Se connecter~LUNA~Several seconds of staring at the food Ace passed to me a few seconds ago with a charming smile, my appetite remained nonexistent. Not that the food didn't look yummy. Trust me, the sight of the pasta, decorated with fried eggs, meatballs, and chicken was to die for. Even the aroma was enough to kick my stomach.Still, here I was, still glaring helplessly at the food with my hand desolately holding my chin."Can you fucking snap out of it, please?" Mia's hand snapped in front of me and I slowly turned to meet her gaze. Her lips were compressed together in obvious anger while her glare was fixed on me."What?" I asked, although I already knew what the problem was. Mia rolled her eyes and pushed the glass of juice Ace had previously passed to me closer. "You fucking know, bestie. And fucking stop playing fucking oblivious and fucking eat that food." "That was a lot of fucks." I couldn't help but let out a sad smile. "I was thinking the food itself would be fucking." I felt te
~XANDER~If there was anything I hated in this life, it was torture. But seriously, what did I think would happen after my ass rejected her? Would things be so easy peasy? And that my heart wouldn't constrict at the sight of her? That was a big fat lie, I knew.What's more pathetic? The fact that I had to actually leave the confines of my room just so I could see her face, even knowing I was probably the last person she wanted to see right now.I'd heard when her door whined open and the footsteps of her and her friend echoed in the hallway. That was when I kicked myself into full gear. Without thinking, I shuffled towards the door, despite knowing I was shirtless.I was already out of the door and descending the stairs in the next minute. That's when I took notice of my bare chest. Damn…And just like I expected, the look on her face was haunted. But the consoling part was that she spared me a glance, despite how much of an asshole I was.Then her black rose of a friend had to swing
~LUNA~I didn't know how Mia did it, or if this was part of what she was being taught in her department, but the next minute I was bouncing down the stairs with her trudging behind me, as if she was making sure I wouldn't disappear into my room if given the chance."Oh come on, stop walking as though that stomach of yours isn't growling." She said playfully, wrapping her hand playfully around my waist as we descended stair after stair.I threw her a playful glare. "Which part of your lecture did you practice on me?" I asked, mixing my glare with a quizzical gaze.I said I wouldn't go anywhere near that door. At least not today. Because despite what she said about mind over matter, I wasn't ready to face Xander, not today. Maybe tomorrow when everything would seem as though it was some nightmare.But Mia's coaxing and sweet talking worked like magic. It was as though she cast a spell on me or something of the sort."Let me guess, spell casting?" I added, humorlessly but the next minute
~LUNA~Just like Mia had predicted, Ace's large frame filled the doorway, his smile bright and gaze tender. "Are you girls done shopping? I ordered takeouts for lunch except you're still—" "No. We're done." Mia butt in, scampering away from the bed immediately, just as I was about to tell Ace that I wasn't sure Mia was. "We're totally interested in the takeout. We'll join you downstairs in a few minutes." She replied gleefully as she stood beside me at the door.My hard gaze was fixed on her, wondering how on Earth she could be so free with someone she had met just a few hours ago. That wasn't me. But leave Mia to be as daring as she could get.But that wasn't the only reason for my hard gaze. The last thing I wanted right now was to leave the confines of this room and risk having a face-off with Alex.'God, Luna. Call him Xander like everyone else!' I chided myself before Ace's voice snapped me back to reality."Okay. I'll be waiting for you girls downstairs." I turned to see his g
~LUNA~"Nah-uh!" I shook my head vigorously, waving my palm at Mia in firm refusal. "No way in hell am I giving that a third thought. I can't afford another heartbreak." I added when her brows furrowed in confusion, her gaze narrowing at my last words."Another heartbreak?" She echoed. "Are we talking about the heartbreak that asshole Eric dished out, or was there another one I didn't know about?" I continued staring at her with a blank expression, but was fully aware that I inadvertently made her aware of my first issue with Alex. Unless her mind didn't register the first words—"Wait..." She held up her hand. "What do you mean by third thought?" Her lips parted in a knowing grin as she started tugging on my hand that was splayed on my lap. "Come on, Luna. Spill!" Great! Good luck thinking that she didn't pick up on my first words. Of course, she did. If not, she would cease to be Mia— my hyperactive best friend.Now, how do I start narrating that I was actually calling Alex out to
~XANDER~Immediately I stepped foot into the house, I went straight to my study, aiming to immerse myself in work. Instead of using the study in my room, I figured it was best I stayed downstairs, a little far from her.That way, I would be able to keep the raging animal inside of me that wanted nothing but to wrap my arms around her and whisper sweet things to her.The fact that I was even considering that scared me, even more than the awareness that the person who wiped my family from the surface of the Earth was still out there, and might be looking for me....if he hadn't already found me.Instead of heading to the desk as I intended, I made a beeline for my mini bar, desperate for some alcohol reinforcement.This evening was ending the way I'd hoped. We were just getting along after what happened last night. And now? We were back to square one.Square fucking one!!A frustrated growl tore through me as I grabbed the bourbon sitting pretty in the secluded part of my mini bar, jaw
~LUNA~I was in Mia's arms in the backseat throughout the ride home. Ace offered to drop us off at Alex's house, and I was genuinely grateful for that. He even helped convince Mia to just go with the clothes she had tried on and finish the shopping online.Heck, she didn't even need more convincing
~LUNA~The sight of him, alongside that annoying smirk of his, drove a pang of rage through my spine. I felt my whole body stiffen, hands curling into fists on their own accord. He smelled of spice, a fragrance I was hitherto addicted to, but now abhorred. I resisted the urge to puke as I stared h
~LUNA~Stepping outside the mini-bar, I noticed a familiar car in the parking lot, and my breath hitched. The only place I had seen that car was at Alex's house. The model of this Mercedes was rare and, dare I say, very expensive.Could Alex be here?The possibility was very slim because I didn't t
~XANDER~A sardonic smile graced my lips after Andy dropped the bomb about who killed my parents. To be honest, I was a little surprised that they did, because finding a killer who wasn't famous in a town like Bayview was like looking for a needle in a haystack."I could still remember the face of







