pte

more shots before h

ning. Every shot was well-taken; there were som

h? Thank you, miss, they're all beautiful," Bly

at us, "You're

e was holding and pulled out five thousand p

need. It was a small thing, and I'm actually

s that?" I as

and stand before people a

o here, take this. I'll give it to

hand and placed the fi

at the woman an

e amount for me," she said, scratching h

re we

in, and the woman excused

and she did the same. I've lost cou

why I felt so strange, as if there were many

was just playi

ll and well-built, probably as strong as Blythe's bodyguard. He was dressed entirel

on. I wasn't sure because he was wearing sunglasse

see her focused on her task, with Knight paying attention only to her. I looked back at the man's d

hem. Maybe I hadn't seen a mysterious man

ne bumped into me. It didn't hurt be

s. We didn'

l and had fair skin, slightly slanted eyes, and sharp noses. They looked exac

you t

h other to answer my question. They look

, and he almost fell, which would have

aid shyly, scratching his

Alyana

o, and the man behind me

last name?" Mag

"No, my last na

Morcaida... Your

tended his hand to me, "N

and I sincerely acc

again, miss,

waiting for them-probably the reason they

ched me with

ey? Do you

I just met them. They only a

s replaced with concern. "Are you hurt

he. The bump wa

ad only seen

, "They're nice

ul next t

efore. I was holding Blythe's arm, but because of the crowd, I lost my grip. I tried to follow them, but people bloc

see was a group of people gathered together. I approached them, and because of my s

closely because of fear. I shut my eyes tightly and forced myself to look

d dare harm this man in a crowded

m the man's lifeless body whe

ves that,

guy? What really happen

appeared earlier. He attacked that man beca

was taking pict

a was focused on the woman's thighs. He's luc

me, her eyes widen

's the woman I wa

omeone grabbed my arm. Panicked

lyana! Where

I saw the worried face of

Let's go home. This pla

nd he simply nodded,

unable to shake off the events from earlier

ut my near disappearance at the mall. They might not allow me to go out again, and U

w earlier was the same one I encountered. Should I be grateful to him? But it was still wrong for him to hurt t

ing. I adjusted my position and removed the tangles from my long hair. I let it fall fre

g for so long, I ca

t alone in the room; I sensed a presence and heard a voice, thoug

lt the bed dip, signaling he had lain down beside me. His firm arms wrapped aro

ng was still in place, and my sleeping position hadn't changed. I glanced

rare for me to wake up this early. Maybe I was ha

ed. I touched my lips-had I been bitten by a cockroach last night, causing the

ee my way. I quickly turned on the kitchen light. I grabbed a glass and poured some water. After drinking

e to reach them. I raised one hand and tried to grab one, but it was still out of reach. I even tried

r and effortlessly reached the milk sachet I had been trying to get. I felt his w

her Alejand

n I managed to face him. His eyes were now gentle, u

ervously, unable to loo

on his broad ch

lready awake?

tongue always gets ta

d a fleeting smile curved his lips. His face wa

find something warm to drink," I mana

n you make me

the wall, crossing his large arms and

uth shut, fe

coffee. I can't drink coffee myself

nds briefly touching, sending a

nd took a sip. "You're

wasn't sure if he was talking about t

that mea

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