When Leia spotted Avery, she subconsciously tried to escape, but Avery had already noticed her.

"Begonia."

The word drifted toward Leia in the night breeze.

The woman's voice on the other end of the line sounded a little panicky. "Did someone approach you?

Who are you with right now?"

"I'll contact you later." Leia hung up and quickly ran away. She was given mechanical legs, so she ran

faster than a normal human.

Avery wasn't feeling well, so he only ran after Leia for a little while before slumping onto the floor,

panting.

Unexpectedly, Leia turned back and ran back to him. She looked at him anxiously. "Are you okay?"

She had noticed him leaning against the flowerbed, so she thought that something happened to him.

Avery gripped her wrist. "Got you, Begonia."

Begonia was Leia's alias in Peace's Embrace.

Avery's voice was as gentle as always, and Leia had mixed feelings about that.

No one knew this, but Avery was the only salvation she had in her life.

Back then, when she ran away from the poor and desolate village, she encountered Avery.

He was the one who brought her back to Peace's Embrace for proper education.

surgery to recover, and he had

Toxic Hive as it broke away from

him.

a new life

exactly are you

smile remained on his face. "Can we

She couldn't reject him.

for support as he got

along with him as he walked

streetlights, Leia

tinted

was holding

Avery had held her hand and also the

lit, and it

Leia wouldn't run away,

a

redder. When he took her in back

every day.

"You remembered."

"Yes."

from the fridge, shaking it. "I don't have milk with me.

yogurt do?"

accepted it with both hands, and she felt

the strawberry flavor as well. By the way, I forgot

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255