Camila almost screamed when she saw Orion, who could barely walk properly. Orion’s clothes were stained with blood, and there was a cut on his left eyebrow, with traces of blood on his cheek. His right eye had a black eye, and his lips were swollen. His face was covered in bruises.“W-what happened to you?” Camila asked almost breathlessly. She moved to support Orion, who then pushed her hand away.“You,” Orion said with a firm and angry tone, besides being badly beaten, he seemed drunk.“W-what?”“Get out of my house!”Camila stood in shock at Orion’s outburst. “Y-you’re just drunk, Orion. Do you want coffee? Tell me. I’ll help you inside for now.”“You son of a b***h,” Orion started swearing. He entered his condo unit leaning on the wall and rejected Camila’s offered hand.Camila gasped as Orion abruptly knocked down items on a display cabinet he passed by. Since the display was fragile, everything broke when it hit the floor.Camila hurriedly closed the door of the condo unit, unsu

Gavin struggles to reciprocate Evadne’s kiss. However, before Evadne lost her composure, she tried to break free from Gavin’s kiss, unable to deny the pleasure it brought.Yet, she didn’t want to appear too easy in front of him. They didn’t know each other well enough to give in so quickly.Yes, she was deeply touched by his words earlier. But she was afraid of easily trusting someone after what she had been through.Evadne was still catching her breath as she pulled away from Gavin’s lips.“I’m single now, yes. B-but I’m not the type of woman who easily moves on. I’m not easy to get,” she firmly tells Gavin.“Hey, I didn’t say you’re easy to get. Or even think that. I’m just making you remember everything between us.”“There’s no ‘us,’” she emphasized.“Don’t tell me,” Gavin said, undeterred by her sternness. There’s a small smile on his lips. “Are you still mourning your past relationship?”Relationship... she almost laughs at the term he used.“Mister, I’ve buried everything in the

The growling of her stomach woke Evadne up. It was already noon. As she opened her eyes, she immediately glanced at her side. Gavin wasn’t there. She also looked to the other side. Gavin was not there either.She raised her hands with the handcuffs, and her throat tightened when she couldn’t find the handcuffs. If that’s the case, Gavin must have removed them. She lowered her hands and stared at the ceiling.She bit her lower lip as she remembered the passionate encounter between them that morning. She closed her eyes for a moment.Despite the craziness, she still felt the lingering effect of Gavin’s intimacy. Was that the result of their three rounds of lovemaking?In an instant, she didn’t want to admit it because she thought everything was happening too fast, but here she was, drowning in thoughts of Gavin Wright.After a while, she tried to get up. Her body, especially the lower part, was a bit sore. When she felt that she was wearing panties, she touched them. She vaguely remembe

It TOOK Evadne to count to twenty before she was able to turn the doorknob in her room. She doesn’t know how she will deal with Gavin who suddenly reappeared in her world.This time, without her permission.She took a deep breath before deciding to go out the open door. Her apartment has a small hallway. Opposite her room is another door which is the door to the bathroom. So, when she walked a few more steps, her gaze immediately focused on the living room. But Gavin wasn’t there. Her steps quickened.She just breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him in front of her refrigerator. The freezer was open and Gavin seemed to be thinking about what he could get there.Evadne’s eyebrows raised when she approached Gavin.“Are you so hot in my apartment that you’re turning my refrigerator into an air conditioner?” Evadne grabbed Gavin’s attention.“Speaking,” said Gavin who closed the freezer door first and unbuttoned his white long sleeve polo shirt one by one. “It’s a bit hot.”She grabbed

“I know you probably won’t believe me,” Gavin continued. “It’s up to you whether you’ll believe me or not.”Evadne met his gaze. “Isn’t it a bit too fast, Gavin?”“I think things happen quickly for us,” he said, causing Evadne’s cheeks to flush again.He had a point. She bit her lower lip. At twenty-eight, she felt like a freshly ripened tomato. Evadne closed her eyes briefly before opening them again.Taking a deep breath, she turned back to Gavin. “Can you stand by those words?”“Which ones? That we’re in a relationship?”She nodded. “Sorry. But, Gavin, I don’t think you can take the word ‘relationship’ seriously.”“Don’t judge me easily, Evadne.”“How do I know you’re not seeing other women besides me?”“Do you think I would invite you into a relationship if I wasn’t sure? And do you think I would cheat while in a relationship with you? I don’t want you to feel what you felt with your fake husband again. I’m not as much of a jerk as he was,” he said, shifting his gaze to the TV.Ev