"You haven't answered me yet, Axe."Unable to resist, I quickly got up to give Axe's jawbone a light peck. I stare at the eyes that can't take their eyes off my face. What was Axe thinking? Why was he watching me like that."Are you really afraid if I really leave this world?"Axe asked without answering my question first. His hand moved to touch the surface of my face that was no longer covered in makeup, the hand slowly traveled downward until it stopped right at my lips. Axe pressed his thumb there and managed to lure my mouth open slightly."Are you really worried about me?" he asked once again.I let out a tired sigh at Axe's words. What kind of question was he asking me? Of course, I was worried about him for everything. He meant the world to me, the most important part of my life. I couldn't even see Axe hurt, let alone lose him. "Your question isn't important. What are you asking for, if you already know the answer."I cupped Axe's cheek deeply a
"It's okay. Now tell me what news you have. Is Edward all right?""I'm so sorry, sir. Edward... he's badly injured." Timidly Alessandro answered Axe's question, until he had to look down deeply not daring to stare at Axe who was swinging at him sharply."What do you mean!" snarled Axe, his eyes flashing with anger at Alessandro's half-information."They tortured him and now Edward is being treated by doctors at the hospital, Sir."Alessandro's reply managed to provoke Axe into swearing. Axe almost hit the poor innocent man, had I not held him back immediately. Axe couldn't be like that. Hadn't Alessandro done his best? Axe shouldn't blame him for what he didn't do. Alessandro was late to save Edward too because he prioritized his master's safety, rather than Axe's own orders."Give it up, Axe. Violence won't solve the problem.""But Edward-""He'll be fine," I cut in quickly. I don't know what those people did to Edward, but I'm sure Edward is just as strong as Axe, the good man won
"Be careful," Axe said as he thrust his hand at me. He was so fussy watching me struggle down the stairs in these troublesome heels. Earlier, before trudging up the helicopter's rope ladder, Axe had walked back to the big tree to pick up my abandoned heels and asked me to climb up first with Alessandro leading me in front. And for your information, the helicopter Alessandro was using couldn't land because in the middle of the forest the trees grow not too sparsely, especially since we were around a lake."Next time don't use that thing again," he continued to advise me, even though we were now standing on the roof top of the hospital. What a nag! But I was glad that Axe was a little calmer than before, because Alessandro had gotten information that Edward's condition was getting better."Come on!"Without waiting for an answer, Axe immediately pulled my hand to follow his wide strides that seemed impatient to reach the destination, Edward's hospital room.Our jo
"I'm scared, don't leave me alone." I put on a pitiable face, giving a good enough reason to make Axe stay. But who doesn't know what's in that man's brain, a stubborn human being like him can't be restrained-except by exploiting his one weakness. I'll try that after this."Just wait. I'll just be a minute, not long," Axe said, intending to turn around and leave me. However, he was wrong if he thought I wouldn't hold him back. "You can't leave me, Axe." I hugged Axe tightly from behind, resting my head comfortably on his broad shoulders. I didn't know where Axe was going and what he was going to do, it was only natural that I was afraid of him leaving. His gaze earlier also hinted at something I couldn't figure out, I suspected Axe wanted to do something bad to avenge Edward's condition who was still unconscious until now.Axe can't leave, no matter what I have to be able to hold him back. If something happens to him, whose heart health is at stake? I really s
I writhe in sleep as I feel the loss so close to my body, my eyes open to watch the skies of the VVIP room with a blank gaze overpowering. It's quiet here, just me alone... I remember before falling asleep earlier, there was still a warm embrace that was perfectly coiled. But now that the loss of that embrace creates an untouchable coldness, I feel empty and my feelings are irresistibly scratched with unwarranted anxiety. Maybe it's because I don't find Axe's presence here.Axe...Don't ask me where he is, I don't know. His absence already proves that the sly man left by taking advantage of my short-lived sleeping state.Axe's stubbornness had gone up a notch, to the point where all means were being used to accomplish his goals. I didn't know what Axe wanted to do out there, but my gut feeling was that he was going to do something bad. I can only hope that it's not true. I don't want Axe to fall back into the abyss and get even more lost, let alone fall into a criminal case-just Is
"Sorry, Miss. I can't, it's an order."I rolled my eyes lazily at Alessandro's words. Again the order. Axe forbid again. What exactly was that man doing that I wasn't allowed to know where he was?"If you're not going to tell me, I'm going to go find Axe myself," I finally said. I had no choice but to look for Axe with and without a clue.Instead of letting me go, Alessandro blocked my sure steps towards the hospital hallway that would lead me towards the exit. He looked into my eyes pleadingly, hoping that I would stop looking for Axe. But I wasn't that easy to convince. My mind was made up, I wanted to see Axe and Alessandro had no reason to ask me to stop looking for his boss."I beg you, Miss. It's still late at night."Alessandro repeatedly said the same thing. However, instead of making me feel compassionate, I became even more suspicious. How secret was Axe's whereabouts that Alessandro would beg like that.No!I shook my head not to be fooled
Not wanting to be grandiose and wishful thinking too far, as soon as possible I pulled the curtain until something I never imagined was plastered so real in front of me. Something so painful, something that made me disappointed, something that forced my feelings to shatter into pieces...It was a bloodied knife in Axe's hand with a man lying unconscious, also bleeding, screaming in pain and begging for mercy to the man who was staring at him coldly.This time I dared to call out to the man, for whatever reason he was still unaware of my presence here-while watching his every vicious act, until it was recorded so perfectly in my brain how the expression of satisfaction was so clear on Axe's face.I still can't believe it. Is it true that the Axe before me is the Axe I've loved all along? I wanted to deny it by not admitting the man was Axe. However, reality kept beating my chest until it was bruised and ended in pain. That man was indeed an Axe that managed to provoke other emotions i
I walked wearily towards the hospital room Axe had rented. Maybe I should go back to rest as the night continued, getting later and later.As for Axe, I don't want to bother myself with meddling in his affairs anymore. The threads in my brain were still too tangled to add another problem. Let the incident pass like water. Because, for now it's better for me to stay away from Axe, that's the only best option. After all, Axe was no longer a child who had to be told what was good and bad. He's an adult, even mature enough at his age to just take a wrong action."Where have you been?"I had just stepped inside and had to wince in surprise at the cold voice from next door, precisely the owner of the voice standing leaning next to the doorway. It had probably been waiting for a long time for me who had just returned from the bathroom. His sharp gaze was really piercing, and the dominant aura was so obvious that I felt like I was going to be eaten alive by him.No