MasukLeon drew back his fist. "Leon, stop!" Noa rushed forward and grabbed his arm but his fist had already connected with Felix's cheek. Felix staggered sideways, holding his face. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Noa shouted. Leon stared at him."Didn’t you see what he was doing?" "I can handle myself!" "Then why was he holding you like that?" "That's none of your business!" The words struck Leon harder than Felix's punch could have. For several seconds, he simply stared at Noa. "None of my business?" Noa realized what he had said, but his fear was already turning into anger. "Leon, please. Not here." Leon pointed at Felix."Who is this man to you?" "He's nobody." Felix burst into laughter."Nobody? That's cruel, sweet boo." "Shut up!" Noa snapped. Felix wiped the blood from his lip."Tell him the truth, Noa. Tell him who I am." Leon looked between them."Who are you?" Felix smiled. "I'm his boyfriend." Leon's jaw tightened. "
At that moment, Ben was sitting in his bedroom, examining the evidence he had collected about Noa's past scandal, wondering what it was exactly about. His phone vibrated. He opened the message. The photograph appeared. Ben zoomed in. His eyes widened when he recognized Noa standing beside the damaged car. A second message followed. Felix: If you want the full story, meet me tomorrow. Come alone. Your grandmother deserves justice. Ben's hands began to shake. He immediately picked up his phone and searched for Noa's contact. But before he could call, another message arrived. Felix: Ask Noa why he helped hide the car that nearly killed your grandmother. Ben stared at the screen, his face turning pale. Then he whispered, "Noa... what the hell did you do?" Meanwhile at home, Noa couldn't sleep. He was worried sick. Ben had spoken about his grandmother's condition, uncountable times and how their family had never stopped searching for the person respo
Felix got behind the wheel but didn't start the engine. Instead, he reached into the back seat and retrieved the familiar brown envelope. Noa's heart began pounding."What's in there?" he demanded. "You already know." "Give it to me." Felix laughed. "You haven't even asked what's inside." "I don't care." "Really?" Felix pulled out an old photograph and placed it between them. Noa looked down. His blood ran cold. It was a picture of him and Felix standing beside a damaged silver car. Noa remembered that night vividly. The rain. The screaming. The blood on the road. Then the woman lying helplessly beneath the streetlight. "Put that away," Noa whispered. Felix didn't move. "Do you remember her?" "Stop it." "Of course you do. That was the night your life changed." Noa's fingers curled into fists. "That was your fault." Felix's expression darkened. "Careful." "You were driving. You were drunk, and you refused to stop when I told you
"Interesting. Because I remember you being too busy with someone else when we were together." Felix sighed. "Are we still talking about that?" "Yes, Felix. We are." "It happened a long time ago. I told you it was a mistake." "It happened when we were together, and it ended us." Felix stepped closer. "I made mistakes." "You cheated on me, three times. I forgave you two times and you did it again." "I know." "And when I confronted you, you tried to convince me it was nothing." "I was young and stupid." Noa shook his head. "No, you were selfish." Felix's jaw tightened, but he quickly recovered his smile. "Noa, I've changed.” "Good for you." “Let's start over again." “No, we can't. "Noa..." "I have somewhere to be." "Can we at least sit down and talk?" "No." "Just ten minutes." "No, Felix. It's been over a long time ago." Felix looked at him for a long moment. Then he reached into his jacket and pulled out a small
Noa swallowed painfully.He couldn't believe it. After more than two years, Felix was calling him again, and with that familiar voice tone. ‘Hey sweet boo, how have you been?’ Noa felt sick. "Babe?" Leon touched his shoulder. "Why did you cut the call? Who was that?" Noa quickly locked his phone. "An old friend." "An old friend?" "Yeah." Leon studied his face. "You don't look like someone who just received a call from an old friend." "It's nothing, Leon." "Then why are your hands shaking?" Noa looked down and realized his fingers were trembling.He slipped the phone beneath his pillow. "Can we get ready for practice? We're already running late." Leon wasn't convinced. "You're changing the subject." "Please, Leon. Not now." Leon stared at him for a moment.He wanted to push further, but he remembered how fragile Noa had been the previous night. "All right," he finally said. "We'll talk later." He pulled Noa into a warm embrace an
Noa reached for the device. His expression changed the moment he saw the message. Unknown: Enjoying your little comfort? I hope you remember that Leon's family had nearly destroyed your life once. Don't make the mistake of trusting them again. Noa's fingers went cold. Leon noticed the change in his expression. "Who is it?" "Nobody." "Noa..." He turned the phone over, but Leon had already seen the unfamiliar number. "Is that the person who's been bothering you?" Noa froze. Leon sat up."Someone has been threatening you?" "No." "Don't lie to me." Noa looked at the phone. He wanted to tell Leon, but the message had mentioned his family again, and the warning about Max was still fresh in his mind. What if Leon already knew?What if he was only comforting him because he wanted to keep him from asking questions? "Please," Noa whispered. "Not tonight." Leon studied him for a long moment. Then he reached for his hand. "All right. Not tonight
The sudden burst of loud voices outside the stall instantly snapped both of them back to reality. The restroom door slammed closed. Students who walked in moved around noisily, laughing and talking over each other. Leon’s eyes flew open fully. At the same time, Noa jerked back slightly. His h
Both guys stared at him in surprise. He sounded very annoyed. “Come on, Cap. Let it go already. Coach had settled things after practice.” Vic immediately jumped in. “Exactly,” Nath agreed. “Leon was rough during training, but honestly? That rookie is good.” Noa stared at them blankly for
The moment Professor Hale dismissed the class, the lecture hall erupted with noise. Chairs scraped against the floor. Students hurried to pack their bags and rushed out to the cafeteria. Leon had barely zipped up his bag when Sebastian hooked an arm around his immediately. “You must be starvi
Noa tilted his head slightly, eyes dragging over Leon’s tense expression. “Are you sure about that?" Leon couldn't reply because he knew he was right. His heart had been thudding since he saw him in the shower. He had been trying to control his body from acting up. Water rolled down Leon’s ne







