"Hey."
The soft voice froze Theo in his tracks. For the first time Rose gave a warm greeting. Never before - ever. What demon was Rose possessed by? While watching Rose's mesmerizing face, Theo silently moved his hand up. He took off the oxygen mask on his face, feeling uncomfortable especially when he was about to speak. "What are you doing? The doctor said you need minimal oxygen until your lungs clear." Rose put the oxygen mask back on as it should be. Rose's gaze was sharp as Theo still wanted to put the life support away. "My phone." Theo's voice was filtered, although what was said was still quite audible. While beside him Rose had handed Theo the device he was looking for. "I have something to do," Theo said after successfully removing the oxygen mask and welcoming the cell phone in Rose's hand. Rose watched what Theo was about to do. "You should keep that sophisticated thing away"I need your help, Rose." Theo looked around, taking in every object until his gray eyes stopped on the door leaf. "A favor?" Rose's question broke Theo's fully-extended focus. While thinking, Theo searched deeply into the beautiful, sweet face in front of him. A single impulse filled his head. Theo gulped with difficulty. Still staring at Rose's mesmerizing face. His heart was currently surrounded by feelings of doubt and want. Is it possible that Rose will say yes? He asked himself. "I was waiting for you. What kind of help do you mean?" "Help me by going to Sean, getting close to him. Find out when he's going to spread that damn video. I'll take care of the rest." "But-wait a minute. It's okay. That won't happen. I can handle it." Never mind that Rose would make it, all Theo could think about was how Sean and Rose would get along. Already a divider, there was no way Theo cou
"I'm counting from one to 10, if you don't get in I'll leave you out," Rose threatened calculatingly. "Patience, nag!" A short grunt could be heard from outside. Theo's every move and the man's relieved reaction did not escape Rose's eyes. There was a very faint smile on her lips, but it didn't last long. Rose's sweetness was lost along with her forward-focused gaze as Theo hurriedly opened the car door. Rose squeezed the steering wheel after hearing the sound of the door closing movement and felt the addition of a passenger. From the tail of her eyes, Rose realized Theo was watching her. "Someone who said she didn't care, suddenly forced me to get into her car," Theo chided after fastening the seat belt. The car started quietly. "I'm just sorry. You and your luxury are used to walking." Rose picked up speed, a little unable to keep from looking at Theo on the side. For a moment, their gazes crossed, and
"We have a deal. Now, as a pledge I want you to kiss me." Theo tugged on Rose's fingers, bringing the delicate sides together with her lips that were thin on top and slightly thick on the bottom - a natural sweetener. He looked deeply at Rose with a mischievous smile on his face "Come on, Rose. Do it. Think of it as a simulation or practice as a sugar baby. Later, I'll often ask you to kiss me," Theo continued as he kissed the base of each of Rose's knuckles. He had his ears perked up. Ready to hear the protests coming from her full, seductive lips. "I won't kiss you until the bet is over. Just tell me you're in a mode and can't wait. It's not a national exam anyway, so what's the point of a simulation," Rose snapped exasperatedly. "Stay away from me. Your body is heavy." The broad chest in front of her was pressed down to leave a few inches of space. Rose breathed in as much as possible to avoid the gaze that continued to trap her relentlessly. "Get out of the way. Oracle is with
Damn! Theo swore harshly as he put his cell phone away. The call had been unilaterally disconnected. He looked back at Rose. A cold, untouched look became the opening after a long pause. His heart and mind were really in turmoil. If he knew it was going to end like this, it would have been better for Theo not to pick up the call from Verasco. "Let's go." Theo opened the door, broke away and got out of the car. "Change places. Let me drive," he continued. Rose was stunned, but could only obey. Throughout Theo's conversation, she was confused by the use of foreign language. One word that Rose could catch-the name Zever-accompanied the discussion. However, it seemed that Theo was very sensitive to the man's own speech. Anyway, some things passed that were none of Rose's business. She didn't want to interfere. "Hold on." She hadn't fully digested the words that were meant for her. Rose's heart felt like it was going to dro
Twins.... Theo raised his head quickly. His face was still frozen like the polar north. The way he traced Rose's face was very striking. Theo didn't say anything, seeming to have difficulty swallowing his own saliva. He blinked. Then that gaze became a little more human. "Forget what you've heard," he said. In just an instant Theo was transformed, though traces of anger still lingered within him. But what was Theo thinking? Asking Rose to forget about his pile of puzzles was ridiculous. It had already become a puzzle, how could Rose ignore the information obtained. "I can't ignore your statement. You haven't answered me yet." Rose crossed her arms in front of her chest as a barrier as Theo looked down even more. "What do you want to hear?" A cold, sensual whisper and a creeping wet lick made Rose put up a defense. "I'm sure, Theo, you still remember my que
