Chapter 114. He Will Never Be Mine
Lucky
"Nooo!" Sydney dropped to her knees in front of me.
I didn't need to explain.
She fully understood just from my reaction. Arms wrapping around my shoulders, she held tight. Her voice quivered, "I'm so sorry, Luca."
We sat on the floor for several minutes while I composed myself. Sydney was silent...just there with me.
Kneeling for so long caused my legs to feel numb. I shifted position so that I was sitting on my butt with my back against the couch, my elbow resting on my bent knee. My head felt heavy, and I struggled to keep it up, finally just dropping it back on the couch behind me with my eyes closed.
Sydney's voice came soft, "I want you to keep it."
Lifting my head to look at her, I found she was also still sitting on the floor across from me. Her eyes glistened with emotion.
I looked down at my still tightly clenched fist and opened it to reveal the tiny gold treasure. I was desperate to keep the little locket, but I didn'
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