Business trip

"Please, do not hurt me anymore" she whispered while hugging him from behind.

Coming out from her lips it sounds sweet but what it held has a great and deep meaning.

'Please do not hurt me physically and emotionally' her mind echoed as she tightly grabs his fur robe, asking for a little more attention and gentleness.

"I will stay here as long as you want me to, I won't leave you, just please, stop torturing me, us" her voice mild as she begs, with her eyes now glimmering but not with happiness rather because of the tears that are blurring her vision.

Logan's body stiffened, his jaw clenched, at that moment, he felt his whole world crumble, how can he be that cruel to the most important person in his life?

Forget his father! Forget what Astrid did!

This is Celestia, not Astrid, he is Logan and not his father.

And maybe, just maybe, love is not all about pain.