Chapter 21

Lucas's POV

I stayed perfectly still, frozen in place, actively waiting for that familiar rush—the old excitement, the stupid butterflies that used to explode in my stomach at her touch.

But nothing came. No spark, no pull, just a dead, hollow emptiness echoing in my chest.

Before I'd even stepped into this weekend get-together, a paranoid part of me had imagined this scenario.

I’d pictured seei