Chapter 5

When we got to the club rooftop, sure enough, Ava was sitting on a roughly 1.5-foot-high parapet.

She was so slender, her hair tousled by the wind.

Her legs dangled in the air, as if she might slip and fall at any moment.

Lucas stood not far from her, his face pale.

He reached out to Ava, his voice shaky with nerves and fear.

"Ava, don't scare me. Can you come over here, please?" Lucas pleaded.

Ava turned her head and glanced at him.

Then, when she caught sight of Ryan in the crowd, her eyes brimmed with tears.

She…