The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

Chapter 55

KAEL.

Adessa's screams were drawn by the explosion behind us as we made it to the next exit.

I shifted my eyes from the side mirror to the rearview and caught sight of her looking through the back window. I could only see the back of her head, but I could tell she was shaking.

I wanted to check on her, but I needed to be far away from here before any of their backup came, or worse, the police officers.

I reached the end of the bridge and found myself at a roundabout. I had no idea where the road I chose would lead us, but I kept driving. Anywhere would be fine, as long as we ended far away from the scene.

It didn't take long for the siren's sound to reverberate through the air, but it quickly faded as my car accelerated away.

"Adessa..." I was finally able to utter a word, and it snapped her from looking at the back window. It had already been a long time since the explosion was no longer visible, yet she remained staring.

She moved swiftly, crawling back to the front seat just in time after I shoved the gun back to the dashboard. She sat in her seat and put on her seatbelt, looking at the road in front of us with her chest heaving and heavily breathing. "Adessa..." I grabbed her shaking hand. It was cold-too cold.

"Do you think they're dead?" She asked.

"Yes."

She closed her eyes, one hand gripping her seat while the other was clasped with mine tightly. "I didn't want people dying because of me."

"It's either you or them. I'm not going to sit here and watch them take you." I told her, and I meant it.

She was still shaking, no matter how tight she held on to me or to her seat. I could only imagine how she was when it was only her alone, and she shot two men dead.

I ejected her seat belt, and she looked at me. There were no tears in her eyes, but fear was still flitting in them.

more space between me and the steering wheel. I then patted my

"What do you mean?"

I

few seconds before she moved and crawled toward me. I slowed down a bit until she was settled in my lap, straddling me with her arms around my

head in the crook of my neck, hugging me tightly until soft sobs ripped through the air. My

what they want with me..." Her voice broke,

as I gripped the steering

run

knew I couldn't

withdrew from my neck

"I thank the Goddess every day for you, Kael. More so today than I had for the

her as our eyes met before she

I tell her it

she was in this situation? I didn't want her to think I was only here because I felt guilty. I wanted her to feel I was here

to be here.

her safe.

could see blinking lights far ahead. It might be a city

thing to do before we

noise. I waited for her confirmation before I

he was awake, probably waiting for

people again to trail me, they will end up with the same fate

do

news, and you'll

think I will stop, you're wrong. If I need to send my whole

you think I'm scared, then you're fucking

me Adessa and this will be