Falling

CHAPTER FOUR

I rush inside the room, locking it behind me as I walk over to her and drop down on my knees beside her, “Luna?” I call out, gently placing my hand on her arm.

She jerks her head up and my eyes widen in fear when I see a deep gash on her forehead as the skin around the wound is matted with blood and the sight alone is painful.

“Who the f**k did that to you?” I hiss as I try to take her hand in mine but she doesn’t let me. She looks scared, as if something will happen and she will end up getting hurt again. It is evident that it is difficult for her to form a grasp over reality as she is sitting in front of me, looking at me with sad eyes and trying to make sure that I am, in fact, with her.

Realizing that she does not need any sudden gestures or any questions, I take a deep breath to calm myself enough to look at her with relaxed eyes.

“Luna, what happened?” I ask softly, making sure that my voice does not waver because of the anxiety that I am feeling.

She sniffles and a few hiccups escape her lips, a portion of her hair is covered in dried blood, just like her forehead and when I look up at the vanity mirror again, I find blood staining the glass.

It is clearly not a self-inflicted wound and whoever did this to her deserves to rot in hell for the rest of his life. She is one of the nicest humans to exist and she is the last person who deserves to be violated like this.

“I broke up with Nathaniel,” Luna whispered in a croaky and meek voice.

There was a tinge of joy that I felt when I heard her words but then came the anger as realization dawned upon me, “did that jerk do this to you?” I speak, my voice cold as ice and so furious that if Chloe was here, she wouldn’t even recognise me.

Luna turns her head side to side, slowly, denying my question. I furrow my brows, “then who, love?” I ask her softly.

She looks into my eyes as I can see her tear-stained cheeks and the way her lips are swollen, possibly because she nibbled on them in her anxious state. Her hair is open, flowing down her back but they’re untamed, wilder than usual. Her mascara is staining the corners of her eyes and other than that, there is no make up on her skin.

“I don’t wish to talk about it,” Luna whispers before darting her gaze away from me.

I look at her helplessly, I know she is going through a lot but I wish that she would let me in and allow me to help her. She makes all of my dreams come true and it is impossible for me to see her in a state like this.

But then, this isn’t about me, is it? This is about her and she is obviously going through something that is difficult for me to even begin comprehending.

Pushing aside my previous thoughts, I gently sit down on the floor and take her hand in mine, this time, she lets me. I gently caress the back of her hands with my thumb before I look up and place my hand on her cheek. Her gaze is still at the floor as a tear slides down her cheek.

“Can I clean this up?” I ask softly, gesturing towards her wound, knowing that the longer she left it in open, the more were the chances of infection.

Luna is quiet for the next few seconds as she sits there with her face completely void of emotions. I can see that there are a lot of things going through her mind but there is no trace of that on her face. She is almost numb to everything around her but I know that she wants me here because of the way she is holding my hand. She then raises her head to look at me and nods.

I give her a small smile as I gently kiss her knuckles before getting up and walking over to her nightstand where I know the first aid kit is.

I have been inside this room endless times over the summer. Usually, Luna would always sneak me in and I would leave in the similar manner. She has always been secretive about her relations with me but somehow that does not matter because all I care about is being with her, in whichever way she would let me.

I know about how strict her family is and how insane it is that both her brothers and her father have high expectations from her. The amount of pressure they always create on my Luna is outrageous and I know for a fact that she doesn’t like that either.

I know a lot about her but now it feels like I don’t know enough because if I did, I would know why she broke up with Nathaniel and who in the world hurt her so terribly.

I have never been violent or aggressive in my entire life but I sure no a lot of martial arts to kick someone’s ass. And for Luna, I gladly would.

I walk back to her and begin cleaning her wound with some alcohol on a cotton pad as I realize that she won’t be needed stitches for this before I apply some ointment to soothe the pain she must be feeling.

“There, all done.” I speak as I keep aside the box before she looks at me with pain in her eyes.

“Why are you so kind to me? I lied to you about Nathaniel, I told you that I had broken up with him when you and I were going out and then you saw us in the school, right after I had met you; doesn’t all that bother you, Aurelia? Why are you still trying to help me?”

