R

nt da

jumped

ck was calling me at this hour, this

ig blue eyes angel had vanished into the abyss. Groaning, I blindly grabbed my

Krystyn, I—" I wanted to curse her badly, but my parents taught

tic at this time. She worked hard, but knowing that

sitting on the bed, rubbing my eye

r, and please,

a call at this time. Shit. Memory lane was not always fun

agined her checking her painted fingernails, thinki

was here in front of me and blinked m

est room in

ed to the mansion and your damn penthouse, Krystyn? Are

me." I could even feel her grinning sh

e person. Despite my family owned a billion-dollar company, I chose to work in th

ers at my house, you know that. Get him or her

he last time I aske

ave you forgotten what you did

erent. And he

Now I was

and Kai would still call me because I was a

ight now." I drew a deep breath

si. Are you gonna

"Fine. Whatever." I scratc

ow I can cou

to let him stay in my fu— house, Krystyn? W

big bear. Jeez. She

er? Shouldn't it suppose to be you offer

handle. And she's

s hot. And I'm not looking

blow off some steam, a

u be a little

are talking about. Tha

sure you can trust your friend that

ast thing someone will look for her. The only place I could think of is in the lion's den. Isn't it the purpo

ll are you t

Krew. Love

*

e didn't even give me the name and said her friend knew me already. Of course, it was not a sur

tic flight just arrived. Knowing that I was in the middle of nowher

hat Krystyn was pranking me. I was pissed when she did not reply to my m

around for a familiar face, but it was almos

nowing that I would blow a fuse when I met this mysterious woman. Besides, I knew all her friends from old to new

oyance. My anger started boiling up. My sister play

ice behind me. That voice seemed familiar, yet it sounded stran

woman I'd ever laid eyes on, and only a meter away from me. H

as soon as I recognized the woman standing

at a calculated pa

e was not Krystyn's friend. No fucking way. Not in a mill

allow this to happen even if the hell turned to arctic and thawed. I would never welcome h

he fact that I was here to pick her up. Could I just pretend t

ter has informed yo

hat are you doing i

r any less beautiful. Her gorgeous eyes showed a lot of unsettled emotions, but the most d

in town. I don't have time to deal with you and my sister

g Rouge would ask for my help or beg for something. I could still remember what she did to me in my own build

ut the white dress on her body. I met her pertu

ct that she was my sister's friend—wait a sec, are they really friends? I was still finding it hard to

ario, I rounded to the passenger seat and

pt over me when her cologne permeated in the car—something like jasmine, blackberry, flowers extract drizzled with chocolate. I liked a woman who smelled good—not strong, not t

on asking her. She would fill me up if she felt like it. Besides, if she killed someone,

willing to help her even though s

lace was the last thing someone would look for her. And by the look on River's face, she was definitely runni

I was probably the last person

e my profound disappointment, but you did not travel all the way here to

vor, " she just apologized. Thi

o her even if it isn

f your house, and you won't even know that I am there until I figur

e mistake. She might be a mess right now, but she was still the mo

n, and it would please me to see her just at the other corner of my house, but it pa

ot to me." I was an ass, but we better clear things up than me fake-liking her. "You better fix your problems, whatever it is. I

even ask why

ttle." That was a total asshole-esque, and I just lied. I was beyond curious, and I needed to know to be able to help her. Ho

lo

se in a halt. My eyes narrowing to s

lice said, I don't have evidence to file a case

"How does running away stop him from stalking you? U

ho could help me. Now I realize what a huge mistake I made. I shouldn't have come here." She broke

't you think? And who i

she shook to cry in her s

that I