Orion’s POV
A strange warmth filled me, a joy I hadn’t felt in a long time, and it all came because of Ember.
Back in my high school days, I had scoffed at the very idea of love, dismissing all the drama the girls gossiped about as nonsense. Sentimentality and weak feelings, I had thought, were luxuries soldiers couldn’t afford.
But now, having stepped into adulthood, still headstrong and rebellious, I realized how effortlessly someone could be drawn into temptation like a small, electric pulse threading its way through my chest, stirring feelings I hadn’t expected to feel.
I couldn’t help but think about every moment I had shared with Ember. Her smiles, anger, tears and anything that's related to the word ‘Ember’ captivated me.
I had been contemplating the moonlight’s gift ever sinc
