Moonborn: The Devouring

Chapter 8: Secrets and Lies

I woke up to the sound of my mother's voice, reverberating in my intellect like a caution chime. "Aurora, dear, it's time to wake up. We have a enormous day ahead of us."

I sleepily opened my eyes, feeling like I'd been hit by a truck. My head was beating, my mouth was dry, and my body felt like it had been put through a wringer.

And at that point I recalled. Elijah. The kiss. The enthusiasm that had burned between us like a wildfire.

I sat up in bed, feeling a flush rise to my cheeks. What had I done? What had I been thinking?

My mother bustled into the room, a see of concern carved on her confront. "Aurora, dear, are you affirm? You see a bit... peaked."

I gestured, attempting to console her. "I'm fine, Mother. Fair a bit... tired."

My mother gestured, appearing to acknowledge my clarification. "Well, get dressed and come first floor. We have a assembly with the committee in an hour."

I gestured, feeling a sense of fear. The chamber assembly was fair a trick, a way for my mother to divert me from the genuine issue at hand. Elijah Morano.

As I got dressed and made my way first floor, I couldn't shake the feeling that my mother was covering up something from me. Something big.

And at that point I saw him. Elijah. Standing in the lobby, looking like he possessed the place.

My heart skipped a beat as our eyes met. I felt like I'd been punched in the intestine, like all the discuss had been sucked out of my lungs.

"What is he doing here?" I requested, turning to my mother.

My mother grinned, a see of guiltlessness carved on her confront. "Gracious, Elijah is here to... examine a few trade with us. Yes, that's it."

I contracted my eyes, not accepting her for a moment. There was something going on, something that my mother wasn't telling me.

And I was decided to discover out what it was.