Chapter 52

"We need to find Luca's complement-someone whose unique ability allows them to manipulate darkness." *** "Happy birthday, Ashton!" His cobalt blue eyes met my mine with a sweet smile and I nestled my head against his chest, deeply inhaling his comforting scent. I'd missed this. I'd missed being so close to him. Now, we were finally together again. We didn't get much sleep last night, either. After being separated for what felt like a miserable eternity, there was so much that we'd wanted to say and do. Sleeping felt like such a waste of the precious time that we got to spend together. I glanced up at him through my lashes, and the heavy bags under his eyes were the informants of how little sleep he'd gotten these past few weeks. The tips of my fingers traced idle circles along his biceps and chest, making winding loops up to the sharp edge of his jawline, and he graciously tilted his head closer to mine with a soft smirk—confidently b