CHAPTER 59:
Lyra's POV:
I had forgotten the last time I had laughed that hard in my life.
We were all playing and laughing like children for hours and hours before eventually settling down when the sun was about setting.
Everything Imogen said about the beach was true.
We all watched how the stars immediately took over as the sun was setting and the beautiful orange colors of the sky.
I had never seen anything like this in my entire life.
"but why is it only here that this happens?" I silently asked myself.
"because this was where your father and I first met. I made this beach like this in memory of him" mothers voice said silently and I quickly wiped the tear drop that tempted to fall.
Dark Skies beach was a paradise.
Deep down, I hoped I found the love of my life and we would come here every now and then.
After watching the sun set, we decided to sleep in the woods since the beach might me too cold for us to handle.
I was about protesting but Imogen really thought this plan through!
She had brought sleeping tents and other things we'll need to survive out for a while.
After finding a good spot and clearing away all the debris, Sam and Jackie went off to get fire wood.
Jackie wanted to go alone at first but we all insisted Sam goes along with her and she didn't even complain.
Rayhan, Tamar and Cyrus went hunting and the rest of us set up the tents.
While we waited for the rest of the group to return, we mindlessly spoke amongst ourselves.
It took a while before everyone got back; though Sam and Jackie came back first and Jackie looked a bit flustered.
None of us needed to ask why; we only smiled at ourselves as we got the fire going.
Shortly after, the rest of the boys came back with a deer they had killed and Cyrus with blood making a line from his lips down to his chin.
The pain in my back began to stir before he quickly explained it was the blood of the deer he drank and I calmed down.
We sat around the fire and took turns trying to tell scary stories to creep each other out.
Though it didn't work at first until Tamar told a particularly good one about an old woman who was camping in the woods and there was a snow storm that froze her to death and how her spirt wonders around.
I rarely listen to these kind of stories, not only because they partially scared me and also because I've never really had time.
All my life I've always worried about one thing or the other.
"they say you can sometimes see smoke coming from random parts of the woods and she's trying to keep herself warm. No one has ever had an encounter with her and lived to tell the tale"
"wait; if no one has ever survived the encounter with her; then how do you know about this story?" Eri asked suddenly and we all laughed.
It was true if you think about it. Tamar let out a frustrated huff and looked away, pouting.
After we had eaten the meat, it was time for us to say our good nights.
Before we got into the tent, I noticed Imogen, Eri and Rayhan talking about something.
I didn't realize what it was until Cyrus entered my tent shortly after I did.
"believe me; I didn't want to disturb you but every other tent was full and this was the only vacant one" he threw his hand in the air as a form of defeat.
I'm going to kill those three tomorrow.
With a small sigh, I made space for him to sleep and I turned my back against him.
The last time we shared a room didn't end well.
That and every other time we spent.
Reluctantly I shut my eyes and forced myself to sleep...
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The night was incredibly freezing!
Though I had some animal skin, it still wasn't enough.
Maybe this was how the old lady died in the snow storm.
What was I going to do to keep warm?
"maybe if you swallow your pride and move closer to Cyrus, you might survive" mom nagged.
I don't think I could ever do something like that in all my life.
Yes, I'm trying my best to forgive him but moving close to him was a little too far, maybe even for him.
"b-but he's cold blooded and it will only make it worse" the fact that me was shirtless worried me.
"I promise you won't regret it" from her tone of voice, I could tell she was smiling.
Slowly, I turned and gently wrapped myself around his arm startling him a little.
The sudden contact made him freeze and his body stiffen totally.
He looked down at me with confusion before readjusting himself and wrapping his arms around me.
As much as I hate to admit it, our bodies were molded perfectly to each other.
I was expecting to get colder but a feeling of warmth washed over me and I didn't know when I drifted off to sleep...
King Cyrus' POV:
That same night:
I could tell tonight was cold but it wasn't a problem to me.
Though I was shirtless, I had to give Lyra all the coverings so she wouldn't freeze to death.
I could feel her shivering even if I wasn't in the same tent with her and wished so desperately to cuddle her.
But me doing that might cause an unwanted reaction from her so I stayed as I was.
The problem was the very thought of her being beside me, shivering and me not being able to do anything that could help drove my sleep away completely.
I was still being swallowed by thought upon thought until I sound of her shuffling threw all thoughts out the window.
The feeling of her arms wrap around mine startled me and my body instantly became stiff.
I looked down to meet her eyes.
Her usual cold stare wasn't there and its place was fear and plead.
After everything I had done to her, those were the last two expressions I wanted upon her face.
She didn't have any other choice but to come to me to keep her warm and I accepted her offer.
Instinctively, I began to move and readjust so she could come closer and let my arms wrap around her.
Our bodies were molded perfectly against each other.
Her hot skin against mine put a smile on her face.
But I couldn't get carried away with this.
Lyra is doing what she has to so she won't freeze to death.
When I toned into her breathing, she was fast asleep and I placed the animal skin atop us and feel her move impossibly close to me.
This was going to be a really long night.
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