All Chapters of His Midnight Luna: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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51: Safe

MIAI sat in the backseat of the SUV, wrapped in a blanket someone had given me. Xavier sat beside me, so close our thighs touched.He hadn’t let go of my hand since we got in the car. His thumb traced small circles on my palm. Like he needed to keep touching me to make sure I was real.I understood the feeling.My body ached. My wrists burned where the ropes had cut into my skin. The bruise on my cheek throbbed. But we are together now.I glanced at Xavier. His jaw was tight. His eyes fixed straight ahead.He hadn’t said much since we left the field, he only held my hand and stayed close.Falcon was driving. Xavier’s father sat in the passenger seat. Neither of them spoke either.The silence felt heavy, even a little suffocating.I wanted to ask questions, to know what happened to Silas and understand what he meant about my father. But I was too tired and overwhelmed to do so much as speak.After what felt like hours but was probably only thirty minutes, we pulled up to a house.“Whe

52: Almost

CHAPTER 52: AlmostMIAI woke up warm. That was the first thing I noticed, even before my eyes fluttered open. Not the ache in my body or the dull throb in my wrists. Just warmth and the steady rise and fall of a chest beneath my cheek.We’d fallen asleep on the couch. I was curled against his side, my head on his chest. His arm was wrapped around me, holding me close.I lifted my head slowly, careful not to wake him. But his eyes opened anyway. Alert and locked on mine.“Hey,” he said softly. His voice was rough with sleep. It made my stomach flutter and a flush that had nothing to do with his warm chest spread from my chest to my face.“Hey.” I replied, my voice sounding soft.We stared at each other for a moment, not speaking but somehow communicating. Our hearts were beating in sync, I could feel it.The way we fit, it was too perfect. Simple logic didn’t explain the connection I felt to him. It made me want to learn about the mate bond thing.Xavier moved, pulling me from my thou

53: The Final Straw

MIA“Did you have to learn to do everything yourself?” I asked. “After your mom died?”“Pretty much. My dad wasn’t exactly the nurturing type.” He dried a plate. “Falcon helped though.”“You’re close with her.”“She’s the closest I have to family–” He shrugged. “She’s been there for every important moment of my life.”“That’s nice. Having someone like that.”He turned to look at me. “You have that now too. With me.”My breath caught.He dried his hands and walked over. Pulled out the chair beside me and sat down.He was so close I could see the gold flecks of his irises very clearly now.“Can I ask you something?” he said.I nodded, unable to form words with him so close.“When you ran from Silas. What made you finally do it? You were with him for years.”I looked down at my hands. “I was in that hall, listening to everyone talk about how we looked good together. How I was lucky to be marrying into their family,” I felt the urge to gag but I held it back, “I couldn’t breathe. Like the

54: Panic

MIASilas escaped.The words echoed in my head. Over and over. Getting louder each time until his name was all I could hear.My chest felt tight and my heart was heavy. Like someone had wrapped a band around my ribs and was pulling it tighter and tighter.I opened my mouth, to breathe, to speak? I wasn’t sure. Nothing came out.“Mia?” Xavier’s voice sounded far away. “Mia, look at me.”I couldn’t. I couldn’t bring myself to so much as blink. All I could see was Silas standing in that doorway, his cold eyes pinned on me with that twisted smile on his lips.‘What I want is you. As my wife. Obedient. Compliant. The way you should have been from the beginning.’His hand grabbing my chin and forcing me to look at him.‘When he comes, I’ll kill him. And then you’ll have no one left to run to.’My breathing came faster. Each breath felt like I was trying to suck air through a straw.He has escaped. He’s going to come back for me.“Mia!” Xavier’s hands were on my face now. “Baby, you need to

55: Understanding

XAVIERNeither of us said anything during the ride. When we pulled up to the pack house, my father was already waiting on the porch. His expression was grim.I helped a trembling Mia out of the car. Her hands tightened on mine as we walked up the porch.My father’s eyes moved between us. He barely acknowledged her before addressing me. “Meet me in my office.”I got Mia a glance, whose grip had become even more firm after he spoke. “Okay, but give me a minute—”“Now, Xavier.”I looked at Mia whose eyes were pleading with me. I gave her hand a small squeeze. “Go inside with Falcon. I’ll be right there.”She hesitated, studying my features before she slowly nodded. “Xavier—”“I’ll be right there,” I repeated, squeezing back. “Falcon will stay with you.”Falcon stepped forward with a gentle smile. “Come on. Let’s get you something warm, I'm sure you’ll want to rest.”Mia let Falcon lead her inside, but she kept looking back at me until the door closed.My father waited until they were gon

