"Thank you," Joshua uttered when his car stopped in front of the building of the hotel. "I was expecting you to slap my face and kick me out if ever I show up."Facing down the floor would be his destiny if I didn't know his whole story.He should consider himself lucky, or he would have tasted my wrath."You're still unforgiven," I busted his bubble, making him chortle and nod his head."I know the weight of what I did, and I know that it would be hard to bring back the trust I broke." Understanding the situation, he turned to look at me. "But I'm still hoping for a second chance.""If you deserve it, you'll earn it."Agreeing with my line, he let out a heavy sigh as he stared at me.Clearing my throat, I took my seatbelt off and clutched my bag. "I guess I'll see you around?"He didn't say a thing, so I opened the car door and was about to leave when he grabbed my hand and stopped me from going."What?" Looking back at him, I can see how he fights with himself whether he would say s
"Need me?" I scoffed and kept my fists in midair. "Why me? You've got better bitches out there. Take note that you've got a fiancée needing your faithfulness."It was never my intention to let go of the bitterness on my tongue that's making my face look sour.Now, I just gave him a hint of my jealousy."I don't take anyone as my fiancée. I still call myself a bachelor. I can do whatever I want, whenever I want, with whoever I want," he recited like a poem and began to march closer and closer to me."And then what? Regret everything even before starting anything?"Noticing the distance between us getting shorter and shorter, I took my guard up and took steps away from him.My eyes diverted to him when I heard him chuckle so calmly while staring at me as if I was an entertaining show to watch."So you mean you want something to happen?"Cornered me with words and cornered me by the wall. I've got no excuse left, and I've got no escape.He stood right in front of me with those eyes cagin
I can feel his length brushing inside me.My toes are curling, and I can feel the prickling excitement of my nerves hitting my system as I ride to heaven."Oh, Eric! It's so good!"I'm losing my mind. He's driving my sanity off to nowhere and left my head with nothing but the thought of him and the two of us becoming one.The bed was ignored. He's taking me on the floor.Left with nothing on, yet coldness was forgotten. The warmth of our skin aids the chilling temperature.He's a beast, and I'm wrecked.He knows how to move, he knows how to make me scream, and he knows how to shut me up.With his lips, he muffled my moans and my screams as he pounded my spot until I came again, for I don't know how many times.My legs weakened, and my chest started heaving for air. He suffocates me, and I like the way it is.My nails dug into his back, scratching and looking for something to hold on to.Eric let out a groan as he pumped in and released it for the second time. Filling me with his hotne
The broken lamp was on the floor, and the bed was thrown on the other side of the room. I watched how Eric was covered with the dark smoke brought by the air.His face showed how terrified he was, but even when he was the one in danger, he thought of my safety.The claws of smoke dug into his skin, and he screamed in pain as his blood gushed out of his flesh and veins.Torture is brought by fantasy.Is it in my head? Is this real?This can't be.I have left everything behind. Why does it still haunt me?And it's taking Eric!"Allen, run! Run!"My ears heard what he said. Loud and clear, but my feet couldn't move. My eyes settled on him, planning on reaching out for him, but as I was about to make a move, a figure suddenly showed up.I sucked up my breath when it hit me how familiar that figure is.Why is it here?"What the fuck?!" Eric exclaimed when the dark figure appeared. "What is that?""Eric," I called for him, and when he met my eyes, I offered him a trembling smile. "It's okay
Inside the castle where I had never stepped foot on its very heart, I was struck by awe when my eyes were filled with its beauty.Then I realized that I had seen it die once.Just as much as the sight of the castle is wonderful, the interior is magnificent.The carvings on the wall and ceiling, the painted walls of beauty tell the whole story of their world lengths from the beginning of the width of the wall to its end.Everything's in white, even the marbled floor doesn't seem to be dirtied.Now I feel guilty walking on it.But that's not really what's inside my head. It's Eric.Are they hurting him? Whatever they're doing to him, if he gets hurt, it's all on me. It's all my fault.Going back to it all, I wonder if I didn't receive the flower. I would've stayed the same, worse, really lost my job, living alone and depressed.Maybe it's time for me to start thinking that everything that happened isn't bad at all. The consequences are.Could I ever stop myself from being pessimistic? N
As Lady Marmara whispered to the water, an image appeared.My heart stopped as I saw Eric, his face twisted in pain.Tears welled up in my eyes as I reached out to the image, my hand passing through it."Eric..." I whispered, my voice choked with emotion.The image disappeared, leaving me with a sense of urgency. I had to save Eric, no matter what it took.I turned to Lady Marmara, determination burning in my eyes."I will do whatever it takes to save him," I said, my voice steady. "Tell me what I need to do."The courage in my voice shook me as well. I was never the type of person who would advance to attack.In every problem I have encountered, I face it with my wobbling legs, never with a hard face."I can hardly hear the human I read about," Serena uttered as she looked at me. "You are not ready to face the dark creature. No one is.""The only thing I have in mind is to save the man I love, Serena. What makes you think I called for you?" I clarified. "I'd move mountains just to ge
I nodded, understanding her pain. "We will end this, Serena. For Eric, for Mellon, for everyone who's been affected by this creature. We will bring peace back to this world."Justice, I don't know how to explain to her what it means, but I know that she feels it.I can hardly hear my old self whenever I open my mouth. Is this where I get to grow?Her eyes met mine, and for the first time, I saw a glimmer of hope in them. "Yes, we will."As we stood there, under the starlit sky, I felt a sense of camaraderie with Serena. We were both fighting for the ones we loved, ready to face whatever came our way.And that's more than enough for me to keep the urge to step further forward.The next day, armed with the knowledge from the Oracle of Time, we set out on our journey.I do not have enough strength to face what's waiting for us, but all I know is that I have a reason to be strong."You have such a great heart, Nicole." Lady Marmara read my eyes. "I may not accompany you in the world of da
Despite the danger, we plunged into the water, fighting against coldness.As soon as half of my body got submerged in the waters, I felt my whole body stilled from the sudden drop in temperature."I just remembered how I hate cold baths," I uttered."Wait, stop!" Serena suddenly held us up just as we swam."What is it?" I asked.The bottom of the river is shallow, I couldn't reach it. But I can feel something softly bristling on my legs."What the hell is that?" I flinched."Don't move," Serena warned me.The waters aren't as clear as it must have been. I can't see what's underneath.Serena looked in the water with a deep frown. "There is something in the waters," she said that alarmed me.And before I could say a word, something pulled me down."Serena!"My voice was muffled. Bubbles come out of my mouth.From the bottom, there are whips of leaves that are darker than the night and have hands that vine around my limbs.I'm losing my breath, and I have nothing on me to fight against i