Celeste's POV
I yanked Xavier's hand, pulling him back to me. He woke up at about four in the morning but I hadn't slept at all. I stayed up, thinking, I couldn't stop thinking. The things that could happen good and bad. The things I could do here. I know that I probably won't sleep. Not without Xavier. Lycer will be here but that will only make me worry more. It will remind me that Xavier could end up going through what Lycer went through. In the end I tried to ignore my thoughts, all of them having turned morbid.
Instead, I stared at Xavier. His sharp jaw, tanned skin, his soft brown hair, his lips. All of it. I tried to remember every detail. I needed to remember, knowing I wouldn't see him for awhile.
"You know I'm going to come back, right? Please don't be so worried." I nodded at