Rose ended her euphoria by staring at the door leaf. Theo had already left. She should have done the same. For a moment Rose stared at the clothes that were just lying on the bed because of someone's actions. She grabbed it, then covered her open body again. Rose hurried, stepping quickly towards the exit. She pressed the door knob repeatedly. But to no avail, she was locked out. "Open the door!" screeched Rose unhappily. "Damn Theo!" she swore relentlessly. Rose's gaze roamed almost the entire room. The pair of windows that had caught her eye were hopeless-they were fenced off with trellises. So, how could Rose leave? Back and forth Rose thought about how to escape from a place that was like a broken ship. If she screamed again-it was useless! Theo was probably already far away. Then, what should Rose do? Contact Theo? She didn't have his cell phone number
The sound of keys being turned caught Rose's attention. From where she sat on the bed, having waited almost hours, Rose rushed to the source of the sound. Once there, the door swung open to reveal Theo's face, which looked slightly different. It was brighter than it had ever been - Theo had always displayed a dark aura, lacking any happy accent at all. And that was enough to make Rose frown in surprise. "Good night, Sugar." Rose was transfixed by Theo's warm greeting. She should have been angry at being locked up in his room, forced to clean up the mess Theo had made. But in reality, the expletives Rose had prepared were lost in silence. "I bought you this." A plastic shopping bag was pushed in front of her. Rose took a long look, before exhaling a rough breath to neutralize herself. "What's that?" s
When love is unrequited. When love is secretly the biggest killer. When love comes unknowingly. Everything will be done to achieve a goal. Death will be highlighted as important and peace will be highlighted as foreign. Both are mutually exclusive. Mutual that is forced to stop going hand in hand. If love's interference is the worst part of heartbreak, the worst part of heartbreak is falling in love. Imperfection becomes the balance, like a beautiful feeling that is forced to crumble before it is solid. Sometimes, a person cannot correctly interpret the reason why he must fall before blooming. His logic has been closed and dominated by dense clouds. It's hard to be asked to wake up from the dark side. In Bouldog's case, he has dark eyes-obsessed with his love of being part of the mafia. In order to eliminate traces-he deliberately chopped up Binari's body and eliminated her. If Mr. Aleja
Rose's fingers hesitantly touched the doorframe of the main room. The time spent calming down and accepting reality in its entirety and clarity had ended since she had decided to go back to see Zever. This time Rose had to get used to the call. It wasn't Theo she was dealing with, although Rose would have liked to have had a face-to-face meeting with that person. Rose misses Theo. However, reality seemed to bring the two together. Rose didn't know how Zever was, whether the man could accept the fact that 'he' was a married man. Zever was quiet and didn't talk much. That's what Lion said when Rose had a confiding session that happened to briefly borrow Lion's chest just to make sure what the reaction to the tattoo on her arm was like. Nothing. Rose found nothing glittering there, and began to assume and even understand that it was only towards Theo/Zever that the tattoo would reveal itself. And again Rose remembered Lion's words. 'I have more
"Morning, sir." Travis smiled slightly as his prediction was correct. Theo realized... there was a quizzical look on his face. "Why are you calling me that?" The curl on Travis' lips disappeared in an instant, then he looked at Rose more deeply as if rethinking the woman's statement just now. "What do you feel, sir?" Travis instead took demanding action. He preferred to wait for the right time to provoke Theo to reveal the truth himself. It was possible that Travis already knew one thing. "I'm fine. Just feeling a little uncomfortable." Theo struggled to get up, occasionally clutching his temples as Travis struggled to lean against the headboard. "Who is she?" The question pulled Travis silent for a few seconds. Rose, on the other hand, patiently endured the pain that rushed through her. Travis's breath finally came out half-roughly. "She's Rose. Your wife, Mr. T—Mr. Zever." Realizing he was dealing with a different person. Travis i
'Don't you know who I am?' It was a single confusing question from the woman with a pained face and tears in her eyes that seeped wet everywhere, including the beads of anxiety that fell down to spread on the surface of the thick white blanket. The long sleep seemed to tear away the remnants of memories that once existed. The owner of the gray bead struggled to remember the last time he had been in a strange place, which he had never actually visited. A few oddities came to mind, most notably that he didn't have the slightest idea who the dark-brown-haired woman was who had given him no room to move all morning. A bit stiff really. However, he tried to get up wanting to further confirm where he was at the moment. His memories were faintly faded—vaguely unable to be properly retrieved. Some of what was expected did not appear. On the contrary, the unwanted ones were very close by. "Are you sure you don't know me?" The soft voice asked softly again
