Luna pressed the elevator buttons furiously, gritting her teeth at the same time. “Come on, elevator, come on. I want to see Neil, my Neil…“

She continued to mutter Neil’s name over and over again as if besieged by a spell.

Finally, the elevator arrived.

As soon as the doors slid open, Joshua caught sight of a deranged-looking Luna standing outside the elevator.

She stormed into the elevator and grabbed Joshua’s arm. “Where’s Neil? Where did he go? You must know where he is, right? You must know he isn’t dead. You hid him! Where did you hide him?

“Joshua Lynch! “ she yelled like a lunatic and could not stop her tears from falling anymore. “Neil…“

Joshua’s expression darkened. After a moment, he let out a sigh and pulled her into his arms.

His embrace felt warm and protective, with a hint of his distinctive scent lingering about.

Luna froze at the sudden turn of events, then immediately furrowed her brows. She struggled against his grip, screaming, “Let go of me! What are you doing, hugging me like that? I want to find Neil! Let me go, so I can go find Neil! “

clung to her even tighter. No matter how hard she struggled,

in a low voice, “Go get yourself ready. I’ll bring

her head to gaze at him, a glimmer of anticipation and excitement in her eyes. She removed herself from his embrace and asked, “So that means Neil isn’t

in a choked voice, “Gwen

her fragile yet somehow determined

like a child who had gotten herself into trouble. “I ‘ll go get ready right now. Please tell Neil to wait for me. Tell him

she wiped her tears and

while, first shot Joshua a quizzical look, then glanced

grabbed hold of Gwen’s arm with her bony hand. “ Come on, help me get ready and do my makeup! Neil wouldn’t want  to see me

tears away

support she got was through her IV line, causing her to lose a ton of weight. She

bottle of foundation to cover up Luna’s dark circles and the weariness on her face. She also helped Luna draw her eyebrows, put on eyeliner and

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