Hearing that familiar voice using such an unfamiliar tone, the bad kind of chills shot up the poor woman’s spine, and before her brain could even register what was happening, her gut reflex had already pressed the hang-up button.
Noah’s sister clutched at her chest, cold sweat rolling down the sides of her face, ‘What the fuck was that?!?’
Well, obviously, that was her fiancé. Asking a very mundane question. The problem was his tone! ‘How come– how come his tone sounded… sounded…! Sounded so’ – cold shivers once again traveled down her body – ‘pampering??’
She must have heard it wrong!!
…though that did explain why her soul nearly leaped out of her body in fright back then. Who wouldn’t crap their pants in horror if a ferocious, bloodthirsty shark suddenly started to smile?!? The image was the stuff of nightmares!! Run! Run for your life, little cannon fodder! 😱
Even now, her heart was beating wildly as if she had been watching a horror movie!
Good thing she called her little bro to probe for Levi’s mood! If she had called her fiancé directly, she might have gotten her head bitten off!
The pale-faced sister puffed out a few hot breaths of air and then remembered that her hang-up was a bit too abrupt, so she quickly sent her little bro her apologies, “Sorry, bro, gotta go! Talk to you later!”
Noah speechlessly stared at his light screen interface. What just happened? Why did his sister suddenly hang up without a word? Why did it seem like she was avoiding brother-in-law? Did the two of them have a fight?
Noah closed the light interface and turned to face the approaching Levi. Seeing his brother-in-law’s excellent mood, Noah thought he must be overthinking it. How would the groom be in such a good mood if he had a dispute with the bride days before the wedding?
Naturally, the answer to that question was very simple – the mentioned groom was, of course, in a great mood, thinking about how he would be sharing a bed with his baby in the complete privacy of the presidential suite for several days! How would this hungry wolf not be beside himself with joy thinking about the upcoming juicy “feast”?
***
When Noah and Levi towed their suitcases downstairs, what was waiting for them in the foyer was a whole entourage of stern men in black, looking like a group of army veterans in a bad disguise. It was as if someone dressed up a bunch of macho men in black suits in a comical attempt to pass them off as refined gentlemen.
In other words, yep, they looked exactly how Noah imagined the men sent by Levi’s general of a father would look like.
No, wait! At second glance, the word ‘men’ wasn’t quite accurate. After all, though it might be hard to tell, there was also a middle-aged aunty among them with impressive chest muscles.
No, wait, wait! Not all of them were Levi’s ‘men’! Noah gaped, “Trey?? What are you doing here? Why are you not in the hospital resting?”
It would seem that while Noah was packing, Trey had arrived to join their bodyguard entourage.
How and why?
Well, this morning, Trey accidentally found out his young master would be attending Levi’s bachelor party. And how could he possibly rest at ease with his innocent young master surrounded with no backup in enemy territory?! Without him there to guard his young master’s chastity, what if this fiend of a brother-in-law kidnapped him to do something unspeakable?
So what if the hospital refused to discharge him? ‘Hmph! I can still leave whenever I want!’ is what Trey thought as he wrapped himself in his own shield and jumped out of the 5-story-high window like a fugitive on the run.
Blackie, “…” (≖_≖)
What have we learned from this incident?
It takes years to raise a gentleman, but only a few days to turn one into a rogue! In other words, kids, don’t learn from Levi’s lousy example! Just look at Trey, such a pure and honest gentleman learned to act shamelessly in mere three days of bad influence!
“Young master, I was discharged from the hospital this morning.” It would seem that spending a few days with Levi made Trey pick up more than just a thing or two, because, though lying through his teeth, his smile seemed very reassuring, “And since I am perfectly fine, there is no reason for me to not report to my post.”
“They discharged you already?” Noah’s eyebrows furrowed in worry, “I think it would be better if you took a few days off to rest and recuperate.”
“No need,” Trey waved off Noah’s decisively, “This bachelor party sounds like fun. How could I possibly miss it?” Trey’s eyes locked with Levi’s. The look they shared was only understood by the two of them.
Levi’s lip twitched, “This party might be a bit ‘too fun’ for you to take in your current state.”
“My state is good; thank you for your concern,” Trey smiled perfunctorily.
