تسجيل الدخولZaria 155:What?Why was he smiling like he knew a joke and I didn't?This was serious. I meant every word, but I also needed him to hear and understand it.Well. If Renzo understood my words, he didn't show it. Instead, he snapped his fingers again and just like before, the response was instant. Asher stepped forward this time. In his hand was a black briefcase. He handed it to Renzo without a word.My eyes narrowed slightly.What now?Before I could process it, movement happened behind me. I whirled around to see what the hell was going on… but all I could see was a chair behind me and Wang.“Er…” Wang trailed off, tilting his head at me. I shrugged. I had no idea. Someone placed it there so quickly that I hadn’t even heard them approach.“Sit.” Renzo's commanding voice filled my head. My body tensed.But then, I sat down gingerly. Unfortunately, the realization hit me a second too late, and my fingers curled slightly against my thigh.Damn him.I straightened almost immediatel
Zaria 154:“Who the fuck is a Wang Lee?” Renzo muttered after several minutes of watching Wang.That was it?A… Wang Lee? How dare you, Renzo?! I turned fully toward him, letting every ounce of the hatred boiling inside me settle into my eyes. I didn’t care who was watching anymore. I didn’t care how dangerous he was or what power he held here. All I saw was the man who had haunted me for years… through silence, through threats, through memories I had tried to bury.… behind that fucking bomb…“Who he is,” I gritted out, “is none of your business.”There. I've said them and I wasn't taking it back. Renzo cocked his head to the side. “Really?”I held his gaze, unblinking. If he wanted a fucking reaction, then he was going to have to rip it out of me himself.Immediately, something flickered in Renzo's eyes. Something darker. Jesus. My chest tightened even though I refused to acknowledge it. No, scratch that. Refusing to acknowledge it was an understatement. That look was fucking
ELIX 153:I tapped the board lightly with my finger. “You think I don’t know he’s a snake?” I asked.“Father… I've been with him for eight years and I want to marry him. Doesn't that tell you I am fucking crazy?” I frowned. “You agreed to this plan, Father. Why the change?”His grip on the pen tightened again and he started writing once more. Even slower this time. Seemed to me like the father he wanted to write to, the slower his hand functioned.I watched in utter boredom.“Tried… stop… him. Failed.”“Of course you failed,” I said without hesitation. “You always do things halfway.”His eyes flashed with anger.“You tried to sabotage him and ended up like this?” I asked, gesturing casually at his body. “That’s not a warning. That’s a lesson on what not to do.”His breathing grew rougher as he started writing.“Everything is dangerous… deeper… than you think.”I clicked my tongue softly. “You’re thinking too small. I’m not trying to destroy him,” I continued. “I’m trying to control hi
WANG 152:She nodded. “I want you there,” she said. “At the hospital for surgery.”Oh. I almost smiled. But it faded away as she turned away again, back to the window.Why did she look so worried? I felt a longer moment had passed than the two minutes we spent speaking. Like what she just said didn’t matter as much as what she was seeing outside.Something about that didn’t sit right.“Why do you want us to play pretend?” I asked, thinking more deeply about what she was asking. Sometimes Zaria's words didn't make sense. It got me worried for many reasons. “Zaria?” She didn’t respond, instead turning her head slightly, listening to whatever the fuck I had to say. It wouldn't help matters in the very least. “Get ready.”“For what?” I asked immediately.The moment she said that a car pulled in, ready to take her to the hospital. But no one came down from the car like they were waiting for her to come up. My frown deepened.Behind me, movement caught my attention.I turned slightly
WANG 151:“I’m Wang,” I said. “Relax. I’m not here to cause problems.”This man was… strange. He didn't bother responding to my reassurances. Though I didn't know why I needed to reassure him of my presence. He kept on staring through those dark eyes. I swallowed hard, feeling something I didn't like. Pressure.This strange man was getting increasingly unlikable with the amount of pressure he kept throwing my way. His eyes were digging into me now…I held his gaze anyway. “You invited her,” I added. “So I figured it wasn’t private.”“Or Asher dragged you in here.” The man wolfishly grinned. He resembled a predator, ready to devour me. It totally begged the question. Why? I glanced at Zaria, waiting for her to clear the tension. But she was just standing there in an angry lock gaze with the man. Irritation rushed through me. Say it, Zaria. Say who I am to you now and spare me this annoying glaring. Say I'm your friend. Suddenly, Zaria turned to me with a knowing look. Wait. Wh
WANG 150:A few weeks ago… I almost drank myself into stupidity. To say I laughed too loudly and had forgotten where I dropped my keys would be an understatement.I had exposed my greatest secret. All because my chest felt too tight, my thoughts won't sit still, and alcohol looked like the only thing that slowed everything down. _________________________“Yo, slow down, man!”Blond’s voice cut through my thoughts, but I ignored him and pushed my glass forward.“Another one,” I told the bartender.Blond reacted faster than the guy behind the counter. He grabbed the glass before it even got halfway filled.“What the fuck, man?” he said, pulling it away from me. “Why drink so much?”I leaned back in my chair, letting out a slow breath. “The woman I love is so far away…”Blond froze for a second, then turned to face me fully. “Wait… what?” he asked. “You mean that healer you’ve been talking about?”I didn’t answer him.I didn’t need to.Blond laughed and shook his head asasad just told
ELIX “I’m sorry, ma’am,” Grace continued. “She’s been under a lot of stress.”I nodded once. “It’s fine. Accidents happen.”“Come, I’ll attend to that.” Grace gave May a worried look and gently guided her away, still apologizing, completely unaware of how close she had been to witnessing something
ELIX “Fucking idiots.” I kept my hand on the wheelchair handle long after the car doors shut with the engines still running because I needed the pressure under my palm.The doctor said Renzo was listening. Thankfully, I was present enough to catch those words. My lips curled delightfully at the fa
RENZO His jaw dropped. “What the—”I laughed, even as the nurse—Sabrina plunged a needle into my arm. The medicine burned, but my smile didn’t fade.“Do it,” I said softly.Asher didn’t argue again, not after the look I gave him. He stepped away from the bed while Sabrina finished taping the IV li
RENZO My fist connected again.The man didn’t even try to block it this time. Blood sprayed sideways, dark and wet, hitting the concrete floor and the lower leg of a crate stacked with rifles.The sound echoed through the warehouse—meat on bone…“You failed your fucking job!” I roared.The man cri







