All That Is You

Chapter 40

Hello, everyone! I'm very sorry for the late update but I was trying to figure out how to tie everything together. I was debating whether or not I should split this up into multiple chapters but I figured it was better to just leave it as one big chapter.

I'm very sad to say that this is the end of Rain and Levi's journey. It's been a long few months and I'm so happy so many of you were able to join me. I hope you all enjoyed reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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Levi left the room first, leaving me behind to do my morning routine. I stumbled out of bed, drunk on happiness, the wrinkled bedsheets rustling as I headed towards the bathroom. I felt lighter than I had in a long time. The weight on my chest had disappeared and it was as though I could finally breathe. My lungs were no longer stuffed with wilted flowers and the chains around my ankles were gone.

I blinked away the sleep clouding my eyes and turned on the faucet to wash my face, lightly gasping at how cold the water was. I gently wiped away the water with a towel and brushed away the strands of hair that clung to my face.

Today was different. Today, there was no fear plaguing my mind at the thought of facing my reflection and seeing something I didn't want to see. I took a hesitant breath and opened my eyes.

And for the first time, I really looked at myself in the mirror. All the anxiety I had at facing myself disappeared as my fingers reached up to trace the curve of my eyebrows, the slope of my nose, the Cupid's bow of my lips. And the more I looked at myself, the more boringly average I seemed. I knew there were others with the same exact features as me somewhere in this world. But there was only one of me that belonged to Levi and he called my name like it was beautiful, as though I was beautiful. And I couldn't help but believe him.

Where hollowness gazed back at me, I could now see life. There was a light that wasn't there before. My lips curved into a smile at the healthy glow that had returned to my cheeks. I was still skinny and my bones still jutted out but I was happy and I knew that as long as Levi was by my side, that would never change.

I walked to the closet and threw on my usual sweater and a pair of embroidered jeans before walking out of the bedroom and heading towards the kitchen. To my surprise, Levi was at the dining table talking with Leila and Alexander while Oliver was excitedly digging into a plate of pancakes with his fingers. The sticky syrup coated his hands and his mouth and he didn't bother to wipe any of it away, making the mess worse every time he shoved another handful of pancake into his mouth.

Everyone's heads snapped up once they heard me coming into the room and they all greeted me with a chorus of "good morning" except for Alexander who gave me a nod.

"Luna!" Oliver's eyes lit up once he saw me and he quickly pushed his chair back to launch himself at me. Sensing my surprise, Levi grabbed him by the back of his shirt while Oliver continued to try and escape from where he was hanging in the air to hug me with his sticky fingers.

"Let me down, Alpha!" he shouted, angrily. All of us stared at him in amusement and I laughed at the pout on his face. I reached for a napkin to wipe away the syrup from his hands and face before finally allowing him to hug me.

He buried his face into my neck and for a second I thought I saw Levi's eyes darken when Oliver snuggled deeper into my arms. But when I blinked, his eyes were back to its usual caramel.

"How are you, Oliver?" I questioned, softly. My fingers tangled themselves into his hair as I brushed away some of the strands sticking to his forehead. "I missed you."