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.

to the small toilet to change, but she just stripped off her clothes in front of me, making my eyes

away, but I couldn't stop staring and swallowing. She had a perfectly

said as she continued to wriggle her way out

that. "I won't. I'm sure I've seen that

rolled at me while she slipped into a floral dress that ended just above her knees. I had to swallow again as my throat felt dry-really dry. Especially when she bent over to get

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." "Thank you," she said while shoving her pants and shirt inside her bag. She then pulled out a light gray cardigan and put

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

I love flowers."

looks good on

felt it was genuine as a red tint crept across her cheeks. She liked it when she was being

handy tonight." She spoke as she slipped on her white sneakers. "I'm ready. But how about you?

She nodded.

you sure you got

clothes, and it's prepared as

on time before I lost you again." I grabbed the backpack from her, slipping

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

picked up the keys that were sitting on the bed and opened the door before

saw the

It was

terrified, but the idea that Rasmus might set up a trap for us by telling me where she 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

was scheduled to stop here in

just standing still,

to ask her when my eyes caught sight of two males walking on the

or they