My limbs betrayed me, frozen as my heart pounded.
He was so close.
And despite everything happening, I found myself reaching for his hair, feeling its softness against my skin.
It suddenly hit me, the only times we’d been so close were when I was either drunk or unable to fully enjoy the moment.
I didn’t want to lose another moment. I wanted to be Aiden. I wanted us to start afresh — far from attacks — from the Tyrant.
All our attempts to find him were failing. Maybe it was time for us to start afresh and stop focusing on him.
I glanced at the time, it was around midnight I should probably go to my room to sleep.
Yet I couldn’t move. A small smile surfaced on my lips as I leaned, my heart racing as I shut my eyes.
I wasn’t sure how long I’d been out for, but when I finally
