Blessed by Night

Chapter 46: Guilt & Friendship

Luna was surprised to see that Mal was not in his room as he'd been for the past few days.

She immediately turned around and prepared to inquire about his whereabouts, only to immediately find him standing behind her.

For a moment, only silence persisted between the two.

They hadn't actually spoken since that night at Morgan's house.

Luna was utterly unprepared for a confrontation of any kind today.

She knew what she wanted to say but would Mal be upset with her answer?

The fear that he would began to cause turmoil inside of her heart.

"It's good to see you, boss lady. " Mal suddenly said.

He wore his normal smile, but Luna could not help but feel hurt.

He'd returned to the way he addressed her before.

The one time he'd said her name was more than enough for her to never want to be called anything else.

She swallowed her disappointment and flashed him a polite smile of her own. "It's good to see you're up and walking around. You gave us quite the scare."

Luna, Aisha, Sei and Aubrey were the only ones who knew about Malachi's hospitalization.

As his sister and only next of kin, Aubrey was of course notified when Mal collapsed next to Melanie's bed.

She called Sei and Aisha in a panic, who in turn called Luna.

The four all dropped what they were doing and immediately came to see him.

Luna and Aisha immediately knew that Mal had overused his powers when they sensed his weak aura.

The girls guessed that he'd wake up in a day or two, which gave Sei and Aubrey the peace of mind they needed.

But on the third day, the girls began to panic.

They couldn't imagine how he could've possibly expended enough energy to keep him unconscious for four whole days.

"I'm sorry for the trouble." He scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

"Hmph, as long as you know how troublesome you are." She said.

"These are for you." Luna shyly handed him the flowers and balloons she'd brought.

Malachi graciously accepted, but in the next moment a question was posed that made his blood run cold.

"Now that you're awake, do you mind telling us how the hell you ended up with your ex?" Aubrey asked.

Suddenly, Luna and Sei both began to give Mal accusatory looks.

They knew he'd saved the girl from being abused but, they weren't sure how he ended up with her in the first place.

"I'm.. sorry for running out on you Malachi." She finally said.

Truth be told, Malachi was unprepared for this sudden apology.

Luna always seemed like a proud and regal woman who'd never apologize for anything.

'But then again, she never seemed like the kind of woman to make a face like the one I saw that night either.' Malachi thought inwardly.

Luna was proving to be full of surprises.

"It's cool but.. can I ask why you did it?"

"I'm just not good with things like this." Her bright pink eyes took on a faraway look. "I'll spare you the whole sob story but I'm just not the kind of person who has fulfilling relationships."

"Luna you-"

"Despite that.. for the first time in my life I want to try." She interrupted.

When her words sank in, Mal felt his head spin.

He thought for sure this was going in a completely different direction.

"But.. I need you to be a bit patient with me." She added. "These feelings are all very new a-and I just need some time to process them. So.. can we try just being friends first?"

This was the part she was worried about the most.

She didn't want him to think she was outright rejecting him or friendzoning him.

There was just so much she needed to sort out.

Her own feelings were just one thing, she still had to figure out how their relationship dynamic would work.

She was still technically his boss!

If things progressed further and their relationship was found out, people would say she seduced him to join their guild!

She could already imagine the headlines.

They'd make her look like some kind of predator!

"Please understand I just-"

"Okay." Mal said without much thought.

Luna was so surprised by his sudden answer she almost bent the steering wheel in her hands.

"You.. aren't upset?"

"Huh? Why would I be upset?" Mal asked in bewilderment. "I know this must be a lot for you because of our current relationship, so I don't mind being your friend until you decide whether to move forward or not."

"You don't mind waiting?"

"Nah, you're worth waiting for."

Those words filled Luna's heart with an indescribable joy.

She hadn't realized how fast her heart was beating during this entire exchange until she finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you Mal.. truly."

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