ANMELDENAvanthe’s request hadn’t yet led to an agreement, but the vibration of Pandora’s phone revealed Chris’s anxiety. The locked screen was flooded with a barrage of incoming message notifications. A few of the questions were visible, though Kingston showed no reaction other than to ignore the anxiety Chris was expressing through the string of questions he’d sent.Besides, it would be difficult to explain Pandora’s condition in writing. There was a far more dangerous vibration. Avanthe felt the same vibration, and her wide-eyed stare clearly showed how she was holding her breath as she fixed her gaze on Kingston’s face.“War....”She whispered as her eyes darted about, signaling to Kingston that a danger was lurking. Horses and war. Neither was part of Avanthe’s wishes. It was certain this war would become a tragedy leading to a massive bloodbath.“I think this war is closely tied to the depletion of the rozilog sphere’s energy,” Avanthe said, terrified. Occasionally, her attention focused
“Ah... Hores, stop...”Avanthe’s fingernails dug into the shoulders of the man who was Aceli’s biological father. Hores went wild as he devoured her body, thrusting his hard manhood deep into Avanthe in a passionate embrace.Hores offered a pleasurable sensation, but at the same time, Avanthe grew restless thinking of Kingston. She tried to stop Hores, who was frantically thrusting himself into her. He kept seizing Avanthe’s lips whenever she tried to utter a phrase to halt the arousing act.“Hores—” Avanthe called out, her voice catching as Hores bit her lower lip again.“Wait, Love, you can speak after I’m done.”The peak of Mount Formon had become their go-to spot whenever they wanted to merge their desires. Hores had deliberately skipped an important meeting to be with Avanthe, whom he’d missed so deeply. He’d been busy at the gates of hell these past few days, and now was the time to satisfy the intense desire that had been chasing him.Avanthe was truly skilled. Wrapping his man
Everything inside Pandora’s body was reacting. She had to try not to lose consciousness. It was important for Pandora not to underestimate the venomous snake bite, but she had no energy left to think of herself. Her wide strides carried Aceli along in a hurry. They had been walking for over ten minutes, so the sharp pain was quickly followed by increasingly severe inflammation.A tightness began to cloud Pandora’s chest. She felt nauseous and had to force her steps to keep trudging through the forest. Occasionally, Pandora wiped her face. Beads of sweat appeared haphazardly on her forehead, signaling symptoms that would soon be followed by a fever.Stumbling, Pandora began to stagger, raising her arms to feel for tree trunks around her. It was likely still quite a distance before she could reach the bright light of the van’s headlights. But she couldn’t hold on any longer. Gradually, her ability to simply stand upright collapsed. She slumped against a large tree. Gasping—struggling to
If only Pandora could so easily dismiss what she was feeling as nothing. Perhaps she wouldn’t need to hide beneath a thick blanket, curled up, trying to close her eyes.Or if only she could block out the sound, the one sound she didn’t want to hear would be Kingston’s voice.Irony. Pandora was powerless even against her own despair. She couldn’t deny the restless pounding in her chest. Filthy thoughts about Kingston kept swirling. Wildly. Roaming freely, taking over her entire mind.Kingston was indeed slick in every way. Slick enough to turn someone’s situation into a nightmare, so that to win the raging war in her mind, Pandora had to find something more valuable.Aceli....Pandora’s lips curled bitterly as she stared at the lit screen displaying the selfie with that little girl. Just a day ago, the idea of inviting Aceli to capture a moment together had simply slipped her mind. The pictures were so adorable. Her thumb kept scrolling through the sequence of photos filling the galler
“Where’s Daddy, Sister Panda? Why is he taking so long? Daddy hasn’t played with me since yesterday.”Aceli hung her head dejectedly, running her fingers over the pages of the storybook in front of her. She wasn’t reading. She didn’t yet fully understand the letters in detail, so she needed someone to read the story to her. But the person Aceli needed was nowhere to be seen. He’d left ever since Pandora decided not to comment on even the smallest thing that might trigger a fatal reaction from Kingston.A few moments ago, after receiving a shocking answer, Pandora consciously pushed Kingston’s arm away from her hip. She took a few steps back to look at the man more seriously. For a long time, her attention was fixed on his face, which had to blink every now and then just to regain consciousness.Many conflicting thoughts swirled in Pandora’s mind. Yet she couldn’t bring herself to say that the departure, so clearly etched before her eyes… would return merely to please a man in turmoil.
“Be careful, Aceli, you’ll fall.”Pandora winced in pain as she watched Aceli climb the metal ladder in a hurry. The little girl was too eager to start the same routine she’d followed for two days while her uncle lay motionless in bed. Sometimes Aceli tried to wake Kingston, but she usually gave up when there was no response.Not this time, though. Just before Aceli started to forget about her routine, the little girl showed an exceptionally sweet gesture. She kissed every corner of Kingston’s face, especially his lips and chin. Her tiny fingers even played with his neatly groomed thick eyebrows. Then she moved on to his eyelashes, plucking them one by one, before switching sides. Lying on her uncle’s chest like a koala cub clinging to its mother’s body.It was just as sweet when Kingston’s arm stroked the top of Aceli’s head. Moving gently, indicating the man was feeling a little better than he had in the days before.Pandora glanced briefly behind her just to make sure what Kingston
"I haven't seen any signs that you're going to stop. Where are you actually going?"For the umpteenth time, Pandora turned her face to the window. The hardest thing for her was understanding Kingston's desires. The man said nothing—leaving all kinds of possibilities swirling in Pandora's mind. She
It was too late for Pandora to want the same peace that Aceli had. It wasn't just Anna's pinch marks that left signs of violence. But her eyes and her entire adorable little face were already red and swollen.Aceli's scream rang out freely. And at that moment, as Anna's panic grew more urgent, she
"Wait here," she said, sounding commanding. Good thing Kingston just stood there, looking uninterested in following her."Panda, I'm coming with you...."About Aceli. The sweet little girl would not ruin Pandora's day. Unlike... Pandora turned her face away, complaining as she explained every detai
Two days after the incident at the mall, everything ended well. Even though Pandora had to deal with some unpleasant matters, they were related to Kingston expressing his objections to Aceli's demands regarding the promised trip.The little girl wanted Pandora, but Kingston refused categorically. A







