Rosalind"Oh god, this is rich," Sebastian continued, guffawing. I tapped his shoulder. "What did you say? Hey, repeat what you just said?" I said, almost shaking him. After saying his last statement, he started laughing so much that I couldn't decipher whether he was joking or not. "Luna Aerin...is Axel's mother?" I asked. I tried to make my voice neutral, but it came out a little bit hopeful and expectant. He wiped the sides of his mouth before replying. "Yes! Why the hell would you think she's his girlfriend?"I looked away from him. "Just cause—he told me that she was someone very important in her life.""Duh! She's his mom.""Yeah, well, I didn't know that back then," I said in exasperation. I tried so hard to hold back my happiness, but I felt my lips forming into a smile as I internalized the new information. So, Luna Aerin isn't Axel's girlfriend but his mom."You must l

AxelI was in a dilemma. I looked back and forth at the bloody Logan on the ground and at my mom, who had a knife near her neck. "Fuck this," I muttered under my breath and let go of Logan to go to my mom. I saw Sebastian walking towards my mom as well, so I gestured for him to go behind the burly man who was holding my mother. With one look, Sebastian elbowed the burly man's head, causing him to pass out on the ground. At the same time, I caught my mom in my arms and removed the ropes tied around her arms. "Are you okay?" I asked softly, removing the ropes as carefully as possible. She already had so many cuts on wounds on her body, and I didn't want to add to them anymore. "Axel," she said softly, and a surge of happiness entered my heart. I didn't know just how much I missed the sound of my mom's voice until I heard it. My eyes widened in realization when I remembered that I had left

Rosalind"I—I don't know what you're talking about," I said, avoiding her eyes. She chuckled and placed her hands on my shoulder, forcing me to face her. "Come on, Rosalind. I'm not blind. I could see the way that you look at my son."I looked down on my lap. "I naturally have eyes that look like this," I feigned innocence. She ruffled my hair. "There's no use hiding this from me. I've seen this look many times on your mom, and now I'm seeing it on you. Oh, how fast time flies."I let out a deep sigh and bit my lip. "Is it that obvious?"She laughed. "Yeah. I'm surprised that Axel hasn't noticed. Or maybe he has noticed."My eyes widened as I looked at her. "Has he?""No, I highly doubt it," she said, making me sigh out in relief. "If there's one thing that Axel and his father have in common is that they are both dense. Do you know how long I've been dropping him hints that I like him just for him to treat me

RosalindI sighed in disappointment. "Uhm, yeah. Of course. I understand why you don't like me. I mean—wait, what?" I looked up at him with wide eyes. He looked down at me with amusement in his eyes. "Can you repeat what you just said?"He smiled. "Hmm, I don't think so," he said, removing his hands from the wall and moving away from me. I held onto his biceps and forced him to look into my eyes. "Axel. Repeat what you just said.""No," he stubbornly said. I sighed in exasperation. "Repeat it, please. Repeat it...for me," I said, my voice almost breaking. He threw his head back and groaned. "Fuck. You're going to be the death of me.""Come on now, please. Please," I looked up to him with wide and bright eyes. He let out a small breath and brought his face closer to mine. I could feel his breath hovering over my lips, almost touching them. "I said, I think I'm

Rosalind"Rosalind, just give me your bag," Axel sighed, trying to get my backpack from me. I chuckled while looking at his pouty face. "Axel, I can carry my bag on my own. Just treat me how you've been treating me back then.""But I was an asshole to you back then.""At least you know," I joked. "Rosalind," he whined. I went closer to him and held onto his cheeks. "I'm joking. You were an asshole to me on the first week that we've met, but do you think I'd like you if you were just an asshole? You are sweet, kind, hardworking, and incredibly handsome. That's why I fell for you."I saw the corner of his lips going up, making me want to tease him. "Are you happy now?""It's because of you.""Hmm? I make you happy?"He placed his arms around my waist, rubbing them up and down. "Very."I felt my face heating up, so I hit his chest to get him to stop holding my waist. "Enough with