Evalyn's eyes trembled when Kaze reiterated his goal was to make her immortal and live with her forever.
Despite his obvious flaws, he did love her, and she felt a similar spark.
She snuggled into his chest for a moment, carefree for the first time since the apocalypse began, wishing to savor it.
Kaze hugged her gently, embracing her without reservation.
"Kaze…." Evalyn whispered hesitantly, "The lie everyone's living in the faction walls... will end tomorrow, won't it?"
He looked at the ceiling and took a deep breath. "The day after next.
Tomorrow morning we'll have a strategy meeting with the new management members.
Then we'll break the news to the Lockheed students and release them.
We're telling the regular faction members the day after."
"Thought so." She replied, smiling wryly, "If that's the case… can I ask for something selfish?
Just for one day before life goes to hell?"
Three-chapter release today! You can also unlock up to another 20 chapters without a surcharge. Check out the privilege and consider helping me crush win-win. A/N: There is no contradiction in Evalyn's personality. She's a thoroughly traumatized college student that was normal two weeks ago and is not hopped up on a dozen hormones, got the D and got it from the person she actually cares about. There are enough unicorn factors to slice through her trauma shell.