[LENA]
"Luca, do you love me? If so, will you run away with me?"
My question hung in the air.
I kept my gaze on Luca, studying his face for the subtlest changes in his expression. His lips slightly turned down, and the corner of his jaw grew more defined for a second as he clenched his teeth once. His thick dark brows pushed together tensely, and his eyes quivered as he struggled with the doubt and helplessness in their depths.
He let out a heavy exhale.
My stomach shuddered uneasily. I looked away.
Luca suddenly drew me into his embrace until I was sitting on his lap. He pressed my head against his chest as his arms fully enveloped me, crushing me to his body in a tight hug. Like a little boy holding on to his favorite stuffed animal to comfort himself after waking up from a nightmare.
