GIA O’LEARYI tried to push him away, I did. My hands pressed against his chest, but they had no strength. Not when his touch was already setting fire to my skin. His hand was moving across my body like he owned it, slow, firm, knowing.And I couldn’t resist it, I couldn’t push him away.My fingers clutched his arm instead, not to stop him… but to hold him closer. My breath hitched when his lips found mine again. I melted, pressing into him, kissing him back with everything I had been trying to bury.His mouth moved like it was starving for me. His hand slid up my side, under my shirt, fingertips grazing my bare skin, and I gasped into his mouth. Every inch of me came alive.&
LEVI EDELMANI stood outside her door, my hand resting on the doorknob even though I knew it was locked.“Gia,” I said quietly, my voice pressed against the silence of the hallway but I got no answer from her.I exhaled slowly, leaning my forehead against the wood. “Open the door.” Still nothing.I could hear the faint rustle of movement inside, like she was pacing or maybe sitting on the bed, but she didn’t say a word.“Gia.” My voice deepened in frustration. I know I caused this, but still I hate the fact that she’s ignoring me.I stayed there, waiting, one minut
LEVI EDELMANI stared at the dark wood of the meeting hall’s long table, the voices around me barely registering into my head.Elder Raymond’s voice was the only one I’d focused on so far.“We lost twenty of our members in the attack at the west gate,” he said, his voice was low but heavy. “No signs of warning. They came fast and vanished before our scouts could track them.”My fingers curled into fists on the table. Twenty? Twenty lives gone in one day.“I believe this wasn’t a rogue strike,” Elder Marcus added. “The precision… this was planned.”I didn’t respond. My th
GIA O’LEARY“Gia?”“Camila?”She pushed her sunglasses to the top of her head, her eyebrows were raised. “What are you doing walking out here? Under this sun?”I blinked at her, surprisedly. “I was just… heading somewhere.” My voice trembled.She opened the passenger door. “Get in.”I hesitated, glancing around, then slid into the seat. Cool breeze immediately rushed over my skin as I shut the door behind me.Camila gave me a long look. &ldqu
GIA O’LEARYThe ride home was… quiet. Levi had decided to drive me home since I was discharged from the hospital.Levi hadn’t said much since we left the hospital, and I didn’t ask why. I was still trying to understand what had just happened in that hospital room. The way he looked at me and the things he said, I couldn’t understand him.And now, the way he was gripping the steering wheel like it had personally offended him.I glanced at him.His jaw was tight, his eyes locked on the road ahead. That usual calm, cocky energy he carried himself with had vanished, replaced with a tot
LEVI EDELMANI gripped the steering wheel tightly, my knuckles turned white as the conversation of earlier echoed in my head.A lady had called earlier to inform me about Gia being involved in an accident, and till now, I couldn’t fathom what was happening.My heart was pounding, fast and wild, like it wanted to punch a hole through my ribs.All the words curled up in my thoughts. I was just with her. Just now, not even up to an hour since she left my side.What could’ve happened? What kind of stupid accident was that? 
ALAN WOODI watched as Maddison’s face shifted from confusion to disbelief, then wide-eyed shock. She looked like she didn’t know whether to laugh or scream.Her lips parted slowly. “You’re joking.”I didn’t respond. I just stood up and reached for my drawer, and pulled out the tablet I had hidden there earlier. I tapped a few times, then turned the screen to face her. I showed her the picture I took from the picture the man from the bar had shown us.She moved closer, her eyes scanned the pictures.Her hand flew to her mouth. “Oh. My. Moon.” She screamed.
ALAN WOODI stared out the window, my arms folded tightly in my chest.My thoughts weren’t calm. It kept reeling back to GiaEvery damn time I think of her, my blood boils. That self-righteous tone she always speaks in. That cold confidence in her eyes. All of it makes sense now.A stripper?I let out a bitter laugh.So all this time, she’s been acting like the perfect Luna, standing next to Levi like she was born for it. But she was nothing more than a filthy, low-class dancer hiding under a clean name? She thought no one would find o
GIA O'LEARY I slid into the back seat of the taxi, quietly shutting the door. I told the driver the hospital’s address and leaned back, holding my bag close to me. The small bottle of drug I had asked Mia to pick up the other day was inside. I know surely, the drug is poison, but I want to know what it works for. I want to confirm myself. I didn’t look outside much, my mind was too busy.When we arrived, I paid him, got out, and headed straight in. The nurse at the front desk told me the doctor was expecting me, of course, they all know me as the Luna. It’s not easy to stay hidden after attending meetings in Levi’s name multiple times, they said they watched me on the news. I gave her a genuine smile and made my way to the elevator up and followed the hallway that led to the doctor’s office.When I got there, I knocked on the door gently.“Come in,” a voice called.I stepped in and met a lady in a white coat standing behind her desk.She looked up and smiled. “Luna Gia.” Oops, s