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ROSAELIEI stared at Xavier with a blank expression as he somehow found me. Then I turned toward Gianna. Then I looked back at Xavier.There was something very strange about that man’s expression. His face looked so disheveled, his hair was a little messy, and his breathing was still heavy, as if he’d just run all over the city just to find me.What was even stranger was his expression. He looked like someone who’d just been betrayed.But I was the one who’d been left without a word a few hours ago. I was the one who should’ve been the angry one.However, seeing Xavier standing in front of me with the expression of a puppy that had just been abandoned by its owner, I suddenly found it hard to hold onto my anger.I stifled a laugh. “Sorry,” I said, covering my mouth so I wouldn’t laugh too loudly.“What’s so funny?” Xavier furrowed his brow.“Nothing.”“Eli.” He demanded.I finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and let out a little chuckle.For some reason, seeing his expression made me

ROSAELIE“Xavier, where are you taking me?”I opened my eyes, feeling confused.The first thing I saw was the view of the highway rushing by outside the car window. I blinked a few times, trying to remember how I’d ended up in Xavier’s car so early in the morning.I wasn’t even sure exactly when I’d fallen asleep, let alone how Xavier had managed to take me away without waking me up.I turned my head to the side and saw Xavier driving casually.As if taking a girl away without telling her was the most normal thing in the world.“Good morning, sweetie.”I narrowed my eyes. “Stop with the ‘Sweetie’ nonsense. Answer my question.”“I’m taking you away.” Xavier chuckled.“I can see that.”“Good.”I sighed in frustration. “Where to?”“Traveling.”I stared at him in disbelief. “Traveling?”“Yeah.”I stared at his face for a few seconds longer, trying to find any signs that he was joking.Unfortunately, Xavier looked very serious.I rubbed my face.“Xavier, do you remember our date was yeste

ROSAELIE“We’re outside.” I said.“So?”“How can I take responsibility for what I just did, Elias?”I whispered frantically while Elias was still holding me around the waist. We had just dismounted, but he showed absolutely no sign of letting go of me.Instead, he just smiled. A smiled with a meaningful look.“You don’t need to worry about that.” The tone of his voice immediately made me suspicious.“Elias, wait—”I hadn’t even finished my sentence when he grabbed my hand.“Keep on practicing.” Elias ordered his warriors before leading me away from the training area. I glanced back several times, making sure no one was watching us, but Elias was walking too fast to give me a chance to ask questions.I didn’t realize where he was taking me until we passed several buildings behind the training arena.“Elias…”He didn’t answer. We stopped in front of a wooden building. The door was open. I recognized the place immediately.The male warriors’ locker room.My eyes widened. “No. You're kid

ROSAELIE When we were done, Elias cleaned me up and himself as well. Then he quietly took my hand and led me out. Instinctively, I was startled when he brought me into his office.“Elias, you have an office here, and yet you brought me into the warriors’ changing room?!”I stared at him, my face flushed, still unable to believe what had just happened. I should have felt relieved. But now I was even more annoyed.“You have an office!” I repeated, pointing to the rooms around us. “A safe, private office that the warriors clearly wouldn’t be barging into all the time. So why did you choose their locker room?”Elias just laughed. “Relax, darling.”“How am I supposed to relax? I almost got caught!”“Well, but it didn’t happen,” he said casually.I paced back and forth in front of him. Every time I recalled the sound of those footsteps getting closer earlier, my heart started racing again. If that door had opened just a little wider, I wouldn’t even know how to explain why I was there.

ROSAELIE “So, do you really want to end it all?” asked Gianna again.I closed my eyes as I heard Gianna’s question. “Yes.”My answer sounded much weaker than I’d intended.On the other end of the line, Gianna fell silent. I could picture her expression. Maybe she was trying to understand how I’d gotten myself into a situation that even to me sounded so messed up.“I know how it sounds,” I continued before she could say anything. “But this isn’t right, Gianna.”I took a deep breath. First, there were four of them.Four alphas.Not just one guy I could easily handle. Four guys who all have different personalities, different strengths, and somehow keep popping up in my life in ways that make it harder and harder for me to keep my distance.Second, they’re my stepbrothers.I don’t even know how to explain just how wrong all of this has been from the very beginning.Whatever we’ve done so far has never really been right. Every time I try to tell myself that I’m not doing anything wrong