“You’re getting smug, Hudson,” our trainer, Julian, warned. I still found time to run a hand through my hair-wet with sweat-before tripping him with one strong kick to his legs as he tried to stand up. I twisted my upper torso to the side in order to dodge him and watched him fall to the ground on his hands and knees. The hunter was lunging toward me at full speed, throwing all the strength he had left into a tackle that I knew wasn’t going to work. My life was no longer about myself or the prophecy I had to fulfill. The realization strengthened my resolve to make every moment I had with her a memory worth keeping. I could be there for her for as long as she lived, but she couldn’t possibly be there for me for as long as my immortality lasted. Not as long as you’re here.”Īnd that, I realized, was the reason for the tears. She shook her head and smiled amidst the tears. Sofia was forever going to be an enigma to me-I’d long accepted that fact, but if there was one thing I couldn’t stand seeing, it was her tears. I couldn’t understand why she was crying, but it made the kiss-innocent as it was-utterly heartbreaking. Before anyone could react, Sofia’s arms were around my neck and she placed a soft, gentle kiss on my lips.
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