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.

against my lips, kissing me back with equal intensity as her eyes

I’m sorry.

neck as I kiss her harder,

You deserved better.

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

mouth.

and I always

you will never

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

destiny has

that my heart

the back of her neck and hair as I kiss her like it’s for the

I

our final goodbye….

gasps for air

it’s going to be a long day tomorrow.” I say

over her plump lips.

“I need to go to Dad’s

nod, “And I plan to leave extremely early. There are a few things that I want to check with

slightly, my words somehow comforting

sounds like a plan.”

when you get to your

no one.”

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

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

I’ll cover more

distance between

be a manic day, but let’s do something tomorrow night, even if it’s

“Sounds good.”

wrap my arms around her tightly, burying my head into her neck. Kissing

tenderly.