I Am The Luna

Chapter 0231

“Baby, what is it?” she asks softly.

“Nothing, relax. Why are you so worried?” I ask, reaching up and brushing the wet locks of her hair back. She’s wearing the shirt I had discarded not long ago.

Her eyes flutter shut as I run my fingers down her neck. Her face is make–up–free,

and she looks breathtaking. She’s a beauty…

I caress her cheeks, admiring her dusting of freckles.

She opens her eyes, and they are glistening with tears.

“I don’t know… I’m scared.” She whispers, her voice shaky. “You’re scaring me.”

She looks into my eyes, and I wonder if deep down she knows…

“I don’t mean to,” I reply quietly, clenching my jaw as I try to push away my emotions

that are threatening to drown me.

“We’re going to get through this, all of this. Together. We are going to find Gerard, and we are going to defeat the Sable. Together,” she reassures me, but I wonder if

she’s reassuring herself as well.

Together…

“Promise me,” she whispers, an underlying urgency in her tone.

I cup her face, unable to reply to her.

How many more lies will I tell her? How many promises will I break? Our hearts are thumping violently before I claim her lips in a deep, passionate kiss, sending rivets

of pleasure through us.”

One fuelled by a thousand emotions that are stronger than the most powerful of

storms.

kissing me back with equal intensity as

I’m sorry.

back of her neck as I kiss her harder, never wanting to let her go.

You deserved better.

lip, cherishing the taste of her lips, the sweetness of

mouth.

and

love for you will

around her, and she grips onto me equally hard. Our bodies are moulded together as if

but destiny has its own

are the fucking rhythm that my heart beats

back of her neck and hair as I kiss

I know

is it… our final goodbye….

for air

rest… it’s going to be a long day tomorrow.” I say quietly, brushing

her

to go

few things that I want

words somehow comforting

sounds like a

get to your dad’s pack. Trust nothing and

no one.”

So, are you leaving really early? I’m going to head out early,

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down beside one another. I slip my arm under her head, and

I’ll cover more

put more distance between

something tomorrow night, even if it’s just a barbeque in the garden. The children will enjoy

“Sounds good.”

my arms around her tightly, burying my head into

tenderly.