Lucas
I hung up the call, finally finished with the details of the Luna celebration scheduled for next week. The event was important. It was going to mark Shirley’s official position by my side as Luna—a title she had earned not just in this life but as the reincarnation of Luna Athena. But even though I had been discussing logistics and plans, my mind wasn’t fully focused.
How could it be? The image of Shirley burned behind my eyelids, the way she had looked at me moments before she bolted for the bathroom. Her eyes, wide with desire, her breath quick and shallow. She was dripping with need, and yet she ran.
*Why did she run?* I thought, my hand gripping the edge of the desk tighter than necessary. *She wanted me as much as I wanted her.*
I had brushed it off initially, taking the c
