Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Her fingertips trembled with a mix of horror and excitement. Just as the teapot was about to slip from her grasp, Keegan suddenly said, “Jaylene, don’t move.”

Jaylene froze, instinctively thinking Keegan had regained his memory. She had barely twitched when Keegan loudly stopped her again, “Don’t move, absolutely don’t move.”

Jaylene wanted to say something, but then felt an itching sensation on her neck, as if something was crawling slowly. Goosebumps erupted all over her body.

By now, Stella had turned around and saw Jaylene standing stiffly with the teapot in hand. Her eyes quickly assessed the situation and then she noticed

the beetle crawling on Jaylene’s neck.

It was an unknown species, not overly tentacled but as long as a little finger, its mouthparts slightly twitching, genuinely alarming in appearance.

Stella murmured, “It’s so big.”

Jaylene couldn’t see what was on her neck, unsure if it would bite or if it was venomous. She stood frozen in place, her voice trembling, “Keegan, what exactly is it? Please get it away, don’t scare me.”

Keegan reassured her, “Don’t speak, don’t startle it. I’ll come over slowly and help you get rid of it.”

and dared

moved slowly, incredibly slowly-step by step, shuffling as

Jaylene had her head covered, or she

meters,

not long, every second was agonizing for

Keegan hesitated, not

urging, “Keegan, please get

never seen such a big bug before, I’m scared

me think of

Jaylene was speechless.

felt the man she admired was so spineless, afraid even of

scared of bugs. Please get rid

said, “Jaylene, don’t move. It might crawl into

stiffened, the hand holding the teapot

water splashed on the back of her hand, stinging painfully,

remarked, “Is