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XXIV
Alexander and Elijah stared into each other’s eyes, the red and the yellow shining in the middle of the darkroom like a Spanish flag.
Alexander put his hands around Elijah’s neck and rested
his head on his chest. “Can you stay with me tonight?” he whispered.
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Alexander headed to the kitchen and saw Nathaniel cutting a red bell pepper. “What are you making?”“A pizza,” Nathaniel smiled. “Hope you like it.”Who doesn’t like pizza?” Alexander raised an eyebrow.
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The servants stopped their tasks to watch Alexander lifting Elijah and walking elegantly in the hall of the mansion. Everyone looked at them with surprise and admiration, wondering how the two young men, who once hated each other, couldn’t separate now.“Everyone is looking at us,” Elijah whispered, his face hidden against Alexander’s chest.“Let them look,” Alexander smirked. “They know we are mates anyway.” He climbed the stairs and headed toward the leader’s room.“Moon Goddess! Master!” Luke ran after them. “What happened?! Are you alright?”“He’s alright, just bring him some food and something to drink,” Alexander said.“Who are you t-” the butler saw Elijah nodding and cleared his throat. “Alright, then.” he went to the kitchen without adding a single word.Alexander opened the door of Elijah’s room with his foo
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“Where are you going?” Lucas asked, seeing their hands intertwined.“Out,” Alexander mumbled, making Elijah chuckle.“We’ll come back a little late,” Elijah said, “See you.”
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“A note for you,” a servant gave Alexander a small paper. He opened it and recognized his brother’s writing.'Meet me in the garden. Matthew'He immediately got up and headed outside. The air was perfumed by the heavy scent of the lilies. Their white petals were striking against the backdrop of stone walls.Alexander wished he could sit between the flowers, with his mate lying next to him reading a book, and both of them smiling happily like there was nothing to ruin them.He spotted Matthew sitting on a bench in front of the fountain, and playing with his hands as he waited for him. Alexander was as nervous as him as it had been a long time since they last had a private conversation. He thought that maybe it was time for them to forget their painful past and be good brothers to each other again.“Hey,” Alexander smiled and sat next to him.“Hey,” Matthew patted his back. “How are you?”“I’m not sure,” Alexander chuckled. “You must have heard of what happened.”“Yeah,” Matthew nodded.
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Elijah was watching the moon through his opened window, wearing nothing but his black sweatpants. There were less than two hours left before his heart gets destroyed.He had horrible pains in his chest, and it was his first time to experience such a thing during a full moon. He needed his mate more than anything else at that moment, but he could still dream about it.10:50 pm
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