Ariana Silence fell between us and the air felt too thick to breathe. I couldn’t handle it any longer! “What did you bring to eat?” I cleared my throat and my question drew him out of the awful moment. Noah pulled out sandwiches and we ate in silence for a while. It was a beautiful clear night and all the stars were out, which made me wonder if the moon goddess was watching us from up there. I had heard stories of how she was related to some of my parents’ friends. She would appear to them from time to time, but I never really believed it. I wasn’t even sure if I believed in her anymore, but the mate bond had to be proof that she still existed. “Ariana, what are we going to do?” I saw the internal struggle in his eyes and I sighed deeply. “I know that you want an answer, Noah. You wa