The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

Chapter 34

KAEL.

She began eating without inviting me to join her, which should be expected as she was still mad at me. But I didn't mind. I had no appetite to eat. So I stayed back, leaning against the wall and watching her eat in silence. "How did you find out I'm here?" She asked after a while.

"Rasmus told me."

Her head snapped to look at me, and at the same time, I realized something. "Fuck! Are you done eating? We need to go." I told her.

She nodded her head and didn't complain. She came to the same realization-that this must be a trap, and we were both in danger.

Adessa drank the soft drink up to the last drop without using any straw before putting the fries and the burgers back inside the brown bag. "Can we take the food? I don't want to throw it."

"Yes," I responded while peering out the window.

"You have a car, right?"

"Yes, but it's Rasmus' car. We'll take a cab."

"Okay, okay. I'm ready." She stood, holding the paper bags in one hand and the backpack in the other.

"No. No, not the same clothes. We might need to walk a while to find a cab, and the men running after you will surely remember those clothes."

"Right. I'll change into something." She dropped the bag on the bed and unzipped it.

"Dress, Adessa. If they see you in a dress, they wouldn't think you're someone hiding your identity, so they won't focus on you." I tried to speak as fast as I could.

voice and pulled out something from her bag. I thought she would run to the small toilet to change, but she just stripped off her clothes in

but I couldn't stop staring and

She said as she continued

funny for her to say that. "I won't. I'm sure I've seen

naked at night. So you've seen every birthmark and mole I have." She said it nonchalantly, but I saw how her eyes rolled at me while she slipped

asking me to zip up her dress. If we were not running out of time, I would take my time doing it, as I wanted to run my fingers on her back but I needed to hurry up. "Done."

words. In all my encounters with Adessa, she wore pants and a shirt or blouse. I had never seen

bought them because I

good

tint crept across her cheeks. She liked it when she

ready. But how about you? I'm sure they know what you look

She nodded.

you got everything

just a couple of clothes, and it's prepared as I was about to

from her, slipping the pack of condoms that I was

her to object, but just like earlier, she didn't and

that were sitting on the bed and opened the door before we hurried out and down the

a surprised expression. I saw the disappointment in his face when I told him we

It

was made me worried. I had no idea who to trust anymore. And the fact that his men were still in my packhouse was making me uneasy. But I could deal with that later. I

buses or taxis. The next bus was scheduled to stop here in less than five minutes, so either that or a taxi

just standing

clutch on my hand tighten. Iwas about to ask her when my eyes caught sight of two males walking on the other side

they