Rose used the folds of her arms as face support. Her only action was to silently scrutinize the extent to which Theo did not want to open his eyes. Gradually behind Rose's silence, she could feel the near-breaking touch that repeatedly occurred on the thigh. Rose looked down, as her heart rate jumped violently. The pounding in there was beyond capacity... Rose couldn't help it. She got to her feet. Taking turns quickly glancing at Theo's face and fingers. Rose's vision was blurry and glassy. She wiped away the water that was unconsciously seeping in, as soon as possible smothering half of Theo's body. Tight, but not painful. "Theo ...." "Open your eyes, Theo. You can do it," Rose whispered. Hoping that right then and there her husband's closed lids would slowly reveal the gray bead Rose had longed for. She would have to wait a long time for the pure alarm of the mind to drive Rose to see Travis. Rose's wide feet skipped ahead of Theo and left her husban
"Oh, my gosh. Why is that husky chasing me!" The departing nurse quickened her pace as she grumbled in annoyance. Gallop after gallop she passed with her heart beating fast. The distance between the two was narrowing. If she didn't alert herself, Esmeralda's bite would be the worst part of the inevitable. Already past the steps of the stairs. The nurse was having trouble controlling her balance. She almost reached the exit gate right in front of her... from the same direction Lion frowned reading the contents of the message Rose had sent moments ago. Unfortunately for the nun, Lion's appearance was a big favor that came to save her from Esmeralda's pursuit. "Help me, Lion—" Esmeralda's howl was right next to the pocket of the nun's clothes, as if from the very beginning Esmeralda's goal was exactly to get the pocketed object. "What are you doing!" The nurse reached into her own pocket to grasp the object Rose had wanted earlier. Even more unl
'Are you jealous?' Rose vividly remembered the question before Xelle said goodbye, and she had to follow the nurse's departure to the main room. What wife would stay silent if something wrong was lurking in front of her. Rose felt that way. In her eyes, the nun was not at all reflective of someone in the nursing profession, who should not be showing her breasts beneath her clothes. Rose had to be wary that the nurse might do something out of the ordinary. Or actually Xelle was right... Rose was jealous of that one. She couldn't help herself. On the other hand, in the case of the video evidence from Xelle, Rose had already agreed that she would investigate the real culprit together with Theo one day when her husband was fully recovered. Now she had to focus on how and when Theo would open his eyes, and most importantly be meticulous in monitoring the actions the nurse demonstrated to him. Luckily, Esmeralda's presence was enough to interrupt every a
"Axe, is this your flash drive? I found it in your pants pocket when I was washing." The man focused on the desk shifted his gaze to the woman walking slowly towards him. The forehead was folded like he was thinking about something. No idea for how many seconds the owner of heterochromia eyes was trying to pry something out of his mind. A flash drive .... Xelle grasped the object firmly. "Damn!" He then rubbed his rough face, having forgotten the CCTV evidence he had gotten to show Rose. "I have to go, baby girl." Everything in sight was packed up in an instant, including the laptop that was about to be taken out. "Where are you going?" A soft voice interrupted the wide strides. "To see Rose." As if he ignored Bridgette's presence. Xelle approached his wife again, gently touching the skin of the woman's face as she gazed deeply at him. "Can I come?" Bridgette's spontaneous question made the man shake his head faint
The faint howl of a loud howl drew Rose's senses slowly blinking. The first time she opened her eyes the only sight she got was her husband's handsome face. The too-close position presented how the texture of the skin lured Rose's fingers to just touch the forehead and creep smoothly towards the jawbone. She thought once he woke up, those eyes would show a beautiful infusion of color. Turns out Theo was still comfortably in the same state. Not even a hint of anything else, Theo was quietly closed, too far away for Rose to reach. He murmured a little .... Louder howls from outside forced Rose to blow air through her lips. Then she got up, releasing the hug on Theo's body indirectly. Half transfixed, Rose huddled with Lion in the doorway. The frame was still submerged in Rose's body, only the face poked out and when she glanced down... Rose's senses found Esmeralda already equipped with an oversized pink ribbon pinning the fur on the top of the head. "Why did you
"Thank you for your help, Miss. Can we leave now? I need to check on Mr. T, and Lion... I think it's time to take Esmeralda for grooming." Rose looked up and took a breath as Travis and Lion took turns looking at her. A moment ago they had just returned from the Verasco mansion. Several wounds lodged on the body due to the shootout incident, Rose was instead responsible for treating the three men who barely even complained during the cleaning of the blood on the gaping wounds. The wounds were fortunately not that severe. Only wide scratches on the hands, shoulders, and legs, so it was not enough to make it difficult for them to return to their activities. "With my pleasure, Travis. I'll catch up with you later." Rose's thin smile signaled to Travis something he could easily understand. Still Rose looked over the shoulders of the two men away. The curl on her lips disappeared as she looked down again. "They're so single, why didn't you date one of them yesterd