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42.
-HIM-
As soon as her eyes flutter shut, a roar escapes past my lips. I mindlink Haestus to tell Cylindrus, my health and welfare minister, to send me his finest healer. Rey becomes restless inside me while I am eaten away by guilt and shame as I see the blood drain out of her body.
I examin
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The Lonely God 43.
-HER-After some moments, I find myself peeking inside the well just like yesterday. A rough and cold hand pulls me inside before I am sucked inside the well by the gravity.This time, I fall willingly.
The Lonely God 44.
-HIM-I taste her, measuring every inch of her skin with my tongue and branding her with my hickeys. Her moans fan the flames of desire inside me. Her hands are all over me, tracing my abs and running over my muscles. Gently, I place her on the bed while hovering over her as I trail down her body.
The Lonely God 45.
-HER-It’s dusk when I step out. The cold evening air hits my face while I feel the warmth of his body just behind mine. His breath tickles the back of my neck and I suck in a breath before I step away from him and towards some naked trees. He steps away to phase as well.
The Lonely God 46.
-HER-I forget to breathe when “I look at the throne.‘We’re meant for this...’Vesta’s words echo the feelings inside me.
The Lonely God 47.
-HER-“What are they about?” His voice deepens as he asks and I feel a lump building in my throat as unwanted tears pool my eyes.“You,” Silence follows my answer. I could feel him holding his breath above me as my heart starts to race in my chest. I feel a pang of g
The Lonely God 48.
-HER-I feel the floor of the graveyard under me as I drop to my knees and try to fight the sick feeling inside me as I cry my heart out.“So this is where you’ve been coming all this time?” His voice slices through the silence of the graveyard, making the hair at the back
The Lonely God 49.
-HIM-Her place beside me remains empty as I sit in the courtroom and take my ministers’ inputs. She is not here but her memories keep playing in my head. The place beside me feels cold, just like the bed without her last night. It’s dark without her. No moon, no sun, no stars, no her. It’s darker than before she came.
The Lonely God 50.
-HER-“Then what is it that bought you here?” She asks, letting her hands down. The smile from her lips is gone and now she looks very serious. Cold and calculative.“You,”
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