FANFICTION

SPY X FAMILY

Guiding Star

CHAPTER XXIII: Fated Promise

Anya let out a long and heavy sigh, leaning against the side of the couch, her chin nestled in her palm as she killed time counting the very few cars that passed by on the road. She glanced down at the book she had been reading. A spy novel she should have been enjoying. That she

usually

enjoyed, but every time she tried to keep reading it, the main character 's arrogance reminded her of Damian and

it hurt

to be so far away from him and have his absence thrown in her face again and again.

She thought she 'd be okay not seeing him for a week. She was wrong.

Ever since she had entered Eden Academy, Damian had been here. He had been a constant part of her life. Over the years, with her feelings growing for him, her attachment hadn 't felt like a necessity for some mission anymore. It had felt

real