The dim light streaming in through the open window jolted Jaxon awake. His masculine lips whimpered as he lifted his head slightly, making him dizzy.“Shit,” he mumbled softly, closing his eyes again and feeling the side of the bed next to him.Instead of the warm body he was expecting, he found a pillow.Jaxon immediately reopened his eyes and turned to the side of the bed where Mia usually sleeps.Jaxon’s head was turned in every direction, and when he awoke, he called out Mia’s name in a hoarse voice.“Dolcezza,” he called several times but received no response.He remained silent for a while until the memory of yesterday came to mind, and Jaxon jumped up with a sudden movement that caused the entire room to spin due to the dizziness that hit him.“Ugh,” he muttered under his breath before dialing his wife’s number for the umpteenth time. “Dolcezza!” Jaxon searches for Mia’s whereabouts but cannot find her.He called again, this time in a slightly panicked tone of voice. “I’m not j

As Jaxon crossed the street in front of him, his hand was still bleeding. He even drove while injured and didn’t feel any pain from the gaping wound. The blood was splattered all over the legs, seats, and steering wheel. Furthermore, some people are terrified when they see their car passing by with bloodstains on the windows and doors.Dane Loren, who had just returned from patrol, drove past Jaxon’s car and fell silent for a moment when he noticed the vehicle Jaxon was driving was a little bloody on the car’s body.“Did he keep a dead body in his car?” asked Noel, who seemed eager to pursue, but Dane restrained the young cop.“Don’t do anything that will cost your life,” Dane Loren warned.However, Noel refused to listen and immediately pressed the gas pedal, disregarding his senior’s advice.“Don’t follow that guy, Kendrick!” said Dane. “You have no idea what he can do to you if we intervene.”Noel slowed the patrol car when he noticed Dane’s red face.“What do you fear about him? H

Mia stared out the window, her face expressionless. She’s been doing it since the morning, making some people who know her hesitant to approach her. In fact, her sad expression made everyone around her cautious.When Mia took her deep breath, she was suddenly approached by a middle-aged man carrying a tray of dessert and drinks. The man sat down on the chair directly in front of her.Before leaving Blueberry, Mia’s former boss, Matt, said, “You look exhausted. Rest upstairs. I’ve prepared a room on the second floor for you.”Mia only offered a shaky smile.She eventually returned to the small town. Mia can only ask the man in front of her for assistance.Rey was about to take Mia to a hotel before going to Deli, but she politely declined. In fact, the woman considered renting her old apartment, but Rey insisted that Mia not return there. Too dangerous, said the man.“You know your presence can attracted your father. Is that what you want?” Rey asked as they arrived in the small town.

Rey’s guess was correct. During the trip to the inn, his cell phone rang non-stop, vibrating his thighs.Sitting next to him, Mia occasionally glanced at him with a face that showed she knew who was calling at the moment. And before they arrived at their destination, Rey took out his cellphone and gave it a quick glance before silent the call.It was quiet in the car again, so Rey turned on the radio to fill the silence.Out of the corner of his eye, he could see Mia’s tense shoulders relaxing even more than before. Apparently, the woman agreed with Rey’s decision to not pick up calls from Jaxon.Seeing her marriage at a very young age, Rey didn’t want to get the same thing. And getting married may not be on his list until he’s old.Rey’s car turned to the side of the road, and that’s when Mia spoke, after a long silence.“Did you talk to him when you were... outside?”Her smooth voice was barely audible due to the music from the radio.Rey turned the volume down before he turned to t

A take away bag was present in front of Mia’s face, who was pensive. She was a little surprised when she saw that it was Rey who was standing in front of her.‘How can I get in here?’ Mia thought as she looked at the closed bedroom door, even though she didn’t hear the door open or close or the man’s footsteps. And, as Mia recalls, the entrance to the room had been locked, with only Mia having the key at the time.Seeing the woman’s gaze as if putting a puzzle together in her head, Rey gave a faint smile.“I know how to open a locked door. Because that’s my specialty,” he answered, which instantly made Mia blink her eyes. She didn’t think that such a thing would become a specialty. Or is she the only one who doesn’t understand how their world works?“Don’t look at me like that,” Rey said as she put the shopping bag on the bed, Mia was sitting on. “I’ve never used my abilities for anything useless.”Immediately, the woman lowered her gaze because it turned out that Rey could read her e