Eva took a long look at herself. She knew it would be impossible to hide all of this from Lucas. Just keeping her distance was taking all the strength she had.
She must not let herself show weakness under her stiff expression. Surely he would immediately comfort her and make her fall even deeper in love with him.
Any expression was better than the weakness that caused her to long to be in his arms.
They both were truly hopeless. Lucas always held back his true feelings, and Eva could not allow herself to admit she had them either. What a pair they made.
'He should really give up on a useless human girl like me.'
A deep cut tore into her fragile heart with every thought. How could she ever think she could be his equal?
It was a dream she had that she had convinced herself she could fulfill. If only she could abandon her wish to be an adventurer…
