I never finished what she was going to say. I immediately let go of it and just sat down because of extreme weakness."Ana!" Vera hissed."Ana, what happened? Who called?" Rusty asked.I was stunned for a moment. I felt like I was slowly drowning and not knowing what to do during those hours."H-Hector… is in the hospital."I could feel the enveloping cold air as if it were hugging me. It was late at night and just as I was feeling, I could feel the sadness of the night. It is so gloomy which adds to the weight of how I feel. I feel like everyone is slowly killing me. I could feel the pain I was feeling slowly choking me and I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it anytime soon.I don't know if I will be able to know his condition now that the operation is over. I'm afraid to know whether it's good news. I was afraid that I might hope that everything would be all right."Ana, aren't you coming in yet?" Vera asked me and sat down next to me."Is he awake yet?" I asked her back.I could f

I'm not scared or anything. I'm numb and clueless about what was happening to me. Until Leon suddenly appeared in front of me and kicked Ares in his side causing him to drop that gun."Get inside! Now!" He shouted at me loudly before quickly picking up the gun that was on the ground and pointing it at Ares."L-Leon, no!" I shouted and immediately grabbed him by his arm."Goddammit, Ana! Get the fuck inside now! Why are you still here?!" He shouted at me again and kept his eyes on Ares."You son of a bitch! I'm going to kill you, you motherfucker!" He screamed at Ares so I was even more scared.I could feel the excessive shaking of his arm while holding that gun. His teeth gritted in anger as he looked at Ares."L-Leon, that's enough. Let's just go!" I told him as I was trying to stop him from shooting Ares."I told you to get inside, Anastacia! Call the police! Get out of here! Why are you so hard-headed?!" The patience he had kept for a long time was gon

I don't want to think that Hector felt that way before the incident happened. That thing is impossible. But maybe it's better than losing him forever.When the four of them entered—Sir Anton, Rusty, even Vera, I stayed at the door while watching them. I don't know if he will want to see me, he doesn't know me.Also, I don't think he's comfortable every time he sees me. I feel like it's not. Since he woke up three days ago, he hasn't spoken to me again. Every time he looks at me, only his cold eyes stare at me.I bit my lower lip while staring at him as he read. It suddenly stopped and turned in another direction. I'm not sure what he was thinking."Why don't you want to come in?" Rusty asked me when he approached me.I looked away from him."I'm fine here," I sparingly answered him but he ignored it."Let's go, I'll introduce you to our leader," he told me meaningfully then winked at me.I didn't do anything when he pulled me inside. They all looked at Rusty and me but Hector kept loo

I was surprised when he said that. My upper lip lifted."Huh?""You can hold me. How many times have I seen you want to hold me but you don't continue? Nobody forbade you to hold me, right?" He told me seriously.My whole face immediately warmed up because of what he said. I don't know if he can't tell that I'm shy or what. Why did he have to say this directly to me?"I just...""Come here..." he said softly to me and raised one hand. I didn't move immediately because I didn't understand what he meant."Hector..." I uttered but he didn't say anything.My heart pounded when he motioned for me to hug him, which I immediately did. As soon as our bodies touched I immediately felt calm. My whole world just suddenly calms down. The voices in my mind seemed to be silenced the moment he hugged me."Now you're calm. I want you to know that my heart remembers you," he whispered to me so that I started crying. After t

I feel like I'm running out of air while running and feel weak. When I looked ahead, I saw the approaching yacht in the sea. My eyes narrowed to see who it was."Help! Help me!" I immediately shouted and waved my hands at them and ran again.When the yacht came closer to me, I saw Vera, Sir Anton, Hans, Rusty, and Lolo Leoncio, so I started crying."Grandpa!" I shouted and quickly crossed between us.But before I could get close to them, I heard a series of gunshots from behind me."Ana, get down! Get down!" Vera shouted and started firing but I was stunned by what I saw next."H-Hector..." I uttered when I saw him jump from the yacht and immediately run towards me."Solei! Fucking get down!" It screamed but it was too late for me to do that.I heard a few more gunshots before I felt that familiar warmth behind me. One more shot and I felt it on my shoulder again. When I looked back to see who shot, I felt that warm feeling in