The Moon Ceremony arrived quicker than Gwendolyn expected.
After that moment of passion she shared with Kieran, she avoided him. She pretended to be asleep when he came into the room at night, and before he woke up in the morning, she left the room.
Thankfully, Kieran respected her unspoken wish and didn't try going close to her. He kept his distance too, and even when he knew she wasn't asleep whenever he entered the room at night, he pretended he didn't know.
She wasn't avoiding him because he offended her. She was keeping her distance because he was a threat to her sanity.
Her body betrayed her whenever he was close. One look from him sent her into a spiraling web of chaos and desire. A single touch set her ablaze, and the urge to be claimed by him was getting increasingly diffi
