The sickened luna’s last chance

Ella & Gabriel

Ella

Alexander and I had crossed a line that could never be uncrossed.

I almost expected to wake and find him gone, too ashamed of our tryst to even spend the night with me, but he was there. I could feel his warmth tucked against my spine. His arm draped over my side and his hand gently resting on the swell of my belly while the morning sun warmed our faces.

Careful not to wake him, I turned in his arms so I could look at him. Just one look to make sure it was

real, that I hadn’t imagined all of it last night.

My breath caught faintly as I turned to find that he was already awake, green eyes wide and looking directly at me.

“Ella, about last night…”

My stomach dropped. This was the part where he regretted everything and went back to treating me like a political necessity, wasn’t it? The part where he painfully reminded me that whatever brief moments of passion we’d had were unimportant and devoid of true feeling.

“What about it?” I managed around the sudden lump in my throat.

opened his mouth, but no sound came out. That happened a few times before he shook

Nothing.

he’d simply told me it was a mistake. Now, more than ever, everything felt confusing and up in the air and completely

step forward or one step back. And for a few precious moments, I let

to shift a little closer, and I thought he might kiss me and confirm my hopes, when the

at-” Gabriel’s voice died mid–sentence as he took in the sight of us

was so tired of this

the pillows from behind my head and hurled it at him with

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strength I could muster.

out!” I shouted, clutching the blankets to my bare chest. “Get the fuck out

him square in the face, and

The door

just barge in here! What the hell is wrong

making a choking sound. But I