All Chapters of whispers beneath the moon: Chapter 81 - Chapter 82

Xadden is going undercover today—I overheard from Alex. The words had been echoing in my head all morning, clinging like damp air. I’m worried, so here I am back in the soldiers’ quarters that I haven’t been to in a pretty long time, the smell of steel, sweat, oil and dust hitting me as soon as I step in, here to see my friend if he still sees me as one.“Well, you’re glowing,” I heard a voice from the back, teasing but warm, rolling over the noise of the training ground. I smiled before I even turned. He was leaning against a post, arms crossed, smirking with that same cocky edge, a faint sheen of sweat on his brow from drills. Yup, he still gets on my nerves.“Well, you don’t look bad yourself,” I chuckled, taking in the faint shadow of stubble on his jaw, the scuffs on his boots, the way he looked like he belonged here, like nothing could touch him. We stood there for a few long seconds, eyes meeting, the noise of soldiers shouting and clanking weapons fading into the background, b