LOGINCirce's POV My legs froze in place and my whole body grew numb like I was spellbound to a spot.My lips shook and parted, “ Xurion.” I forced the name out of my throat, but the word flattened at the tip of my tongue and ended a whisper.My eyes warmed but the tears didn't form. They just didn't form.My chest hardened with enough ache that urged my throats to scream.“Can you see that, Circe?” Drayton's sweet voice lodged me out of my head and I turned to him smiling and taking in the beautiful wall arts that he pointed at.Something from the pit of my guts bubbled up to my throat and it tasted bitter. My smiles faded a little as the sourness hit my cheeks. Flipping my hands akimbo, I nudged my nostril to the air, fixing a brighter smile on my face as we took another elevator. The type of smile that could cringe a child… yeah. But the kind that also filmed thousands of the thoughts that had assembled in my mind.So truly he was chasing girls?Godforsaken Xurion, stole my fucking m
CirceThe car hummed softly beneath my back. My hands are folded on my chest and I'm staring outside through the window. My breath hummed gently in my chest.Drayton's voice interrupted the soft music that played in the car. “Is that a tear in your eyes again?” I heard him speak but I don't bother because I haven't been part of their discussion since we left home. “Circe?” He called, tapping me. The moment his finger touched I jumped out of my mind. I was taken aback. I stared back into his face in askance and confusion. His gaze didn't stay long enough as he returned them to the road.But I caught his brow crease before they left.Tears? Shit.I touched my face and wiped the liquid that I didn't even notice had rolled down my face.“Is she crying again?” Caspian hissed from the back seat. “ Circe… come on. Again?”“I wasn't crying,” I protested, my voice tired, even my eye balls wouldn't roll properly at Caspian.“ I saw the tears, I saw them fall.” Drayton pushed.“It just fel
PrielaI recognized the car. And I knew who occupied it. The instance forced my heart to race.The headlight cut through my vision. And it remained for a moment…too long. I pinched my eyes close and a small wince shot out.Xurion as well stopped moving and waited, standing close by. Too close for this situation.The car door purred open slowly. It's sound vibrating in my ribcage. Then slowly he climbed down. His shoes stamped quietly against the floor one after the other till he was fully out.He didn't stop. He didn't hesitate. He walked straight to me. I feel my throat move as I gulped. He…was smiling. My heart raced the more. It wasn't hard to think that he was going to let hell loose on me. But with that smile? I couldn’t help but frown.He threw his hands over me in a hug. Stealing me out of my head for a moment and knocking the fucking air out of my lungs.“ I take you are the famous astronaut, Xurion, am I right?” He asked, sounding suspicious. He unbuckles the hug and his gaz
Priela's POV“We have the event rechecked and properly prepared against tomorrow. The planner just sent me her side records.” I'm sat at the mirror where I carefully wiped my make-up with a damp wool. Sofia paced behind me, her face and attention completely buried in the MacBook as she shared the planning progress with me.My eyes followed her from the mirror. She wasn't static. “ Did you include the vases at the corridor?” I inquired.She stopped walking. Her fingers were moving over the screen. And then her voice thonged out, “ With the cameras? Yeah, I didn't forget them.”“Were they properly hidden? Because I don't want guests to know we are watching them.” I pressed.“Yes, of course. I supervised that myself.”“That's impressive.” “Is there anything else you want me to do for you?” Sofia asked, looking up at me.I thought for a while, “ Are you going already?” I asked, instead. “ Don't you think it's getting late to go back home?” “Yeah, except that I'm yet to pick Mr. Xurion'
Xurion's POV The cold wind smeared my face as soon as I ducked my head out of the car in front of the space center.The fresh, familiar smell of earth, people and life, couldn't be denied. Standing tall in front of NASR, my fist dipped into my pants. I took my time to inhale enough oxygen to the fill of my lungs.“ And here we are finally,” Joe agitated by my left while Pete stood adjacent to him. Both dressed up in a black suit, just as I was. And I can't deny that the both of them shared the same deep feeling of victory and pride as me. The smugly look on Joe's face answers it.Once we walked into the building, cameras flashed brightly, stabbing through my eyelids and reporters surged towards us in their numbers. The reporters all asked questions at the same time, blurring it into a noise and making it hard for any of us to give an answer. “This way Mr. Xurion.” The security operatives appeared just in time to pave way for us among the compressive crowds. Led through the long c
Xurion's POV.“Way to go, man, we finally did it.” Joe guffawed, throwing his hands up really slowly.The atmospheric condition played his movement in a slow motion as he walked towards me. Pete followed too. “I can swear this is the best one year of my life,” Pete remarked, raising his hand so it shook mine. “ Yeah, this is my third journey, but serving the world at your side was a great honour, Xurion.”My chest swelled with pride. My chuckle muffled inside my helmet, “I'm more honoured to serve by your side, sir.” I saluted. And Pete remarked by throwing me a salute too and then climbed into the space ship.Joe watched him climb in. Then turned to me. “ I know being out here for a long year with no other people. No animal. No music. No street foods, it gotta be hard for you as it is for me, I know.” He crossed his arm over his chest. His eyes locked in my face. But I could read his intentions.“I'm alright Joe,” I panted out. “I had you guys all along, I'm good with that!”“Are







