116

KATHERINE

“Let her.”

Were the two words my ears caught onto when I finally woke up. I feel groggy, making me wonder how I was able to sleep curled up like this.

I made to stretch my hands out in the air, but when it got connected with a person’s flash, I sucked in a breath and could have flung myself upright if I hadn’t heard a voice that made me pause.

The Luna.

“When I couldn’t find you, I thought it’d be ridiculous to come find you here but… you yourself, you’re not even trying to hide it anymore.” She mouthed and from the look of things, she’s standing outside the gate.

“Just like you. You were too lazy to continue hiding, leaving me to find out your dirty secret.” A voice that belonged to Xavier responded a brief moment later.

Which must mean, Xavier is the one by my head. The person I touched earlier.

“No, don’t even go there today, babe. We already discussed this… I, I thought you’ve forgiven me!” Despite the distance, I heard the way she sighed, in a kind of exhaustion