Even if I know he will not get hurt by the personal question, for me, it already did deep beneath my core. The pain was excruciating. It simply means that he did not care for me after all. "By the way, you are not here for the party, aren't you?" I curiously asked before I dropped his luggage bag to the floor as soon as we get into the guest room. I jumped on the bed and bestow him enough time to change his soaked clothes. When he takes off his clothes, I immediately changed the point of direction of my gaze. However, it as undeniable that I have seen how beautiful his stomach is. Even if it was only a matter of seconds, my stomach suddenly felt hungry upon seeing his well-built six-pack abs. The famish even gets worse the second he slid closer to the luggage bag next to me. I don't want him to feel uncomfortable but the water that I just dragged down to my throat was apparent. Part of me wanted to frisk and discover how beautiful his well-built six-pack abs but I was trying to

Ghino and I immediately took a sniff at our clothes in unison. However, the smell that lingers in my nose was the sweat of those kisses and licks we've done last night. I'm not sure if Ghino smells the same thing. While holding onto that thought, my entire face could not help but redden. Ghino and I just made a deal that whatever happened between us last night will remain in the room. But I could stop my helpless brain from thinking about it. "Maybe it's the liquor's smells. I threw out a few times last night. That explains the awful smell we had. I'm so sorry." Ghino made his excuses. Indeed he was already vomiting when we tried to get another set of beers last night. What am I to say to Melissa about it? Ghino already had his valid reason even if Melissa didn't care about it. But she might care about my excuse. "Ah. I was the one assisting Ghino while he kept on throwing up. I was drunk too. Did not even notice the tiny particles that came out of his mouth were

I even slid closer to his face for him to have a better look. Close enough that our lips were about to reach each other. But upon doing that, Ghino was supposed to be the one to feel awkward. In the end, it was my face that just turned red similar to a rotten tomato. To avoid the embarrassing moment further, I moved my face away from Ghino. "Well. Aside from your good-looking face and well-built body, I also like the way you smile at me. It was like you have this kind of charisma that can lighten the dark, lift someone's terrible mood, and cure all illnesses." After washing our hands with water, Ghino and I headed out of the toilet room. He shrugged off me in a friendly way to make sure those who see us will not feel suspicious, especially Melissa. "Really? I have those qualities?" Could not help but ask when what Ghino just mentioned earlier was all hyperbole. I'm not a light that can brighten the dark. Neither is a medicine that could cure all illnesses. However, I c

Despite the utter sleepiness, Ghino lifted half of his body and turned his sceptical expression at me. "Nathan, are you even listening to yourself? You're only making things worse. What do you think will happen to us without the pack? We'll become lone wolves. A lone wolf will not get any protection. I'm a half-cyborg. No companies will accept me. And worst of all, we were still studying. And you were used to an easy life. What can we accomplish by that?" I only stated one idea to prove our love will somehow exist amidst the cruelty of the world. However, Ghino had already given me a million reasons that those dreams and fantasies being drawn into our brains can barely be given colours. And it kinda hurt my feelings that we are not on the same page even if I believed we love each other. I'm only doing what I think is right. For both of us. Why can't love just be enough for two people to be happy? "How about this? We'll wait for your turn to become the next king and alp

After our morning class ended, Melissa and I immediately headed out of the room to continue the tour. The last time I had her tour the school, most of the rooms and departments were closed. Now that the school is back, I decided to tour her the remaining places we haven't visited, especially Ghino's department. "How about we should have our lunch first? It's already noon, Nathan. We only have one hour before our afternoon class. Let's have the tour tonight. And besides, it's super hot outside. What do you think?" Melissa highly suggested it. Melissa was right. The temperature was indeed sweating and sizzling outside. I don't want Melissa's glowing skin to get burns or rashes. But we are already far from our department's canteen. On the bright side, Ghino's canteen department was just a few steps already. So, I decided to have our lunch in their department. "Prince Nathan? Lady Melissa?" Nadine's eager voice greeted us even from afar. When I got the chance to gl