Celeste awkwardly removed her arms from around Maximus. She didn’t know what had gotten into her to hold him like that. Damn, of course she knew. It broke her heart to see him like that. She took a deep breath and moved away from him.
“Are you alright?” she asked softly. Maximus raised his head and stared at her for a while that she thought he wouldn’t answer her.
“I’m fine. I’ve been through worse. I’m sure I’ll get over this too,” he said, getting up from the chair. He turned to the window and stared outside. The stars were bright in the sky. It would have been a beautiful sight if they didn’t have the heavy tension hanging over them.
“How is Vicker?” Celeste asked, even though she knew she shouldn’t. They hadn’t spoken about him since that day when everything came to light. “Is he