56: Part of Us

XAVIERI didn’t expect him to answer. Really, I thought he was going to end the whole thing.“It’s not her I don't trust. I don’t trust what I don’t understand.” He started walking again. “But I trust you. If you say she’s not a threat, I believe you.”Something in my chest loosened. I swallowed thickly and nodded.“Thank you.” My voice came out thick with emotion. I cleared my throat and tried to speak normally. “What do we do now?”“We keep her here and make sure she is safe and under watch.” He glanced at me. “That won’t be enough. She should know how to defend herself so she needs to be trained.”“Train her?”“Whatever power she has, she needs to control it. Otherwise she’s vulnerable to Silas and anyone who wants to use her.”He was right. But she didn’t even know what she truly is and neither do we. How can we train something we don’t know?“And if she doesn’t want to?”“Then you convince her.” My father stopped. “Because the alternative is her getting taken again. And next time

57: Understanding

MIAXavier left about twenty minutes ago. I tried to not act overly comfortable. Falcon was nice, even though we didn’t interact much at school, I knew her a little. But we weren’t exact friends so that part was a bit awkward. And I was trying not to stare at her too much.Was I looking for werewolf signs? How come I never noticed before? I knew she was really good and extremely fast too.Someone had come to the door and he whispered something to her. His expression looked urgent.Thankfully, Xavier came back in just as she was leaving. I almost screamed in relief when he came up and just wrapped his arms around me.Would it be too crazy to say I missed him. When he was only gone for a few minutes?“Are you good?” he asked, his voice soft, eyes warm as they looked me over.A flush rose on my cheeks and I nodded, biting the inside of my cheeks.I’ve never had someone care about me this way. I wasn't sure how to act.“Come on, I'll take you to my room.” His tone wasn’t suggestive but it

58: His Room

MIAI gasped and instinctively pulled it away from my skin.I looked down at it and saw the crack in the moon was glowing again. Soft silver light pulsed from it. Flickering on and off, it took a second for me to realize it was in sync with my heartbeat.“No,” I whispered, moving back to the desk. “Not again.”Before I could do anything else, not that I even knew what I was supposed to do, the ground shifted beneath me. The room tilted and the room tilted, and everything started moving around in circles.I grabbed the desk for support. My legs felt weak and like they wouldn’t hold me.The brighter the necklace got, the hotter it got and I didn't know how to tug it off when every contact I made with it seared my skin.Something bright moved above me and I looked up. My mouth hung open, probably to scream, no sound made it out,Symbols started to form in the air around me. They looked almost like the ones in my dreams and they were flickering, shining.“Stop,” I tried to say. But my voi

59: Restless

CHAPTER 59: RestlessMIAI stared at Xavier, replaying his words over and over in my head, trying to make sense of them.It sounded like a possibility. This didn’t come out of nowhere and it definitely didn’t start with just me. The image I had of her, all my memories of her. She was so normal. I didn’t want to believe it.“No.” I shook my head. “That’s not it, she was just my mom.” That was followed by a small nervous laugh. “She was norm—”“Was she, though?” Xavier asked gently.I opened my mouth to argue, to tell him he was wrong. The words died in my throat when I realized I didn't have a valid argument.Things started clicking into place. Memories I didn't even know I had, coming back.My mother always knew when I was upset. Even when I tried to hide it. She’d find me wherever I was hiding. Like she could sense me.The way lights would flicker when she got emotional. How flowers seemed to bloom brighter in her garden. How animals were drawn to her.Things I’d written off as coinc

60: Being Reasonable

MIASomething shifted in Xavier’s expression, his eyes softening. He leaned down and pressed his forehead to mine.“How are you so calm right now?” he whispered. “After everything you just learned?”“I’m not calm. I’m terrified. Angry. Very confused.” I took a shaky breath. “But I have you. And that makes it bearable.”His arms came around me again and pulled me close. I was fully pressed against him now.We stood there for a long moment. Just breathing together. I closed my eyes and let my body relax. It is the calmest I have felt in a while.A warm feeling started spreading from my chest. Particularly where my necklace lay. I opened my eyes in surprise, expecting it to turn into that burn like it usually did.I could feel it spreading through my whole body, settling in my lower belly then travelling to my core. Goosebumps rose all over my skin, a pleasure hum travelling from my head right down to my toes.“Xavier,” I said against his chest. My voice came out breathier than I intend

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