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! “

her even tighter. No matter how

another sigh and said in a low voice, “Go get yourself ready.

to gaze at him, a glimmer of anticipation and excitement in her eyes. She removed herself from his embrace and asked,

a choked voice, “Gwen was lying to me, wasn’t

somehow determined gaze, then

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

she wiped her tears and ran out of the

this while, first shot Joshua a quizzical look,

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

away

her to lose a ton of weight. She was so skinny at this point that even a gust of wind could sweep her off her

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255