Chapter13: I'm Tired
Chapter 13: Lumina (Luna)
I was already in bed reading when Xenois finally joined me in our bedroom.
He moved around our bedroom with that quietly trying not to disturb me. It didn't matter because I wasn't asleep. I kept my eyes fixed on my book, though I hadn't turned a page in ten minutes.
The mattress dipped as he sat on his side of the bed. I could feel him watching me, probably gathering his courage for whatever conversation he thought we needed to have.
"Ollie's asleep," he said finally. "He really loved that story."
"Hmm," I responded nonchalantly, still not looking up from my book.
"Luna, can we talk?"
In my previous life, those words would have given me hope that things were going to get better or something like that.
Now I know better. I closed my book slowly and set it on the nightstand.
"About?"
Xenois ran a hand through his hair, a telltale sign of him being nervous about what he wanted to say. "I should have told you earlier. Sophia Kingston is back in town."
I kept my f

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