Fifteen minutes later, the Sheriff and I ended up in one of the rooms in his house. Even if they were still in the middle of their optimistic celebration, the Sheriff exited after knowing it was me who visited him in the middle of the night. Perhaps he sensed the level of urgency my visitation was. "I'm so sorry for the wait, Prince Nathan." The Sheriff immediately pulled his phone out of his pocket, thinking he might have missed my text or call. But I did not notify him of any. "I should be the one to apologize, Mr. Sheriff. Visiting this late was undeniably inappropriate, especially when you guys shared a very important celebration." "No. It's totally fine, Prince Nathan. So, to what do I owe this surprise visit?" The Sheriff shortly waved his hands to the manservant who was standing close to the door and ordered him to give us coffee. "Remember about my friend Ghino?" Had to make sure if he still does. I know how hectic his schedule was helping on catching bad g
Ghino and I left no choice but to stop our unresolved debates and focused on the food and drinks at the table instead. Until then, the sounds of the spoon and fork being ticked off against the plates have squeaked in the background as we were in a race to fill our mouths with the food. Fifteen minutes before our morning classes commenced, Ghino and I got separated ways since we have taken different courses. But I promised to join him and his friends during lunchtime. After what I did to one of my friends in our soccer practice, I no longer have the audacity to tag along with them or have eye-to-eye contact with any of my friends. Even if I am the team's captain, I still felt guilty for what I did. And it's unreasonable by all means. I shouldn't have done it. But there are things done that cannot be undone. Needless to say, I was not updated as to what happened to the person with whom I break the leg. Haven't heard anything, not even from Lackey or Johnson considering
"That's what I thought." Lilith raised the tip of her brows before she stared at me from head to toe. "Ghino is forever my slave now, Prince Nathan. And all you can do is see him suffer in my hands unless if change your mind and will decide to be my mate." she then slid closer to me and throws a kiss on my lips before she and her friends disappeared from the canteen. My resentment and rage against myself burst out when I did nothing to stop Ghino. Nonetheless, beg Lilith to stop slaving Ghino since his body wasn't ready yet to get involved in another scene. The worst part was that I don't know if I can do more for him. Lilith was right. I already sacrificed everything for Ghino. Even indebted to Vladimir for forty million dollars in exchange for mating her daughter, Melissa. And Lilith, on the other hand, also wanted to mate me if I wanted to get Ghino back in my arms. But even if I have to do that, Ghino was already furious at me. He would think I was lying to him si
"Maybe next time, uncle. The restaurant is just a minute away already. Thanks though." I smiled back at the cab driver. "Then, I'll give you a one-minute piece of advice then!" he insisted. "Please, bear in mind that love will cause you more downs than ups. More sadness than happiness. But despite the million reasons to give up, always... And always find this one reason that's worth fighting for. Afraid of losing everything? Don't be. There are no permanent things in this world. All of us will pass either way. So, always choose the side that will make you happy. That's the purpose of life." And that was a hell of advice indeed. His words have pierced deeply to the bottom of my heart and soul. He was absolutely right. Needless to say, I choose to give up everything for Ghino. But I don't know how far my everything could go further. He already hates me. I'm not even sure if he still wanted to see me again for making him believe that he's already freed up from Lilith's cr
"Yes. Everything's fine. You may go." I said back, still trying to figure out when did I get the chance to hear his voice. but no matter how hard I tried to remember when and where, I could barely find it down from my memory lane. "No. Everything's not fine. This man is harassing me." To my surprise, those were the words that came out of Ghino's mouth. Could not believe he could say such words right in front of me. I may know about how angry he was with me but I could not believe he will take sides with a stranger. Ghino then sprints in the man's direction. This time, he was the one who hides behind the man's back. And the man immediately protected Ghino by blocking my gaze to get eye-to-eye contact with him. "Ghino, what are you talking about?" Could not help but ask. I slid closer to him but the man pushed me away. Hard enough I bounced back to my spot. "You heard the man. Stay away from him or else..." he suddenly cut off his words as though something has change
A few minutes later, Ghino and I jumped into the window of his apartment. After that, we slid to our respective wardrobes to get some clothes. "Ghino, we need to talk about the old man earlier," I muttered right after putting some clothes on. "I'm already tired. Not now. And besides, I'm still not talking to you, Nathan." Ghino said back. After putting some clothes on, we jumped onto the bed in unison. However, without saying another word, Ghino immediately grabbed his pillows and blanket and plummeted to the floor. "Come on, Ghino. Don't make this hard for me, will you? I'm not your enemy here." I insisted before I dropped my butt on the edge of the bed, facing his direction. When I got the chance to land my foot on the floor, I realized it was freezing. And Ghino has plans to sleep on the floor, endure the freezing temperature, and ignore the uncomfortable situation just to stay away from me. "Just go to sleep, Nathan. It's already late. We still have our cl
In the morning, Ghino and I woke up earlier to get prepared for school. Without telling him, I also decided to spend the rest of my remaining days with him to have stored and equipped good memories before we separated ways. I don't know what will lies ahead of me after getting mated with Vladimir's daughter. A deal is a deal. And it was inevitable already. But that doesn't mean I will lose my hopes Ghino and I could have ended this way. "Nathan, did you just hug me last night?" Out of nowhere, Ghino asked me on our way to the school. Even in front of a few people with us on the bus. Since I don't have my Lamborghini anymore, Ghino and I used to ride a bus in and out of the school. Even if I'm not used to that kind of transportation, I left no choice. However, I kinda find it delightful seeing and meeting a few humans coming from different places and races fitting the entire space of the bus. "A-what?" I muttered in a startling tone as I rolled my eyes and dragge
"And what do you think Ghino would feel when you killed another student, huh?" Lackey furiously asserted back. Similar to me, Lackey was also catching up his breath as we rushed into the woods at the speed of light. We were supposed to have our remaining two subjects in the afternoon but we ended up in the middle of the woods, full of sweat. Ghino and I were supposed to have a better day but everything changed to blemish when we separated ways. That is why I hate being away from Ghino. I can't control my ugliness if I'm not with him. If I keep myself alongside him or at least in just a few meter distance between us, he always cools off my temper. It's not just my wolf will chicken out but my entire strength and power will perish as if he pulled it down to the ground so I could not get access to them. "And what does Ghino has to do with it, huh?" Could not help but ask. "Don't you dare include him in my mess, Lackey? The man did nothing to both of you." Johns