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Between Heartbeats
Chapter 1 The Tremor
LE
pping open like they did every morning, searching for a danger that w
a Dup
rned my head on the pillow and found Luna curled beside me, her small body rising and falling with each peaceful breath. Her dark h
She's here.
nts, these quiet, stolen moments before the world woke up, they were sacred. Fragile. Like holdi
s fluttere
fingers through her hair, and she s
anca
s panc
dark corner of my chest. I would burn t
her stool to the counter, chattering about the dream she'd had-something about flying cats and chocolate rivers. I poure
tars!" Luna counted, her fi
id, sitting beside
looked up at me with those eye
. "Anything you
forever." She bit into a sta
big word for su
ered, wiping her f
n though the sky was clear, insisting that puddles might appear. I didn't ar
e buildings like ghosts refusing to leave. Our footsteps echoed throu
quishing my finge
ened my grip b
ight against the gray morning. The bell chimed as we entered, and Nina looked up fr
he called out. "The cro
This place, this safe, warm place that smelled
and poured me a coffee without asking. She
ed you the chocolate one,
n her toes. "Me
fee. Really, I was watching the street. Always watching. Looking for faces
oday?" Luna asked, chocola
cour
open. Luna ran ahead, her yellow coat a burst of sunshine against the green grass. Other chi
ood worn smooth from countles
ms spread wide like wings.
ack, my chest aching with a lov
laughing at the
stum
a rock in the grass. She went down hard, her knees hit
h
e her was breaking loose. The tremor was violent, uncontrollab
efore I realize
un
ree seconds that felt like three hours, thre
r eyes wide and confused. "M
of her, grabbing her shoulders
was so small. "It felt fu
Cold, sharp ice that cut t
o, no
said, pulling her
st got
Lun
ome. I couldn't. If I let go, she might dis
usted from crying when I wouldn't tell her what was wrong. I sat beside her
ragged me under, the
s fury or his fists o
fat
flames: "Protect the work, Cee. W
pped around Luna's sleeping b
safe world were
re alread
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