Chapter 156: Shooting Stars *
"Please, God, keep him safe," Keira murmured a simple prayer before she dozed off to sleep.
A few hours after.
Zach smiled as he looked at Keira, who was hugging her hotdog pillow tightly in her sleep. He looked at his wristwatch, and it’s almost 2:00 in the morning.
He was finally back after their special group’s various dealings with the other underworld groups. They needed to build a name for their group, so they could get a meeting with Mr. Big and penetrate his vast network of connections. Thus he was gone for straight two days.
He missed his falling star so much that he came directly to her condo unit as soon as he arrived.
He sat on the side of her bed to closely look at Keira. "What is this? Why are you creasing that forehead of yours?" he whispered as he gently put his index finger between her eyebrows as if trying to stop her from furrowing her forehead any further.
Then he leaned down to give her a gentle kiss on her lips.
Keira moved as if she felt Zach’s presence. She slowly opened her heavy eyes, but then they quickly widened, seeing Zach’s figure before her. She sat up and touched Zach’s face.
"You’re back," she whispered with a trembling voice, as she was about to burst out in tears because of happiness. She suddenly paused and pinched herself.
"Ouch!" she cried out that made Zach chuckle as he said, "Can’t you tell a dream from reality without hurting yourself like that?"
Keira pouted her lips as tears started flowing down from her eyes. She pounced on Zach and hugged him tightly.