Noah scratched his head sheepishly, “What brother-in-law means is that this might get dangerous… this party…” Noah sighed, then motioned Trey to come closer. When Trey leaned in, Noah whispered near his ear, “We are expecting the terrorists to crash the party.”
The hair’s on the back of Trey’s neck rose, but not due to Noah’s words but due to his warm breath tickling his ear. He caught Levi’s black face from the corner of his eye and barely suppressed a smirk, “All the more reason why I should come along. More Shielders are always better than less.”
“I guess that’s true…” Noah hesitated; Trey should be resting, but… he could understand why Trey was so insistent on coming along. If it was him in Trey’s place, he would have wanted to see this case to its end too. Trey had followed them through this entire investigation and even gotten hurt due to the terrorists; how would he be willing to stay at the sidelines now when they were about to catch the culprits?
To be the only one of the quartet left out…
He’d be really sad, no?
“Alright, you can come along, but take it easy. Don’t overexert yourself.” Noah caved in, much to Trey’s delight and Levi’s displeasure.
The former smiled radiantly, while the latter looked as if he had just swallowed a pot full of vinegar.
Great! Just great! Levi ground his teeth. Another cockblocker! And just when he had finally gotten rid of Cordia daddy!
***
Noah’s plan to capture the terrorists started with Levi and him posting a status update on their social networks last night, seemingly in order to appease their family and friends.
This status update basically thanked everyone for their concern and assured them that both Noah and Levi were fine. In fact, they were ‘so fine’ that they would still be holding the bachelor party ‘as planned’, the day after tomorrow. They even gave the terrorists a day worth of leeway, worried that they wouldn’t have enough time to set up their nefarious sniping.
This ‘planned’ bachelor party would be held in Astar family’s mountain resort made of two skyscrapers situated on top of a tall snowy mountain.
The reason why the trio had chosen this place to stage their plot was due to its tactical aspects. To catch their sniper, they needed to be able to predict his movement. And the venue where they would be holding the bachelor party was thus set as the rooftop condo on the east skyscraper which was directly facing the other skyscraper. Due to this, the only place from which one could snipe this rooftop party was, naturally, from the only other rooftop on the entire mountain – the top of the west skyscraper.
In other words, if their sniper wanted to crash this party, they would need to camp at the other rooftop.
Now, Swiftrain was a professional, and to catch a hitman of his caliber, they needed to think like him. Since he valued his safety before all else, he wouldn’t do a hit that would expose him or risk getting captured. That’s why, in such a scenario, where the sniping spots to choose from were very limited, they needed to go an extra mile to lure him into a false sense of security.And that’s also why they chose Levi’s mountain resort as their stage. It’s because this only sniping spot was easy to gain access to and usually crowded, both of which would lure Swiftrain into thinking that he would be able to pull the hit off safely.This west skyscraper contained many public facilities such as restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues such as cinemas and VR stations. And its rooftop was a famous tourist viewing spot with telescopes, benches, fake greenery, and a café bar. Countless people visited the roof throughout the day, and when
Noah tugged at Levi’s arm and looked up at him with gentle understanding. He felt both happy for Levi’s sake and stuffy inside that his pitiful brother-in-law had no one to care for him.Levi looked down at his adorable darling and felt like he had been injected with a stimulant.Ah, ah! His baby was so lovely!!Look how enthusiastic he was about sleeping with him, Levi, alone tonight!Just look at that gaze! If that isn’t a doting gaze of a lover, he doesn’t know what is!Blackie nearly foamed at the mouth, ‘I told you! I told you he’d misinterpret the signals you are sending him, host!’The mentioned host clearly completely missed Blackie’s agitation, “Blackie, you know, I’ve never tried skiing before. I’ve always envied the rich kids in school who went skiing with their folk for winter holidays.”Blackie swallowed down a mouthful of metaphorical blood,
