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Chapter 13 - Ready

Author: Dchenemi
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-27 16:47:59

SERA

Johnson's apartment felt like a safe bubble after everything that happened.

I shouldn't have considered it home, but it was the first place in a long time that I felt wanted, valued and felt like something other than Luna's mother or Darius' wife.

I was AJ, and I mattered.

I sat on Johnson's simple gray couch, my phone buzzing non-stop on the coffee table.

Darius. Again.

The screen lit up with his name for the tenth time in two hours. I watched it ring until it went quiet, then buzz again with a voicemail notification. My stomach twisted into knots every time I saw his name pop up.

"You don't have to listen to those," Johnson said from the kitchen. He was making coffee, the smell filling up the space and making it feel warmer. "Not if you're not ready," He added, there was a certain edge to his tone that I'd almost missed, one that had me curious to see his expression.

I picked up the phone and turned it face down before turning in his direction. "I know. I just... part of me
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