I Am The Luna

Chapter 0388

VALERIE.

My heart races, the phone almost slipping from my hold as his words ring in my mind.

Zade turns, carrying me over to the chest of drawers and places me on top of it, still holding me tightly as he takes his own phone out and types something in on the web browser.

“I’m coming there,” Atticus adds firmly.

I’m about to stop him when I hesitate. “Fine… umm, I’ll text you the address because I’ve moved out of the apartment complex,” I say, looking at Zade who

nods.

“Ok, why?”

“I’ll talk to you in person,” I answer slowly.

“Alright, just stay safe, Valerie. Maybe you moving wasn’t a good idea.” Atticus replies quietly.

“I’m not a kid, Atticus…”

“I know, but it doesn’t mean I can’t worry. I’ll see you soon. I’m booking my flight right now.”

I bid him farewell and close my eyes, leaning back against the wall.

“It’s for the better, they need to know… I need to check if Matt is ok,” Zade says. quietly.

“Yeah… I’m really sorry…” I say quietly as he clicks on another link and the

words ‘Driver Dead‘ emblazoned on the screen.

through me, and

so

your fault… this isn’t on you.”

I don’t

to the station.

this,” Zade

and neither am I now. What if they

calm the anxiousness

a fake ID. You don’t need to worry about me,” he says, and I nod. He’s careful,

brother the address and we’ll head to the station in the meantime,” he combs his fingers through my hair as he

his. “Today is just

grab something to eat too,” he

to tell Atticus about us.”

gaze dipping to my breasts, his eyes darkening.

softly; even if it is going to be hard, I’m not going to pretend we are not together. I chose him because I have seen

fingers playing with the strap of my bra. “Come

to finish what we began, but life just isn’t giving us a

me a minute,”

rest of the stuff out of the truck,” he says, his hands

sure you bring everything into this

eyebrow, looking down

I need to cool off you can go to the other room… but I think we can share a room… I want to…” I

you off…” he murmurs, glancing at me before he leaves the room, his fingers combing through his hair once again.

mind drifts to darker thoughts and

phone, I go on to my own web browser and search for the story. Watching the video as two cars with no number plates close in

of the cars makes a flash of memory from

attention to. I had. seen that blue–grey