Traumatic Memories\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Alessandro finished his work, it was already late. Abril had already gone to rest in her room. He went directly there, and when he entered, he was surprised to see Abril by the door. He asked her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you going somewhere?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I was going to look for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs something wrong?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been thinking about how to help in this war. I can bless the weapons to fight against the creatures of darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd do you know how to do it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I do, although I\u2019m not very sure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro took Abril by the waist, gently caressed her cheek, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand how you feel, but you don\u2019t have to force yourself to do anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we need weapons to fight against the darkness.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we will have them. Yesterday, the elves told us that warriors from their kingdom would come with weapons blessed by the light. Your powers have awakened very recently. Don\u2019t push yourself too hard. We don\u2019t know what your limit might be, since your power hasn\u2019t yet broken all the seals that contain your magic.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd when will they arrive?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey should arrive in a few days.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what if they don\u2019t arrive? Or if we are attacked and don\u2019t have weapons to defend ourselves?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat won\u2019t happen, rest assured. Each day has its own problem, we\u2019ll solve things when the time comes, stay calm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s not think about that now, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just that I can\u2019t. Every time I close my eyes, I remember what happened at the dance, the screams of terror and pain, the metallic smell of blood, the dead and the wounded, the\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haumatic Memories\u00a0<\/p>\n
horrible monsters about to attack you, and the terror I felt at that moment seeing your life in danger. I love you so much, Lessan, that just thinking I could have lost you, my heart shatters into a thousand pieces.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro leaned in and captured Abril\u2019s lips with a kiss. His kiss was strong, yet kind, sweet, and tender. He continued kissing her, claiming her lips as his own for a good while, preventing her from uttering a word. He kept kissing her until all the anxiety and fear Abril feft disappeared. When he parted his lips, she was panting, her cheeks were flushed, and her lips slightly swollen. He said to her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here with you, Aby. You\u2019re not going to lose me. I know what we went through can be traumatic for you, but don\u2019t be afraid. I\u2019m here and I\u2019m not going anywhere. I\u2019ll be by your side at all times. I\u2019ve already promised you, do you remember?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She placed her hand on his chest, she could feel the beats of his heart, his heavy breathing, which made her heart feel calmer. She lifted her gaze, her golden eyes locked onto his.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just that I can\u2019t imagine a life without you, a future where you\u2019re not by my side. When I think I could lose you, I can\u2019t help but fill my heart with fear and anxiety. If something happened to you, I\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alessandro kissed her again, a short kiss that was really just a brush, but that kiss, the warmth of his lips, calmed Abril once more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAby, don\u2019t fret about the future, or you\u2019ll lose sight of the present. Let\u2019s take it one day at a time, let\u2019s live each moment and each instant that we have each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Abril wrapped her arms around Alessandro\u2019s neck and kissed him. She wanted to keep feeling his kisses, his caresses. She wanted to feel him with all her being, for every part of her body to show her that they were together, that what was to come didn\u2019t matter. What mattered was that at that precise moment they were together and loved each other fiercely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long kiss, Alessandro took Abril in his arms and carried her to the bed. Their lips met passionately. That night, they made love, united their bodies, and became one. Their union was not only in body but also in soul. They told each other with every kiss and caress that they belonged to one another. They forgot everything that worried them, everything that had been tormenting them. At that moment, it felt like they were the only two people in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n
***\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya and Cassian were lying in bed but couldn\u2019t sleep. Ethan had come to see them and had told them they should be alert, that although they were being treated as guests, the truth was they weren\u2019t. They were just undesirables who had intruded without prior notice. From the bed, one could see the starry sky. Maya stared at it intently, she was amazed. There, the sky\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a9 Traumah Memories\u00a0<\/p>\n
+21 Points\u00a0<\/p>\n
looked more beautiful, the moon seemed to shine more splendidly, and the stars looked like small diamonds. There were so many that it was impossible to count them. Cassian put his arm around her waist and asked her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you asleep?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, and after what Ethan said, I doubt I will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think I can sleep either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya placed her hand on Cassian\u2019s and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you thanking me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful for the day you let me come with you. Because of you, I\u2019ve been able to see and experience amazing things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know I had no choice but to take you with me that day, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I know, but even if I had kept insisting, you would\u2019ve just left me when I went to grab my stuff, but you didn\u2019t; you waited for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right, I don\u2019t know why I didn\u2019t think of that back then.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian rested his chin on her shoulder, intertwined his fingers with hers, and said,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t think of it at the time, or I wouldn\u2019t have been here with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya turned to face him, and when she met his gaze, she saw something in his eyes that made her feel vulnerable, that made the wall she\u2019d built between them crumble. She didn\u2019t know if it was true or just her imagination, but she wanted to know, so she asked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you love me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian was surprised; honestly, he didn\u2019t even know what he felt for Maya, but he did know\u00a0<\/p>\n
that he wanted to be with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t know. I just know I want to be with you. Do you love me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya didn\u2019t answer; she knew the answer but refused to say it, knowing there could never be a future for them. She kissed him, sidestepping his question.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we should try to get some sleep; who knows what tomorrow will bring?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cassian realized that Maya had avoided his question, but he didn\u2019t want to force her to\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
Attack in the Dark\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
He Threw Away and Sold to the Devil 154 Traumatic Memories\u00a0 When Alessandro finished his work, it was already late. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-his-regret-their-knees-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29923\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}