❝𝒎𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒆𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒊𝒔.❞
(you're missing from me.)
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𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔
Iva Laurent lost her parents when she was eight. Sold to the black market by her only relative left on this earth, she was l...
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LONDON February Location: On the Way to Jaxen's House
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It's been a long while since I found myself in such a good mood. I tapped my fingers on the steering wheel as I hummed to the song that's playing on the car's stereo. My foot pressed gently on the brake when I saw the light turned red ahead of me and the car was pulled to a smooth stop.
Turning my head around, I wondered why Thea had been so quiet since she boarded the car and realised the little girl already drifted into sleep after her two-scoops of sugar overload. She murmured softly as a satisfied smile lifted from the corner of her lips. I reached for my jacket in the passenger seat and covered her with it, I laughed, "Sweet dreams, sweetheart."
Turning back to face the road, I lowered the stereo volume and drove her home at a comfortable speed.
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I stopped my Aston Martin along the driveway in front of the huge house and Thea remained asleep. Unbuckling the belt from the child's seat and wrapped my jacket tighter around Thea, I carried her in my arms and walked towards the front gate.
Jax was already standing there and his body leaned against the grey brick wall with one of his arm folded in front of his chest while the other held onto his phone. His attention was fixed on the brightened screen as his thumb scrolled through the contents. Then, his hand moved slightly on the bridge of his silver-framed spectacles and his brows raised slightly in amusement of something that he discovered on his phone.
I didn't know he wore spectacles, but it suits him.
Under the soft warm light of the lamp post, everything about him forced my feet to come to a stop as I remained rooted to the ground. I stood a few feet away from him, not understanding why even at a distance, he could still take away all the air surrounding me.
"Iva." He lifted his head to face me and smiled warmly, so affectionately. Pushing himself off the wall, he adjusted his coat and walked towards us, only taking him a few strides and he was right in front of me. He waved his hand right in front of my eyes and I snapped into attention, listening to the depth of his voice when he chuckled, "Why are you dazing?"
His gentle laughter reverberated in my ears in ripples and I felt heat rushed up the length of my neck to my face. Bending at his waist, his face was right in front of mine and our lips were only a thin air away from touching when he leaned his forehead against mine. My eyes widened in surprise and he asked in an almost whispering voice, "You looked flushed, are you not feeling well?"
I fell a step back and turned my head to the side to avoid the intensity of his stare and stammered nervously, "Y-You must be w-waiting for Thea."
