Let Me Stay The Night

“Didn’t I tell you not to follow me?” Christina knitted her brows. The reddened mark left by the tight grip on her porcelain-white wrist was easily noticeable.

When Nathaniel held up her hand to take a closer look, his eyes-hidden behind his sunglasses- brimmed with sympathy

As one of her fringes fell to her cheeks from behind her ear, she looked like a lost pet that was perpetually in need of protection.

Faced with his silence, Christina couldn’t bring herself to reprimand him any further.

Thus, she retracted her hand and remarked, “I’m fine. Let’s head back now.”

She was worried that Nathaniel would go off and confront Francis instead.

However, before they could get far, Francis came up from behind and yelled for them to stop.

He then grabbed Christina by the wrist. “Christina, we aren’t done talking yet.”

“I don’t think there’s anything more for us to talk about. I just want to go home.” When Christina struggled to free her hand, she felt another painful sting on her wrist.

Meanwhile, Francis glared at the towering figure in front of him. He somehow found the aura exuded by: the young man to be familiar.

“Christina, how can you accept Nathaniel’s repeated lies yet be unwilling to forgive me?” Raging jealousy had caused Francis’ blood to boil.

If Christina refuses to forgive me, what makes Nathaniel, who started all this, deserving of her forgiveness? If that’s the case, I’ll make all of us suffer together.

Underneath the light, his pale white complexion made him look sickly, while the amber tint in his seemed to be burning through the last of his rational mind.

Christina gave him a puzzled look. “Why do you say that Nathaniel has lied to me repeatedly?”

At that moment, Nathaniel figured that Francis had seen through his disguise.

Under those circumstances, it made sense for Francis to probe further, even if the bodyguard wasn’t Nathaniel.

his biceps tensed

like a rolling tape, Francis was reminded that both of them would always like the

was ever willing

winner would always leave with the spoils; the

his senses, Francis pointed at the tall figure. “He’s Nathaniel,

heart skipped a beat as she gave Nathaniel a suspicious look. “He isn’t. He just resembles

other over the last few days, she never managed to confirm

wind brought a chilly sensation to the scene.

blood to ooze out of the wound. “Christina, you don’t understand Nathaniel at all. Ever since he was a child, he has been possessive. He would rob me of anything I fancy or destroy it if he couldn’t have it. In

tone. “He wants

cut through the beautiful facade of Christina’s world, forcing her

eyes, she was unable to stay calm, as if her heart was suspended in mid-air.

an emotional chord, Francis grabbed Christina’s hand again as he peered into her eyes with all the sincerity he could muster. “Leave him, Christina He doesn’t know how to love someone Other than hurting you, he can’t give

moment he finished, the towering figure lunged at

to the ground and rained

he was holding back,

figures descended into a brawl where both parties seemed adamant about killing the other.

blood saturated the air while the sound of

the scene, Christina screamed,

fell on deaf ears as both men fought with increased

and battle experience. Francis was no match for Nathaniel. The former started out with the ability to counterattack, but toward the end, he lost

absorbing consecutive punches, he seized upon an opening to rip Nathaniel’s mask

suddenly exposed, Nathaniel’s

Francis didn’t waste it as

Nathaniel’s face was fully revealed to

“Mr. Bodyguard… Nathaniel?”

rude awakening Christina experienced almost caused

to her suspicions was clear,