#Chapter20

Mark of Another

Alastor seemed to understand it, as he grabbed me for a hug. My head was against his chest, hearing his heart beating a quite fast. A symphony with a fast tempo. Not a normal song on my playlist, but would still hear it on replay any day.

As his scent of red velvet cake with butter cream consumed and comforted me, I sniffed more of him and his hold on me went tighter. It was the best feeling I could ever have without words.

Then, I felt Alastor rubbing my back, as if to comfort me. Seconds later, he said, "Cry it all out."

"What?" I...