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Selene's Pov
“Please, Selene.”
That please did something strange to me. Or maybe it was the warmth in her voice, the genuineness. I had been deprived of that for so long, it made my heart ache.
Against my better judgment, I turned and crossed the short stretch of lawn until I stood by her recliner.
She sat down and it still left a lot of space for me. She patted the empty space. I sat awkwardly, keeping my hands folded in my lap.
She took the binoculars off and handed them to me. My breath caught as I held them. They felt even better than anything I could’ve ever imagined.
I tilted my head up and a gasp escaped my lips unbidden. It felt like the stars had spilled closer like bright, burning pinpricks hanging just above my fingertips. The sky wasn’t just a backdrop anymore, it
