping anxiously on the wood floors. I shook my head.
“I know...I just couldn't stop myself from talking.” I muttered.
“ You really think I would be like Jungwoo?”
I looked over at him. He was sat up straight, his dark black hair somewhat of a mess on his head, his eyes intense and serious. “ Because I will do anything to convince you otherwise Lucas. I have no intention on hurting your sister. Ever.”
“ I know Mark. I know your a good guy. I just don't want her to rush into this right now. I know I told her the night everything went down that she shouldn't be afraid of rushing it. I thought she was going to need someone to help her. But seeing how well she's been doing by herself and how strong she's gotten, I'm afraid that a relationship isn't the right thing right now.” I explained, sitting in a chair to his left.
“ She's my little sister. I just don't want to see her get hurt again. She's everything to me and she deserves so much. I wish I could show her just how much she deserves. Sometimes she falls into these states where I just want to hug her. Reassure her. She needs a lot of care. She's fragile. But I know she’s her own person.”
He smiled gently at me “ Lucas, she cares about you a lot. Your really important to her. That's why your approval means so much to me. To both of us. She is amazing in my eye. She's beautiful, funny, smart. I want to treat her right. But I can't do that unless you allow me to. I'm not going to go against you. You're my best friend and that's your sister. “ He looked down at his hands which were folded together.
“ Jungwoo…” He whispered “ The way she looked when she was with him. There were feelings there. She was happy. I can't understand how anyone could just throw away seeing that smile. The anger I have when I think about that entire situation. I would of done so much more if she wasn't there. My top priority was making sure she was okay.” I could see the emotion in Mark's eyes. He was trying hard to make this conversation go in the right direction.
