Lucas had no doubt Helen could erase his love for her, but he also knew he'd only fall in love with her again the next he laid eyes on her. There was no "moving on" for him. No matter what else Lucas did in his life, his love for Helen would always define him. He was the Lover.

And in case I forget everything, including to come back, I want you to know that I still love you.""I still love you too." A smile tugged at his lips.

She didn't need to be able to see through his chest to know how much he loved her. He was constantly proving it by how much of her crap he was willing to take.

Didn't I tell you I love you?""Yes.""I meant all of you. Even the weird bits.

We've been over this a dozen times. Nothing's ever going to change the way I feel about you.

Had enough?" he asked, smiling at Helen's brazen admiration of his looks."Not yet," she said, a matching smile breaking across her face."Good.

But how could anyone be grateful for what they have if they didn’t know what it was like not to have what they need?

She had power over the most magnificent forces on Earth, but she still didn’t feel like she had power over the most important thing of all—her own heart.

Am I hurting you?" he asked, his voice breaking and his eyes vulnerable."The only time you ever hurt me is when you leave me," she replied, wrapping herself around him. "Don't ever leave me again.