Bound in Ash and Moonlight

TSIDE LUNAR

ing and moaning. He looked across at Madeleine realising the sounds were coming

acefully but as he made a move to approach her, Madelei

er nightmares, Dante's eyes narrowed with concern. He could sense the depth of her

r. He definitely didn't care about her but every fibre of h

p in a mixture of pain and fear. Her breathing was ragged,

een his share of trauma and pain, and he knew that the wounds of

come his touch and the comfort he was

Madeleine. He sat down beside her, his movements cau

ealized it was Dante, she relaxed slightly, allowing him to pull her clo

dn't speak, knowing that sometimes words were insuffi

w long they had together but he offered her a silent promise;

want," Dante told her softly as

you to take them," she said, her voice surprisingly firm. "The memory of pain is w

standing. "Would you want someone to take your pain if you wer

, and he nodded. "If I could, I

ntly turned her chin back towards him. "What was your nightmare abou

a hint of defiance. "You said

etimes talking about something helps take

with tears again. "I don't want to talk about

r close again. "Then don't. Just sleep. You'r

egan to grow heavy with sleep. She struggled to stay awake, but

**

sciousness wash over her, realizing that she had fallen asleep in the arms of a stranger who she had just

e was no

u're tensing up in my arms, and your heartbeat just quickened. But

Dante's arms, her face burning with embarrassment. "I was j

rinkling the corners of his eyes. "Oh, my mistake. Of

do you know t

t her face grow even hotter in embarrassment. "I

her. "I'm just saying, it's a very...soothing and endearing

d at Dante, trying to maintain her dignity. "It's not soothing, and I don

y," he said with a smirk as he got up

tated as she walked towards th

proval and went to c

h and came back to meet fr

id before Dante cou

is approval and went b

deleine asked as she took a

are injured," Dante said, as he rep

your magic?" Madeleine querie

completely with magic because her magic will interfere and cause more harm to h

ad. "Magic is weird. W

can leave," Dante interj

reath as she continued eating, trying

d up and announced, "I'm going to t

leine's eyes followed him, admiring the strong muscles of his back. She wo

t to get a glimpse, she realized that Dante had set

ealized she had been caught trying to spy on him.

skin glistening with droplets of water. He smiled a knowing smile at Mad

nue our journey

l feeling a little flu

ces at Dante. She knew nothing about him except his nam

eath his reserved exterior. And now, she was determined t