“No!” she said wide-eyed. “No, that’s not what I meant. Chthonia is just so very… different. Beautiful and different. I— I like that I had to hold on to you,” she blushed. Aidon straightened, taken aback, before he took a step closer to her and cupped her face in his hand, running his thumb across her cheek. He carefully leaned over and rested his forehead against hers, letting her make the first move to kiss him. Persephone stared up at his dark eyes and saw a soft smile on his face. She stepped into the kiss, feeling his arms close around her. She crushed her lips against his. Her hands came
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