Scarlett (Second Edition) by Karima Saad Usman novel Chapter 169

hapter 169

Lucian’s POV

I made y to Scarlett’s room, feeling the weight of “very step. I knocked on the door, ory heart prandify as I waited for her response

Lucian?” Her voice came through, cold and indifferent, piercing me even from fre other side of the door.

struggling to keep my tone steady. “I just want to speak with you, that’s all.”

your system?” she replied flatly. She must have smelled it on me, the faint sting of whiskey I’d tried to bury with resolve

ett,” I pleaded, my voice soft. I promise I won’t do anything stupid.”

llowed, long enough for me to wonder if she would refuse. But then, her voice came, low and resigned. “Come in.”

ed the door and entered, forcing myself to stay calm as Tiger rose within me, wanting to reach out to her She stood there, eyes like green fire, the of her wolf just beneath the surface.

he was wrapped in a silk robe-one I recognized as a gift from Keith. The sight of it stung. I wanted to tear it off her, replace it with something that bo my mark, our mark, but I knew I had no right. That claim had been lost, shattered by my own doing. I doubted she’d even touched anything we’d gren h since she returned.

“What do you want?” she asked again, her voice sharper, impatient.

I took a deep breath, meeting her gaze.

“Scarlett, I know you hate us,” I began, my words slow and deliberate. “Me most of all. And I know you’re only here for Garland to help us with that. I past want you to know how much that means to me, that despite everything, you’re still willing to do that.”

She folded her arms, her expression unreadable, but I could feel her wolf and her magic simmering just beneath the surface, waiting.

“You may not believe this,” I continued, my voice unsteady, “and I don’t expect you to. But every promise I made to you was true. I was weak and foolish took what we had for granted. I thought… I thought I’d always have time to fix it, to make things right. I didn’t see how much I was breaking you until it was too late.” My throat tightened as I spoke, but I pushed on. “I was wrong, Scarlett, and that’s a scar I’ll carry for the rest of my life.”

I saw her lips part, and I knew she was about to say something, but I wasn’t finished. I had to say it all before I lost the courage, before her words sliced through the thin layer of resolve I had left.

“Please, just hear me out,” I said quickly, holding up a hand to stop her. “I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness. I know it’s not even fair to ask for it. But I need you to know that I see it now, every mistake, every selfish act. And if there’s even a small part of you that can remember what we had, then maybe…. maybe there’s hope that I can earn

of your trust back.”

Her expression did

I was, hoping fo

“You w

bein

felt the heavy weight of reality. I might have already lost her completely, and yet, bre

alized too late. “We should have checked on you, made sure our orders were trial. That was our mistake, my mistake, and I will live with it.” I felt tears

no matter how much it hurt to admit.

your name, by focusing on tracking down Olsen. We were so caught up in our mission that we failed to tee

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