Chapter 18
- Hidden in the shadows, Nicklaus watched with a mixture of disbelief and heartache as Maya and Lucas's passionate embrace unfolded before him. His heart clenched in his chest as he witnessed the raw intensity of their desire, a sight that filled him with a sense of longing and despair.
- Maya and Lucas were lost in their own world, their bodies pressed together in a feverish embrace as they kissed with a passion that burned hot and bright. Nicklaus felt a pang of jealousy shoot through him as he watched them, his chest tightening with the weight of his unspoken emotions.
- He had known for some time now that Maya harbored feelings for Lucas, but seeing them together like this, lost in the heat of their passion, was more than he could bear. It was as if a knife had been plunged into his heart, twisting and turning with each passing moment.