Chapter 250 – Absent Luna of the Lycan King Novel (Ivy & Kyson)

Filed To Story: Absent Luna of the Lycan King Novel (Ivy & Kyson)

He checked my finger, and it had stopped bleeding. He pocketed the bloody tissue and shook his head before climbing out of the car. We had pulled up at some kind of general store, and I quickly climbed out of the car just as Gannon reached my door. I step away from him instantly, putting space between us.

“You got your list?” He asked, and I nodded, pulling the folded piece of paper from my apron. He nods, walking ahead and opening the glass shop door. A bell sounds as we enter, and I see aisles of stock lining the store and a friendly enough looking woman behind the counter. The woman says hello to Gannon be fore waving him over.

“Hey, Leisha,” he says, nudging me toward the aisles and passing me a basket. I take it while he wan ders off to speak with the friendly clerk he seems to know. She was an older woman, about Clarice’s age.

I opened the note Clarice gave me, trying to match the cursive writing to what was written on the prod ucts on the shelves, but after a few minutes, I still hadn’t found a single thing that matched her handwriting when I felt a presence behind me. The warmth of him seeped into my back as he leaned down behind me and peered over my shoulder at my empty basket.

“What are you doing?” He asked curiously. Heat flooded my cheeks as I showed him the list. He takes it, looking at it before looking at me. My cheeks burn with humiliation, knowing I had to admit I couldn’t read it,

“… I can’t read,” I whisper to him, and Gannon seems taken aback.

“Why didn’t you ask? I would have helped you,” he whispered, taking my basket and grabbing my hand.

Gannon looks at the list before glancing around and dragging me to a different aisle. He reads each thing out, grabbing it from the shelf and placing it in the basket. He had found everything in a matter of minutes before walking back to the counter. The woman scanned and bagged everything before telling me the total.

I went to hand the woman the card when Gannon took it from me and tapped some small box on the counter. The woman behind the counter smiled, and Gannon handed me the ca buy smokes while I stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do next.

“We just have to go to one more store, then we can head back,” Gannon tells me, and I nod, gathering up the bags, but he swiftly took from my hands. I waved to the woman, and she smiled softly, saying good bye as we walked out to the car.

Gannon loads everything into the trunk before grabbing my hand and tugging me across the road to some candy store.

“Liam likes licorice, so I might as well grab it while I am here,” he tells me and I nod, following him in side the store. A man stood behind the counter with a huge smile on his face. It was clear he knew Gannon, and Gannon knew the store.

Gannon leaves me while walking up the back after the man told him what he was looking for was out back.

“Are you one of the new servants at the castle?” the man asked, and I nodded, chewing my lip as | looked at the color display of candies when he held a jar out to me. “Try these. I made these last night,” he says, but I shake my head.

Mrs. Daley would get so angry if she found out,” I thought to myself before remembering she wasn’t here. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to accept the offer when Gannon returned. The man frowns when I refuse his offer.

“Kyle has won awards for his candies. Try one,” Gannon tells me, and I chew my lip before taking one of the sponging red clouds from the jar. It was covered in sugar and smelt delicious. I popped it into my mouth, and an explosion of flavor made my mouth salivate.

“Good, the man asks?” He seemed genuinely interested if I liked his candy. I nod, licking my lips, and Gannon chuckles.

“Here,” he offers me another one, but I shake my head.

“No, thank you, I shouldn’t,” I tell him. The man named Kyle seemed disappointed when Gannon set the licorice on the counter.

“And the clouds,” Gannon tells him. The man nods, bagging them in little paper bags while I wait. We leave the store and go back to the car. I climb in while Gannon puts Liam’s candy in the trunk. Only when he gets in the car does he drop the paper bag of clouds in my lap.

Before I could look at him, he spoke. “There for you,” he says, starting the car. “No, you didn’t have to,” I tell him, trying to give them back, but he pushes the bag back toward me.

“I know I didn’t have to, Abbie. I wanted to. I could tell you liked them.” His words confused me. Did he expect something in return for them?

“No, I shouldn’t,” I tell him, and he looks at me, confused.

“And why is that?” he asks, reversing out. I didn’t answer his question was stupid. He knows why. Every one knows why

“You didn’t answer,” he says, navigating around the streets.

“Because I am rogue!” I tell him. His brows furrow.

“What has being rogue got to do with candy?” he asked.

“Rogues don’t deserve sweets. We should be grateful we’re allowed to live,” I found myself reciting Mrs. Daley’s words before I could stop myself. Gannon growls, making me jump.

“Which twit told you that?” he demanded. His anger startled me. I lift my hand when Gannon grabs it before I can chew on my thumbnail, not realizing I was about to do it.

“Eat the candy, Abbie,” he says before he lets go of my hand. I offer him one.

“Will you try one?” | asked him, feeling odd eating them in front of him as he pulled into the castle grounds.

“Are they sour?” he asks, and I shake my head.

“You haven’t tried them?”

“No, I mainly go there for Liam’s licorice,” he answers as I dig one from the bag for him. Yet instead of taking it from me, he leans over, plucking it from my fingers with his lips, sucking my fingers with it before pulling back. I stare at him, shocked, when he laughs, sending me a wink. I chuckle, my face heating as ! laugh at his playfulness. He chews on it before swallowing it.

“It’s very sugary,” he says, licking the sugar from his lips. I offer him the bag, not wanting to lose my fin gers, but he shakes his head, “No, you enjoy them,” he says, pulling into the garage.

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