Serenity said nothing, but her silence was a louder answer than anything else.

Lucas sighed, barely hiding the flush of pain in his face. "Well, yeah. I don't know you as well as he does. I never understood you." There was anguish in his voice.

Had Lucas known Serenity better, he would have recognized her earlier. He would not have listened to the wrong person and refused to help her when she needed help the most.

Lucas never understood her, and he had already lost the chance to get to know her better.

"Lucas, don't let the obsession consume you anymore. It's time to get over it and find a new beginning. I'm sure you'll meet a woman worthy of your love," Serenity said.

"But that woman can't be you, right?" he rasped.

"Yes. It can't be me, and it shouldn't be," Serenity said. "You should get over me and make things easy for me. I don't want Jack to get the wrong idea."

Letting go was not easy! Lucas was reluctant, but he could see the radiant happiness in her eyes. All he could