The city hummed quietly beneath them, a vast sea of twinkling lights stretching beyond the rooftop’s edge. Destiny pulled her coat tighter around her shoulders, the night wind tangling her dark hair as she leaned against the railing. Behind her, Logan shifted uneasily, his hands buried deep in his jacket pockets.

“You said you had something to tell me,” Destiny said, tilting her head toward him. “And judging by the way you’re pacing, it’s big.”

Logan exhaled sharply, then turned to face her. His green eyes, always steady, wavered for the first time.

“It is,” he admitted. “And I need you to hear me out before you react.”

Destiny’s heart picked up pace. “Okay…”

Without another word, Logan reached up and unzipped his jacket, pulling it off in one smooth motion. Underneath, his usual t-shirt was gone—replaced by a suit she knew all too well. Midnight blue, stitched with silver streaks that caught the glow of the city.

Her breath hitched. The emblem on his chest, a crescent moon wrapped in a shattered halo, was unmistakable.

Lunar Sentinel.

Her mind spun. The hero who saved the governor’s daughter last month. The one who stopped the freeway collapse. The one who had disappeared from their date last week when the sirens blared.

“Logan,” she breathed. “You’re—”

He nodded. “Yeah.”

Her hands shook as she stepped closer. “This—this is why you disappear all the time? Why you’re always exhausted? Why I’ve patched up your mysterious ‘bike crash’ injuries?”

His lips twitched in a wry smile. “Guilty.”

She reached out hesitantly, fingers ghosting over the fabric of his suit. It was real. This was real.

“Why are you telling me now?” she whispered.

“Because I love you,” Logan said, voice thick with something raw. “And keeping this from you is killing me. Every time I leave, I don’t know if I’ll make it back. But if something ever happens… I want you to know the truth. Not some lie about me being stuck in traffic or out of town. Just me.”

Destiny swallowed hard, emotions crashing into her. Fear. Anger. Love.

She took a step back. “You could die doing this.”

“I know.”

“And you still go out there?”

Logan’s gaze didn’t waver. “Because someone has to.”

She stared at him for a long moment, the weight of everything settling over her. Then, without another word, she grabbed the collar of his suit and pulled him into a kiss—desperate, fierce, and full of everything she couldn’t say.

When she finally pulled back, her breath was shaky, but her voice was steady.

“You ever lie to me again,” she warned, “and I’ll be the one you have to watch out for.”

Logan let out a relieved chuckle. “Noted.”

And as they stood there on the rooftop, the city stretched below them, Destiny knew one thing for certain—life would never be the same again.