“Are you sure about this?” Asks Alden, giving my hand a firm squeeze.
“If you keep asking me that I’m going to go home,” I answer in annoyance.
He sighs, “I’m sorry, it’s just I know how anxious you are about becoming Luna, and as much as I want this, I don’t want to force you.”
I reach up, holding my hand to his cheek and smile when he leans into my touch, electricity dancing under my palm. “No one is forcing me to do anything. Yes, I am still nervous, but I refuse to be someone who lets their nerves get the best of them. Like you said, this is my destiny, and I’m tired of running from it.”
Alden removes my hand from his cheek and places a soft kiss on the back of my hand, “Then let’s go do this, and I give you my complete support for you to break some noses if anyone tries to start s
