THE LUNA OF PROPHECY
He would look at sometimes, his eyes searching my face for signs of pain, and then he would leave, always before I could ask him to stay.
I couldn’t help but wonder, who was he really?
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One afternoon, while sitting on the terrace with Celeste, watching the sun melt into the horizon, I finally asked. “Who is he, really? Xavier… what is he?”
Celeste smiled faintly, her gaze distant. “He is what he was born to be, a protector, a leader. A man far older in soul than in years.”
“That’s not an answer,” I said softly, half-smiling. “Why does he seem so powerful? So… untouchable? Is he even real?”
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