Levi’s and Noah’s playdate lasted the entire day. They only briefly paused to have their meals.Suffice to say, by the end of the day, Noah was both completely content and completely exhausted. Thus, the duo and their entourage finally rode the elevator to the top floor where Levi and Noah would be staying. Naturally, the most premium room in the entire hotel was the rooftop presidential suite. Which, with its grand size, was perfect for holding a party.A bachelor party.And according to Levi, it was also perfect for eating his baby up in the king-sized bed. And the big hot tub. And the long soft carpet. And the huge dining tabl–ahem, alright, let’s be honest here, any place with enough privacy was perfect for eating his baby up.╮(╯∀╰)╭Thus naturally, Levi’s main goal for coming to this mountain resort was to eat some meat–no, no, no, catch the terrori
The eldest Cordia sibling slapped her own cheek in an attempt to wake up, but the one who got startled awake was not herself but her little brother, whose head had been nodding off to the side.“What? What??” The little half-asleep darling suddenly jumped up like a startled bunny.Frustration mixed with helplessness, bubbling up inside the eldest Cordia, eventually getting expelled in the form of a grumble, “…nothing… If you are so sleepy, stop idling around in Levi’s room and go to bed!”Another long and silent moment passed, during which her baby brother blinked with a blank look on his face.“I AM in bed…”Sister, “…???”Noah, “…?”“…you’re in bed?”“Mn?”“Right now?”“Mn?”“In Levi’s room??” 😱“Y
Noah had intended to take a shower after Levi, but he had been too exhausted, the bed too tempting and the wait too long. Thus, in the end, Noah couldn’t keep his eyes open and fell into a blissful dreamland.In his dream, he went off on a cute adventure in a vast, beautiful world. Life was wonderful, and everything was great. It’s just… well.. he felt a bit lonely.Right when the thought appeared in his head, a stray dog came to him, wagging his fluffy tail.Noah, a great lover of everything furry, was naturally very overjoyed and gave the doggie a very enthusiastic petting.After that, Noah, this small person in this vast world, was no longer alone. He now had a sticky companion that made the journey so much better. They were like Sherlock and Watson! Crusoe and Friday! Frodo and Sam! In short, they were running around very happily together.Everything was great! It was just that this doggie had a really embarrassing habit. He
Noah’s scalp tingled. He tried to get the devastating image out of his head, but that single glance was enough to permanently sear it into his mind. Now, even when he closed his eyes, all he could see was the erotic image of his practically naked brother-in-law, with his finely-sculpted faintly glossy 8-pack and his…His… his…!Thick. Fat! Cock!!!Which was currently both enticingly flushed and glistening wet from the action it had been having a moment prior!The more Noah tried not to think about it, the more focused his thoughts became on that large offensive object, to the point that his mind couldn’t help but let out an internal screech that sounded more high pitched than a scream of a banshee. In fact, considering how grating it was, it was highly probable that even his scream was screaming in horror!Noah’s left hand, which had been in direct contact with that python, burned, and he couldn’t help b
Levi’s raspy tone sent shivers down Noah’s spine, and his body visibly shook, “I’m sorry!! It was an accident! I–I–I really didn’t mean it, brother! I–I–I know my wrongs!!!” His wide eyes practically begged, ‘Please let me off!!!’ QAQ“Didn’t mean it? Hmm?” Levi tilted his head, his lips curving into a bloodcurdling smile. He eyed his prey top to bottom, “You say you are sorry, yet here you are – trying to shirk responsibility.”Noah gaped, “That! That’s not it! I–I wouldn’t do that! I–I–I…” Noah stumbled over his words for a while, “I’ll definitely take resp–” then abruptly halted, for the moment he was about to finish that sentence, all of his hair stood up on its ends.All of a sudden, he felt as if he was a fish on the chopping board. Like he was walking on a very tight rope suspe
Levi took advantage of the other’s moment of inattention to fully take Noah’s left hand into his own. The fingers of their two hands were long and slender, but Noah’s were smooth, while Levi’s were rough. Yet that contrast in texture seemed to fit just as perfectly as that smaller hand fitted in Levi’s larger one.Intoxicated, Levi held the slender hand that, though smaller than his, was equally as warm. As he concentrated on the wonderful sensation, he could even feel his baby’s hand pulsating in the rhythm of their rapid heartbeats.After a moment that was both uncomfortably long and painfully short, Levi’s lips moved. He leaned closer to Noah’s neon red ear, and like the devil incarnate, continued his sinful whispering, “You’ve touched it already for quite a while, no? What difference would it make to touch it a bit more?”Seeing his darling’s currently very muddled state, Levi guided Noa