Twenty Six

LISA

They abandoned me in a horrible state, and I was confident that not even Alpha Conan would have turned his back to glance at me twice.

Joanna was gracious enough to assist me with the water bottle.

After carefully washing my face, she let me go to my room, ending my day's work.

It was almost 11 o'clock and Joanna was about to go to bed, but I couldn't fall asleep.

I paced around like a ticking time bomb; although I didn't feel like I was on fire, I was craving my partner and thought I would lose control if I didn't have him.

The lunar glow heightened my senses, and I experienced an inside spark of yearning. It began as a simmer, a soft warmth that moved through my veins, and it intensified until it enveloped my entire body.

Alpha Conan's perfume, a potent blend of earth and lavender that hung in the air, tempted my senses and enticed me.

My heart began to beat faster in time with the primordial yearning. The experience was both beautiful and agonizing.

“Joanna.” My half-asle