The glamorous bar was bustling with noise. The deafening music, the haze of cigarette smoke, and the stench of alcohol flooded one's senses.

The place seemed to be steeped in indulgence and depravity.

"Where's Arnold?"

The moment Asher stepped through the door, every ravenous gaze was on him, seemingly bewitched by the sight of him.

"Handsome, are you here alone? Need some company?" A sultry man slid up to Asher,

resting a hand lightly on his shoulder, daring to give it a squeeze. "If you're bored, I can keep you entertained!"

Asher's striking features remained cold and forbidding. The bulging veins twisted beneath the skin of his hand.

Yuri pushed through the crowd and spotted Asher, who stood tall and imposing, surrounded by thirsty, promiscuous men.

Terrified, he shouted, "Don't touch him!"

The next second, a loud thud rang through the air.

Like a gunshot fired, the entire crowd recoiled, shrieking as they scrambled to the edges of the room.

Yuri focused his gaze.

called "The Matrix" stood firm, immovable as a mountain. Meanwhile, that flirtatious man lay sprawled at his feet, clutching his

cared about being

stepped over the fallen

the bar. I'll go with

need," Asher said hoarsely. His gaze swept past Yuri, then he strode into the

thoughts churned. He let out a

right. Arnold was

work, he never set foot in places like this and never tangled with dubious

said that being with Kairos made him feel at peace, at ease. Yuri always assumed that meant Asher preferred someone like that—a tender, understanding partner, the kind of person

that was not the

that breathtakingly beautiful face, Arnold was a wild stallion through and through, completely stubborn to the bone. He was the complete opposite of Kairos in

Yuri thought Asher tolerated Arnold only because of that face.

Arnold, not just the exterior. He loved Arnold-flaws and all. He especially loved Arnold's untamed

love had already surpassed what

shirt, the buttons undone to reveal his sharp collarbones and smooth, fair skin. His drunken gaze wavered as a man poured him

man's eyes burned with greed. "I spotted you the moment I walked in.

laughter. He turned his face slightly, revealing the scar on his cheek, his

Am

froze, eyes locked on the cross-shaped scar. Then, unable to resist,

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