I smile at her as I raise my hand to cup her face gently, “why shouldn’t I try to help you?” I ask in all seriousness but she is giving me a look of disbelief. A small chuckle escapes my lips before I scoot closer to her. “You make my heart skip a beat, every time you look at me. You make the impossible things sound easy, and more importantly, you give me reasons to live.” Her eyes are tearing up again as I continue to look at her with all the love, I have for her, “I don’t care about Nathaniel or your metal barbies or anyone else in the world. I don’t care that you did not tell anyone about us and I don’t give a f**k what the world expects from you because if you’ll allow me, I would gladly take all of your burdens for you. I love you, Luna Moore, and that is why I am willing to do what’s right for you.”

The moment I complete my sentence, I watch her eyes blazing up with pure desire and passion as she takes my face in her hands and joins our lips together without waiting for another second.

I kiss her back as my hands cup the sides of her necks before a moan escapes my lips when she slides her tongue along my lower lip. Oh, this woman knows how to drive me insane.

Our lips continue to devour each other as I can feel hellfire rushing through my veins and making me see all of this universe in this very room. Luna’s touch is the spark that lights up my soul, the way she kisses me is so intense that all I can feel is my heart struggling to leap out of my chest.

Never in my life, have I ever felt the urge to be with someone in a manner that I wish to be with her. She is my greatest desire and my strongest sin. For her, I know that I will gladly do anything if it meant making her smile.

The two of us kneel up on the ground as her hands work on pushing the jacket off of my shoulders and I let her. We stop kissing for a second as she looks at me with an intent gaze that I have never received from her before and I suddenly know that things will not be the same after this, “I love you too, sweetheart,” she whispers.

I am in heaven. This is what living feels like. I finally realize that all of my life before this moment was non-existent. What matters the most to me is how she said those words back to me. I never thought that I would get that chance.

“Luna, I…” I start speaking breathlessly when she stops me with a kiss before pulling back again.

“Just love me tonight, Lia. Make me forget.” She does not have to tell me twice as I grab the back of her neck and plant my lips on hers again, this time, we kiss each other with more greed than ever. The urge to be closer and closer to each other is so strong that I don’t believe anyone can separate us in this moment.

I slide my hands down her neck, moving them along her curves before I begin to unbutton her shirt as she gasps when my cold fingers come in contact with the bare skin of her stomach, giving me the opportunity to slide my tongue into her mouth and kissing her like there is no tomorrow.

I hear her groan in pleasure when I bite her lip before I smirk and start kissing her down her chin and along her jaw.

Her hands fist in my hair as mine take her shirt of before I gently stroke the curves of her breasts with my fingertips, making her squirm under my touch before my lips begin to trail down her neck in long, sloppy kisses, making her moans louden in my ears.

Her hands slip inside my shirt as I continue to suck on the side of her neck, just above her collar bone before she reaches up and her cold fingers come across my n*****s, making me suck in a deep breath.

She places her other hand under my chin and I can see the victorious look in her eyes as the two of us stand up before she leads me to her bed and just as I lay down, she is hovering over me, grinning down at me as her long hair curtain the rest of the room away, fixing my gaze on her own forest green orbs, calling out to me.

I take my t-shirt off and her eyes travel down my body and surprisingly, I don’t feel any discomfort or consciousness about myself. It feels natural, as if she was meant to see me in my most primal self.

She leans down and kisses me gently with all of her love. The way her lips tenderly move on mine makes me feel like the luckiest woman alive as I kiss her back with an effort to show her exactly how much she means to me.

I moan loudly when she kisses down my neck and cups my breasts before showering them with affection as her name escapes my lips over and over again. The things she is making me feel are simply other-worldly and there are no words to explain the things going on in my mind.

I feel a tension building up in my core as I squirm under her touch and the way she is unravelling my body in the most sensuous ways ever, so much so, that I never wish for her to stop.

My eyes roll back in my head as she takes my pants off and begins to kiss me down my belly before her teeth gently graze my inner thigh as she uses her hands to keep my legs apart.

I raise my head to look at her once and when I find her smiling crookedly at me from between my legs, I know that I am a goner.

♛♛♛

After some long hours of making love to each other, we are laying in her bed as I hold her close to myself whilst her fingers are tracing patterns on my collarbone.

She has been quiet, all this while, aside from the occasional confessions of her love. The wound on her head is still fresh but after the shower we took a little while ago, it looks less intimidating than before.

The two of us cleaned up a majority of her room together and as I lay here, holding her, all I can see is the broken mirror of her vanity as the question about who hurt her continues to echo through my head.

However, I do not want to spoil our moment by talking about something she would rather forget and having her with me is all I need.

