Chapter 75

Avery

After dinner, I caught his hand before he could start clearing dishes. "Leave them. I... I need you now."

He simply nodded, following me to the balcony where moonlight pooled like liquid silver across the stone floor.

The air was crisp with late autumn cold, carrying the scent of pine and distant woodsmoke. Above us, the full moon hung heavy and luminous, so bright I could see every detail o