CHAPTER 12
AURORAOn our short walk home, Ares clutched my hand tightly and repeatedly scanned the forest, as if he was on guard for someone or something to attack. Moonlight flooded the cracked street pavement while tiny lightning bugs floated by, dodging falling leaves.
“You know I love you, right?” Ares asked suddenly. “That I’d do anything for you?”
I stopped, chest tightening, and stared up into his golden eyes. Ares didn’t get affected by many things very easily. The conversation with his father must’ve been worse than I’d thought.
I grasped his hand to let him know that I did. “I’d do anything for you too. I love you and Mars.”
Though a strained expression flashed on his face, he forced a half-smile. “I can’t wait to make you our luna, but you must do a few things before. I can’
