19. Chances

Broken souls need more than a second to heal! I have a million pieces of my soul within. - Vera!

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(Mateo)

“Yes, I am stealing it for you,” she whispered as she gazed at the stone, her eyes gleaming. It reminded me of the first night we met. Five years ago.

I stared at the eye of Sabius, and smiled at Vera. I couldn’t help it. This was... actually better than what I had hoped, and my heart was still thundering, and I loved how excited she looked when she was climbing the water line, as if it was the most amazing thing in the world.

She looked young, radiant and she would put, even the moon to shame!

She looked without the worry she often carried with her. Free of the weights that pulled her down.

I loved it. I loved her enthusiasm.

“How very romantic,” I muttered as I fully turned towards her. “This is the best date I have ever had.”

“Have you even gone on dates?” She wrinkled her nose as she scanned me, and her eyes stopped at my still erect c.ock. It was painfully obvious, how mu