JONEAAll day, I feel uncomfortable and like there is something wrong with my body. I was not at all enthusiastic about attending lectures. I couldn't even focus on the things around me."Let me take you home," said Marilyn when we had just left class at the last lecture.I'm very nervous. Until now, I haven't told Marilyn anything about where I live or with whom."No need, I can go home myself.""How could I let you go home alone in a condition like that? Your face is very pale and your body is shaking. Do you have a fever? I won't be able to rest until I make sure you get home safely, Jonea!"I bit my lower lip. I'm very restless. I also couldn't tell Marilyn that Owen was coming to pick me up. She could ask endless questions if she knew Owen was involved in my life.Maybe Marilyn noticed my anxiety. She immediately corrected her words."Okay, let me get you a taxi. I won't force you if you're not ready to tell me anything about yourself now, Jonea. I was given the opportunity to be
JONEA"Da-Daran…"Without realizing it, I was walking backward because I was so scared. My back hit one of the objects and fell to the floor, making a loud clang.It wasn't the only thing that fell. I also slipped. Just before my head and body hit the floor, I felt like my body was being held down by something soft. When I glanced to the side, my body was floating.With his magic power, Daran supported me and made me stand straight again. He also returned things that I accidentally dropped to their respective places."Jonea, what are you doing here?" Daran asked in a cold voice. He walked closer to me with threatening body movements."I... I..." I needed clarification, and I was looking for the right reason.At that time, the corner of my eye saw a row of paintings that looked quite old displayed in the warehouse. I also pointed at the row of paintings."I'm just curious about them. I've never seen anything like it before. Why would you hide such cool and good things in a dirty and du
JONEAWe just finished dinner. I mean, just me and Daran. Owen didn't want to leave his room, even though I had called him several times to come to dinner."Let me wash the dishes," I said when Daran started piling the dirty plates on the table.“Okay, I'll leave it to you. I'm going to go for a moment to get some coffee. My coffee stock is empty. Do you want me to buy some too?"Caffeine after dinner? I rolled my eyes. "I do not think so. Thank You. I don't want to stay up all night. Difficulty sleeping makes me very miserable.”I finished washing the last dishes quickly. When I took off my rubber gloves, my cell phone suddenly vibrated again. I know this cell phone kept vibrating the whole time we were eating dinner.I checked, and many text messages came in. During dinner, I didn't touch my cell phone at all. That's part of the rules set by Daran in this house.“New number? Who is the crazy person who bombarded me with this many text messages? I thought only Marilyn knew my cell ph
JONEA"How about this? What should I do? I don't want to meet Hunter, but I also need a solution to solve this broken cup handle."I checked the time on my phone, and it was ticking. I can't think much right now. I immediately replied to Hunter's message and asked him to come to the residential area where I currently live. But I didn't ask him to go to the house. We promised to meet in a park not far from Daran's house.I grabbed a coat and a scarf. After putting on my boots and wrapping the scarf around my neck to cover part of my face, I ran out of the house while putting the broken cup in my coat pocket.I ran through the cold weather tonight. Only five minutes to get to the park. The park area is entirely deserted. I'm surprised; maybe this packed area is actually uninhabited.When I arrived at the park, I didn't expect Hunter to be there waiting for me. He came out of his Porche and came over to me."I hope you really have the right solution. "If not, I'll make you regret it this
DARANJonea watched TV while snacking on the chocolate candy I had just bought for her."I thought you would go to your room and study, but it turns out you're here?"The girl immediately sat up straight and stiffened when she heard my voice. She took the TV remote and turned down the volume."I don't feel like studying. Do you want to watch with me too?"I turned my gaze to the TV screen. Jonea is watching a news program. I was a little surprised by her unusual taste."What do you look for in a news program? I always pay attention to you. It's just the evening news you see on TV at this time of day. Is there anything in particular you're looking for?"While chewing chocolate candy, she spoke without looking at me. "I just wanted to learn about Blue Sapphire's current state through the news. I barely know this land after it was taken over by Luke Draken.""Or perhaps more precisely, you are trying to find out what the real Luke Draken is like? Yep, he's very mysterious. Even now no on
JONEA"Aland…?" I held my breath as soon as Daran took off his mask.Our faces are so close. For a moment, I lost my mind because the figure I saw right before my eyes was Aland Hamilton, not Daran Carver. How could that be?I couldn't move at all. I'm so scared. I thought that if I breathed, I could lose Aland again. I might miss what I saw before my eyes. I wanted to enjoy Aland's face displayed in front of me for longer.He reached out and stroked my jawbone with his thumb. "Who do you see Jonea?" he whispered.My eyes opened wide, and I reflexively grabbed Daran's hand. I took his hand away from my jaw.I gritted my teeth and hissed. "Daran Carver, your joke wasn't funny at all. How can you change your face to someone else? I don't even know your true face after everything I witnessed."I took two steps back to stay away from Daran. "I'll go in first. You should also immediately change your habit of staying up late every night. Because it is very disturbing."After leaving Daran a
DARAN“What? The seal strengthened and suddenly turned against you?”I nodded to confirm Evangelista’s conclusion.Then she continued, “So, for a moment, when you were about to remove the seal, suddenly the seal had power and controlled Jonea’s consciousness for a few seconds? The seal also turned against you? After that short time, the seal’s strength returned to normal? But how could that happen?”“I kept thinking about that all night too. Since I couldn’t find the answer, I came to you this morning!” I grumbled. “I don’t think Jonea was aware either when her wolf seal took over her consciousness and controlled Jonea to fight me.”Eve’s face turned to regret. “Then how do you feel? I mean, I thought it would be easy, right? You just need to remove the seal and take its power when it awakens. I’ve never seen a case like this. This is the first time.”I was silent for a moment to reflect on the situation that had occurred. When I saw Eve continuing to play with her coffee cup, that’s
JONEAI had just gotten out of class when suddenly Marilyn greeted me with a big smile.“Are you done?”“Well,” I answered, “Last class is over. Are you off from part-time work this afternoon?”“That’s so true. How about we have lunch together?” Marilyn said, putting her arm around my shoulder.I nodded and was about to turn at the end of the hall. On the other hand, someone ran fast and surprised us. His backpack hit my shoulder, and I fell.“Ow!” I groaned.“Hey, asshole!” Marilyn shouted, cursing at the man who had run away after hitting me.“Are you okay?” Hunter, out of nowhere, reached out to me.“Hunter Abraham?” Marilyn hissed, looking displeased when she saw Hunter’s sudden appearance.Hunter’s hand was still extended to me sitting on the floor, but I was too afraid to accept his helping hand. Even though last time Hunter didn’t cause me to lose consciousness because he had a red mark on his forehead, the red mark still haunted me. Even now, when I look at him, the red mark d