<h4>Chapter 39: Match Made in Night</h4>


    "So Mal what do you say? Do you like Luna?" Emilia asked with a glimmer in her bright green eyes.


    In college she was the designated matchmaker for all of her friends. She''d never failed to spot the potential of a couple before and she wouldn''t start now!


    Mchi was still reeling from Sei''s sudden permission and waspletely at a loss for what to say.


    He already had one super hot older girlfriend and now she was telling him he could have two?


    Just the thought alone was enough to make him cream his jeans.


    Suddenly he saw Luna staring at him out of the corner of her eyes and got a first hand reminder of just how beautiful the woman was.


    With a red blush on her soft white cheeks, she was even cuter and Mchi found her practically irresistible.


    It wouldn''t be a stretch to say that she was every man''s dream woman.


    Strong, dependable, gorgeous and aplished.


    And even though she hardly showed it, Mchi knew that she hid some softer sides deep inside as well.


    Plus she was older than him!


    She was checking all of his boxes!


    Other than Sei, he could not imagine a more perfect woman for him!


    From the moment he firstid eyes on her he''d been drawn to her.


    Only now was he realizing that what he felt was romantic interest.


    "I do." Mchi said after much internal debate.


    His words seemed to send Luna into a spiral as her face finally reached an unhealthy shade of red.


    Morgan and his wives all had satisfied smiles before they turned to Luna.


    "And you? Do you hold any special feelings for Mchi?" Crystal asked Luna.


    For the first time in a long time, Luna began to panic internally.


    She''d juste to eat barbecue and make conversation!


    Now she was under interrogation about her love life!


    She felt like she was right back at her parents house!


    Feeling like she was rapidly losing control of the situation, Luna did several mental calctions and finally found a light at the end of the tunnel.


    Her cold, business like demeanor had returned and she had a sudden air of indifference about her.


    "Honestly, I don''t know what you think but unlike your husband I don''t see my subordinates as potential romantic suitors."


    She rose up from her seat and prepared to walk away. "I don''t have any interest in Mchi whatsoever."


    She turned to leave, and was about halfway towards the door when she felt Mchi suddenly grab her wrist.


    "Are those your true feelings, Luna?"


    Whether it was his blessing from Bast, or the fact that he''d called her by her name for the first time, who can say?


    All Luna knew was that in front of this man who was almost half her age, she found herselfpletely unwilling and unable to lie.


    "No..they aren''t." Luna''s voice contained an untouched tenderness that led Morgan to believe he''d drank too much.


    Was this truly the guild master of immortal moon? Sounding like some frail maiden in love?


    What the fuck was happening in his dining room?


    Luna''s eyes widened when she realized that she''d identally said her true feelings out loud.


    Something inside of Luna broke and she suddenly ripped her hand away from Mchi before turning tail and running out of the door.


    Mchi of course wanted to chase her, but there was something about that look of fear in her eyes that left his feet firmly nted in the ground.


    Sei''s eyes held a mysterious knowing light as she watched Luna run out of the door, seemingly understanding everything and yet saying nothing.


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    After that night, Luna had taken great care to avoid Mchi to the best of her ability.


    Even when the guild just so happened to have meetings, she never allowed him to get close to her for even a moment.


    Currently, Mchi was in ss absentmindedly listening to his professors lecture.


    After Mchi''s dungeon raid aired on tv, he never bothered to say anything about Mchi''s sses again.


    ''I guess I should go visit Rowan after I leave here.''


    He hadn''t seen the old man in a few days and he was quite curious whether he could help him master more of his abilities.


    He hadn''t forgotten Raijin''s warning about their being worse things toe so he wanted to be prepared for the inevitable struggle.


    ''I wonder… were others warned as well?'' He wondered before his exhaustion caught up to him and he slowly dozed off.


    Mchi eventually woke up to the gentle sensation of someone nudging his shoulder.


    Before he''d even opened his eyes, he knew exactly who was in front of him.


    "Hey, just because you get straight As doesn''t mean you can fall asleep in ss."


    Mchi looked up to see Mnie standing above him with a sympathetic expression.


    "This isn''t like you, are you alright?" She asked.


    Mchi groggily looked around and saw that they were the only ones present in the ssroom. "Yea I''m…fine."


    Mnie correctly guessed what he was looking at and immediately exined. "I think everyone else might''ve been too scared to wake you."


    "Scared?" Mal muttered.


    He soon remembered that the entire world had seen him turning into a giant seven foot beast and figured that exined the sudden apprehension of his ssmates.


    "Well I should be going, Take care of yourself."


    Mal watched her walk away and head towards the door.


    He prepared to call out to her and thank her for waking him when he saw something that made his blood run cold.


    Brief shes of dark ck bruises could be seen on Mnie''s slender, pale arms.


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