Chapter 38. Where It All Began (2)

Jerome Dawson's POV

Luna suddenly placed her palm above my hand. Despite the cold temperature coming from the breezing air of the air conditioner, Luna's hands seemed to be much cooler than that.

"But if I simply follow what they tell me to do, then what difference does it make from having no future?" I questioned her even though I knew that she might have difficulties finding comforting words to say. "I don't want to be someone's pawn, Luna. I want to set a future for myself; I don't want to dance through their strings."

"I don't want to say that I understand how you're feeling about all of those since I'm not in your shoes, but at least let me do this."

Luna almost bent down on both of her knees just to be able to reach me. Even her embrace was precisely cold.

"H-hey..." I was at a loss for words.

In this world, I have always been given such a strong impact of mixed emotions. But somehow... I don't know what type of feeling I should express duri