"What do you want?" asked Ravi looking at Adrian's figure standing looming before him.In the abandoned building, it was impossible for anyone to come, and this must have made Adrian tell him to come here.After Ravi had bought breakfast earlier, he heard someone whispering in his ear as he checked around and found no one. But then Ravi realized it was Adrian, and now here he was, alone.Adrian's white wings were half-stretched, contrasting sharply with his eyes that pierced sharply towards Ravi as if he were weighing what harm he might do to Ravi.The man ran his fingers through his hair, pushing it back, then grinned at Ravi. "What do you think I'm going to do?"Ravi snorted, "I shouldn't have come with all this nonsense you're pulling.""Don't you want to heal?" Adrian asked the grin still there, making Ravi want to punch him in the face."You must be someone who won't do anything for free. What do you want?" Ravi asked hurriedly, unconsciously scanning their surroundings."You see
Raymond's next question sent shivers down Ravi's spine, his tone growing heavier, was there anger in it?"Did he do something to Ravi?"For Ravi, there was no obligation for him to answer that. He squeezed his eyes shut, pushing Raymond's voice out of his mind. But it didn't work. Raymond kept bombarding him with many questions."Did he hurt Ravi? Did he force Ravi to do something?"Tears unknowingly streamed down Ravi's cheeks and fell onto the pillow. How could he say what he had done with Adrian before, it was another dirty thing Ravi had done. Then the fact that Ravi had agreed to it beforehand, proved it wasn't entirely Adrian's fault. It was also Ravi's fault for easily agreeing, but with the offer of a healing that Daniel would never be able to provide, how could Ravi refuse that?"I'm fine." Ravi could only say that his voice becoming hoarse from overuse, and his jaw ached from before."I'm sure you're not. I can feel it, Ravi's not okay. Adrian must have—"Hearing that name m
"Do you want it too? You want to make love to me again, don't you?"Ravi shivered at his own voice if this was indeed what Raymond wanted. His hand slipped into those wet pants, feeling the tension coursing through Raymond's body. "Do you want to know what we did? I'll tell you in detail."Raymond quickly shook his head, Ravi's hand was already encircled by Raymond's sturdy fingers, preventing him from going any further. "No, Ravi. I don't want to know."Ravi released Raymond's grip, it was painful, especially with the memory of Adrian's tight grip before. "So, what do you want now?""I don't want Ravi to be sad, I want Ravi to be okay." Raymond's voice grew softer, the man once again dared not to meet Ravi's eyes directly, instead, he looked down, focusing on the floor beneath his feet."I don't believe what you're saying." Ravi snorted, choosing not to put his clothes on, he climbed straight into bed and sank into the thick blanket, ignoring the wet hair that dampened the pillow.Wh
"I just hope your past mistakes aren't related to taking someone's life."B-but, I did it."Ravi fell silent, he didn't say anything. He turned to look directly at Raymond, who was now leaning on his elbow. Ravi remained silent, just like Raymond, who did the same. He gazed into those eyes again then quickly averted his gaze. Ravi thought Adrian's words were wrong and only accused Raymond. Now Ravi didn't know who to believe."Ravi, I'm sorry.""I have to work tomorrow." After saying that, Ravi turned back to sleep without dreams.***"I'm fine," Ravi told Liam during their break. Earlier, Ravi had apologized for his absence at the man's house and confessed that he suddenly fell ill."But your body feels too warm." Ravi was surprised when Liam suddenly placed his palm on Ravi's forehead.Ravi glanced down to refocus on his food, while Liam did the same. "I'm okay, no need to worry. You've also given me fever medicine, haven't you?"Ravi suddenly felt uncomfortable around Liam; the man
"If I told you that you're my son, would you believe it?"Ravi responded with a bitter laugh. What kind of joke was this? Because there had been too many mind-boggling things far beyond his sanity, Ravi didn't feel particularly surprised at all. Daniel was trying to feed him lies again.He should be working instead of listening to nonsense from someone who had become a stranger to him. This was the last resort Daniel was using to lure Ravi back to that house. The unknown purpose for Daniel's gain is if Ravi agrees to be continuously deceived for the rest of his life."What kind of joke are you playing now?" Ravi snorted after asking with undisguised displeasure. Whatever Daniel said to him was surely just nonsense. He had been deceived all this time, and how could Ravi simply trust him like this? Ravi was his son? What kind of lie was that?"Ravi, this is not a joke." Daniel had stepped closer than Ravi wanted. Ravi attempted to step back again, but Daniel's movement was quicker as he
"Ravi, I'm here. Ravi will be okay." Raymond's voice whispered in his ear, pulling Ravi back into the tantalizing awareness. He slowly opened his eyes and found Raymond just inches away from his face.He shut his eyes again, but once more, Raymond spoke, whispering near his lips. "Ravi, wake up. I'm here."Ravi struggled to open his heavy eyelids, and the first thing he saw was a dark shadow behind Raymond, partially obscuring the light entering his vision. He blinked slowly, realizing it wasn't just a shadow but a pair of black wings stretching out behind Raymond. The black wings enveloped them both as if shielding them from the frightening specter that had just emerged in his mind."Ravi, it's me." Raymond pressed a kiss to the bridge of his nose as Ravi remained unresponsive.Ravi carefully processed what had happened earlier, leading him to now lie comfortably on his soft bed. He tried to open his mouth, but he felt like his voice couldn't escape his throat due to exhaustion and f
"Ravi, can I take over the work?" Raymond suddenly asked as Ravi stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist.Well, with Daniel's arrival on his first day of work, Ravi figured he wouldn't be able to work there anymore, especially after his promise to Liam about not showing up. Ravi would have to look for a new job after apologizing to Liam for causing chaos at his bakery."No, let me handle it," Ravi said, unable to let Raymond do that. Raymond admitted that he lived and breathed in a completely different world from where Ravi lived. When he first met Ravi, Raymond couldn't open a door, turn on a faucet, operate an electric stove, or sometimes even do simple tasks. How could Ravi allow Raymond to work?"Why, Ravi?" Raymond stood up in front of Ravi
As Ravi opened the door to the restroom in the supermarket, he was startled to see someone greeting him with a smirk, and at that moment, Ravi regained full control of his body."Hey, how long has it been since we last met?"Ravi flinched, stepping back away from Adrian, who stepped forward, getting closer. Why was this man bothering him again? Adrian seemed to be everywhere, able to control Ravi's body even when he fought against himself.Adrian's hand waved quickly in front of Ravi's face, accompanied by the sound of the door locking behind him. Ravi immediately turned around and tried to open the door quickly, but it was all in vain as the door wouldn't budge. Ravi pounded on the door, hoping someone would come and find something wrong here. He hoped Raymond would realize his strangeness and come here to free him from Adrian."Why are you doing this?""Is this how you greet your enemies?" Adrian whispered right next to his ear, making Ravi shiver as he quickly turned and pushed Adr