Mel I was walking across one of the long hallways of Avalon’s castle, headed to his office to have a very important talk with him and Liv when his citric scent invaded my nose. “Melinda.” I heard Maximus's deep and strong voice and my body turned around by its own accord. It missed him. I missed him. Even though I knew I shouldn’t. However, I couldn’t help myself. “Maximus... what are you doing here?” I asked. It has been some time we didn’t meet, six weeks to be exact. I was trying to avoid him, as I’ve been doing for months; until the clenching in my heart became unbearable and I had to be in his arms, close to him. The invisible bond that united us demanded that with its implacable force. We were playing this game with no winners for too long. I was tired and sick of it. T

