Neron Wars

t a dozen ships, keeping watch. They’re keeping the Neron b

n the sky. My palms are slick with sweat as it grows bigger and bigger,

it feels like it was just yesterday, but considering all that’s happened in that

long pulls as I make out the familiar features

the vi

out the

hts and then the landi

lower, lower, l

ship touches do

nd the far side of the ship, standing

e aboard this ship, my ey

s at the top

e, my heart

ad, my brai

is gray eyes are fixed on mine, our eyes that don’t share one

d he’s everything I

entire time he walks down the ramp. But when he steps o

arms and I crush myself in

that is happening right now. I squeeze him tighter and tighter to myse

nto my hair, cupping the ba

harder than I’ve ever cried in my life. They wait, silent and patient, as I breathe in the familia

rom his eyes crease deep and a smile spreads on his face. He brushes a thumb over my cheek, wiping away the torrent of t

s tears rush down my face once mo

ing me tightly once more before stepping

is face. He doesn’t hesitate even one second, though, befo

licated emotions, but there’s only one that really matters. Love. The love between

ve of

ear. His beard, two weeks overgrown, is scratchy against my face, but I think it

t. “I’m looking forward to all the yelli

e’s Nymiah, just to his side, looking a

able to decide if s

nto a hug, and to my surpr

” I say, and I truly mean it. I would have worried over them so muc

s even,” she says. She steps back, breaking my

I say, l

p closer to Zayne, who p

es me smi

and I’m pretty sure my heart explode

le breaks my own face and I dart across the space still between us, he

actually

. His teeth are w

ormal human being, inste

his arms encircle me. He lifts me off my feet, sp

says, placing his hands on my shoulde

ound here is so uptight and official. Ther

ssions you’ve got, Nero,” he says, the

s if I’m glowing,

Edan and he just brought it back. With this little maniac by m

void you see in him,” Zayne’s vo

across my shoulders. “There are few mysteri