Page 41 of Written in the Stars

Another smile pulls on my lips, but this time, for a totally different reason. Not because of how good he felt inside of me, but how good he makes me feel inside, in my heart.

Serenity: Thank YOU for being you.

Zander: I wouldn’t be anybody else ;)

Serenity: Smarty pants, LOL I’m thankful you’re nobody else.

Zander: Okay, they’re calling me to start drills. Have a good night, beautiful.

Serenity: Good night, love.

I place my phone back on the nightstand and smile to myself. What a wonderful man he is, and how wonderful he makes me feel inside.

As I close my eyes and get ready to welcome sleep, my phone dings again, and the smile on my face widens. I wonder what Zander forgot to tell me. Maybe he’s going to say he misses me already.

I chuckle to myself as I lift my phone off the nightstand and bring it in front of my face. In an instant, my smile fades, seeing the message is not from Zander.

In fact, I don’t recognize the number. Who is it? Deciding to see what it says so I can get a better idea, I click on the message notification so the text messaging app opens up, but what I see catches me off guard. It’s a picture, with the message, “I’ll be seeing you again soon… Forever Yours, YHWZ.”

What does YHWZ mean? Who is YHWZ?

Chills run up and down my spine because as I stare at the picture in front of me, I recognize it all too well.

A crowded festival full of people having a good time stares back at me. And even though the photograph was taken from far away, smack dab in the middle is me, at Heat Feast, cuddled up against Zander about to share a kiss.

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