Moonbound Hearts
He chuckled under his breath, pulling her closer until their lips met—soft at first, then deeper, anchored in the fierce, unspoken promise that no matter how many times they fought, they would always find their way back to each other.
When they finally pulled apart, she whispered, “You really have to stop yelling at me.”
He smiled. “Only if you stop scaring the hell out of me.”
“Deal.”
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That night, Baylee sat in the lodge library, surrounded by ancient books and scrolls Melody had gathered. Heather sprawled on a chair nearby, yawning.
“You’ve been reading for hours,” Heather mumbled. “If the darkness doesn’t kill you, exhaustion will.”
Baylee turned a page. “I’m trying to find anything ab