Chapter 100

After that moment, I found myself at a complete loss for words and thoughts. All I was aware of was how tears filled my eyes—tears of joy—and that I felt my very foundations beginning to rebuild, stronger and more certain than they had ever been, as I took Xavier's unexpected words deeply to heart.

"I wanted you to know that, more than anything," he said, offering me an admiring smile. "This is why I will always howl in your honor, bow in respect, and want nothing more than to bask in your light... You asked why I wanted you? That's why. You are my moon..."

My mind spun at the weight of his words.

You are my moon...

In any other context, that might have sounded unbearably cheesy, yet hearing Xavier say it after that passionate speech—or whatever that was—caused a whirlwind of indescribable feelings and sensations to surge within me, feelings I could hardly begin to comprehend. My heart and stomach both tightened and danced at once, and I felt as though a cool