#Chapter 120: Like Lightning

Ella Lightning struck again. And again. It lit up the sky like fireworks, each flash so bright it was as if the sun had risen outside, only to slip away again and cast us into complete darkness. And with each strike came another kiss. Another touch. Another whispered word that was lost amongst all the noise from the thunder. Alexander hovered gently above me, moving slowly, as if afraid he might break me. Which, I supposed, was a possibility—my ankle was still in pain, excruciatingly so if I tried to move it, but I had insisted on doing this anyway even if it was a bad idea. Right now, the pain or the consequences didn’t matter. I just wanted to feel my mate on top of me, savor the sensation of his body gently pressing me against the floorboards before it was taken away. I didn’t know for certain if we would get to have a moment like this again. Perhaps that was what made it so sweet—that not knowing, that uncertainty that this bubble could pop in a matter