MY BEAUTIFUL MIST.

Chapter: 57

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ALTAIR:

The thought sent a thrill through me, a rush of possibility that filled the room with a warmth I had longed for. Yet, the reality of our situation loomed like a shadow. The threat of discovery hung in the air, a palpable tension thick with unspoken desires and fears. I could feel the urgency of our predicament, but the warmth of his presence ignited something I had stifled for so long.

“I’ve missed you,” Virgil confessed, his voice barely above a whisper. The sincerity in his eyes cut through the chaos in my mind. “These past three days felt like an eternity. I dreamt of you every night, of us by the river, laughing without a care in the world.”

“I missed you too,” I admitted, my heart swelling with the weight of his words. “Every moment without you felt like a piece of me was missing like I was trapped in the dark.”

A smile broke across his face, a radiant light that chased away the shadows lingering in my heart. “Then let’s not waste any mor