That is when I hear my phone buzzing on the nightstand as I groan. I hear Luna chuckling, “pick it up, baby, something must be up with Chloe or Jacob.”

I nod as I stretch out my arm and just as she guessed, it is Chloe calling me.

“Where the f**k are you, Elle? I checked with Dorothea and I know you’re not at home.” That is the first thing that Chloe tells me the moment I pick up.

I bite my lip knowing that this one would be a little hard to explain.

“I, uhm, had some work from the library and you know how I am once I get there, totally lost track of time. I’m on my way home now.” I lie through my teeth and I can see Luna’s face holding a knowing smirk making me roll my eyes at her as she chuckles lowly.

“Jared checked the library and you weren’t there. So stop lying and just tell me where the f**k are you,” Chloe speaks and I know now that I won’t be able to get out of this one.

I clear my throat, “well, you caught me,” Luna raises her head to look at me with confusion, “I’m with a girl,” at that statement, her eyes widen and I know that she is about to begin panicking but I kiss her head and blink my eyes to assure her that I am not going to tell Chloe about her, “I can’t say her name because she hasn’t told any of her friends or family about herself yet, so, I hope you understand.”

I see Luna visibly calming down as I smile at her before realizing that Chloe hadn’t been speaking, “Wilson?” I call out and that is when I hear her squeal.

“You found a girlfriend!” She shrieks in excitement and I laugh shaking my head. I knew she would be happy for me.

“Yeah, yeah, I did.” I whisper while looking at Luna with a huge grin on my face.

“Alright, Lia, I won’t disturb you but I need more details later; at least those which you can tell me.” She hangs up after that as I sigh but the smile on my face never leaves. I am feeling a little relieved after finally telling someone about Luna.

She seems to notice my expressions as her grip tightens on me and she snuggles her face in my neck before kissing my jaw. “Thank you for not telling her, I know that it must have been difficult.” She whispers as I run my fingers through her hair and kiss her head.

“Nah, it wasn’t.” I say and she raises an eyebrow at me making me shrug, “it was for you so it was easy.” I say smiling and her eyes tear up.

“Hey, Luna, what’s wrong?” I ask immediately as panic starts up in my heart as I look at her with concern.

She shakes her head and wipes at the corner of her eyes before hiding her face in my neck. “No one has ever cared about me the way you do, Aurelia.” She whispers and my heart breaks at how scared she sounds. Her grip on my waist is enough to tell me that she fears that I would disappear into thin air.

I place multiple kisses on her head and cheeks as I run my fingers through her hair, massaging her scalp. “Well, I will always care about you. No matter what happens.” I say squeezing her lightly before resting my cheek on her head, making sure to be careful about her wound.

“My brother did this, by the way,” She whispers pointing towards her head and my eyes widen. I knew her relationship with her family were bad but I never knew that they were abusive.

“Why?” I ask and even though my voice comes out straight but there are a million things running through my head. Abuse isn’t a one-time thing and if her brother did this to her once, there are strong chances that they have done this before and would likely continue in future.

“Because I broke up with Nate.”

I furrow my brows, “what has that got to do with your brothers?”

“Nate’s family is investing in our business and if they don’t, we will lose all of our wealth. Nate was the means to stop that. I did not know this when I started dating him but it became clearer that it was all my father’s plan and Nate was involved in it. He wanted to date the heiress of this estate and my father wanted to save his business.”

I am stunned by how much she has had to suffer. She had to spend years with someone she barely liked and for what? Her father and his money. I cannot imagine what she must have gone through.

“So, that day in the café, you were upset because you had just broken up with Nate and you knew that your family won’t approve?” I ask her, already dreading the answer and I take in a sharp breath when she nods.

I scrunch my eyes and kiss her head, “I’m so sorry, Luna. You shouldn’t have had to go through that. Is there anything I can do to help?” I ask, softly caressing her face.

She smiles up at me and nods, “just be with me. We’ll figure it out later.”

And that is exactly what I do as I snuggle closer to her and her entrancing fragrance is all around me, making me smile in relief but there is still a part of my brain that cannot help but think of ways to take Luna away from this hellhole.

And just as I am about to sleep, I hear the door to her room closing shut as I open my eyes and look around but there is no one in the room with us. I dismiss my doubts and kiss her head once as she sleeps peacefully on my chest before I close my eyes and allow my drowsiness to engulf me.