MAYA
“The Dark One?”
My eyebrows shot up as I stared at him, and then, I burst out laughing, clutching my sides. “As in the ancient evil who fought the werewolves until the Moon Goddess sent a Moonwhisperer to stop him? That Dark One? You?”
Tears streamed down my face from laughing so hard. “Xander, come on! If you wanted to scare me you could’ve just jumped out and yelled boo, but calling yourself the literal Dark One? That’s next-level, I’ll give you that. If you really were him, I’d be dead by now, right?”
He watched me, amused as tender smile playing at his lips. “That’s because I love you, Maya. I wasn’t joking the first time I said it. I’ve loved you across many lives.”
The laughter now turned into a faint smirk. “Hey… stop creeping me out, will you? I believe you, okay?”
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