Coriolanus Snow || The Poem of Power and Love

7 - The games part 2

I woke up in a white room. Somebody was holding my hand. "Jule, hey", Coryo said quietly.

"Coryo!"

I was so happy and threw my arms around him. Then, my memory came back and I started to cry.

"I lost Zinc", I whispered. Coryo nodded. "I know. I watched it."

"And I had to kill the boy from two, Coryo. He... he wanted to..." "Shh, it's okay. He's gone and you are alive. That's the most important thing."

"I killed him!", I shouted, hiding my face in my hands. "It was self-defense, Jule. Don't be so hard on yourself. He would have done bad things to you otherwise."

He sat down next to me on the bed and took me in his arms. "It's alright. It's not your fault." I leaned my head against his chest and calmed down.

"Can you stay here?", I asked.

"Sure." He started stroking my hair and I turned to him. "Coryo?"

"Hm?"

I didn't know exactly what to say, so I leaned in and kissed him. He immediately returned the kiss and gently stroked my back.

"You will be the victor. I know that", he whispered.

"Thank you", I replied and kissed him one more time. I never wanted to let him go again. He laughed but returned it this time too.

"Let's go home", he whispered and I had to smile.

When I arrived at the house, I was amazed to see that the cameras had disappeared. "The cameras are gone?" "Yes. I applied for it. I wanted to spend some time with you alone."

I touched his cheek lightly. "I need to take a shower. I'm covered in blood." "Take your time."

While I was standing under the hot water, I thought of everything that happened. Everything happened so quickly. Zinc's death and the Boy from two...

The feelings overwhelmed me and constricted my body. I had to sit down and desperately tried to calm myself down, but it didn't work. I was shaking and my head hurt so badly. Tears ran down my face, I couldn't do anything against it. I pulled my knees to my chest and waited.

"Juliana?" I tried to answer, but my voice was too weak. My whole body was too weak.

"Jule, you okay?" When I didn't answer, he opened the door and stormed in. As he saw me, he immediately put a towel around me and pulled me close to him. "Shh, Juliana, shh. Everything will be fine." He lifted me up and carried me to his bed. He wrapped his arms around me and pressed his lips to my hair. "You're safe, Juliana. Nobody will harm you."

My body was still shaking, but I felt better. He was so warm and comfortable, it was perfect.

"It's okay. Everything will be fine", he repeated and I believed him.

When I was finally able to speak again, I thanked him.

"Don't thank me. I'm glad I can help you."

He took his arm away and got up. "I'll get you some clothes." "No! Please, don't leave me. Not now." "Okay. Don't worry. I'll stay here."

He took my hand and kissed it. His lips felt so soft and sweet. I looked him deep in the eyes and started to take off his white shirt. "Hey, I think we should wait... You are still..."

"No, Coryo. I want you. Now."

I continued taking off his shirt and he didn't resist. Then, I slowly pulled the towel off my shoulders and he kissed my neck. "You sure?", he asked and i nodded. He didn't reply and just kissed me deeply.