Time of Fate

The penthouse elevator at Beau's opened. His face was the first thing I noticed when the elevator doors opened. He is still wearing business attire, his tie hanging loosely around his neck, and he is on the phone with someone. His brows are interlocked.

Our eyes locked. I didn't change my expression as my heels clanked against his pad's tiles.

Before cutting the call and turning to face me, he said to the person on the other line, "Never mind, she's here."

“Why are you not returning my calls and where have you been? This afternoon, I texted you. My driver would pick you up, as I promised. What the heck were you doing?” He sounded so furious.

I wet my bottom lip, looked at him with seductive and sarcastic eyes, cocked my head to the side and examined his upper body.

"I apologize. I consider that one as a personal question." I mumbled.

"What?” His angry lips quivered.

On my face, I felt his warm breath. If we make a mistake, our lips will already touch.

In spite of my slight smirk, I asked calmly, "What 'what'? I thought you agreed with this deal, Beau? Isn't this what we discussed before?

He repeatedly clenched his jaw while gazing down at my face.

He said, "You know what we are, Jade." He said it with restraint, which I could feel.

My lips stuck out. Before I pulled him down, I reached for his tie and twice wrapped it in my hand. His neck began to droop immediately. The way my lips brushed against his were like heaven and earth. So close yet so far away.

I said, "I'm sorry, I was distracted for a second.” Pertaining about the time were my feelings for him are getting straight and personal.

He exhaled. It almost sound like a groan. He is irate. His trembling arms gave it away to me.

His voice is half soft and half angry. "What's this all about, huh? You're upset? You're mad because I wasn't able to keep my promise? I'm sorry, alright? Jade, please! "

I smirked while shaking my head. His eyes were filled with weariness and longing. He gently petted my elbows while holding them.

“You know how I feel about you, baby, so don't hurt me with your words if you're angry.”

My heart beat softly. Even though it's subtle, it hurts me so much. Fortunately, I've already mastered this act.

Life has taught me that if you take everything too seriously, you will have nothing. You'd end up giving everything you had sincerity and sincerity. In the end, you will only experience suffering, regret, and disappointment.

“Beau, I wish I were, but I'm not.” I chuckled slightly.

His brows almost form a line. He was angry before, but I believe he is now even more angry.

“Then what's this all about, huh?"" he asked, lightly shaking me in an effort to extract as much information as possible from me without hurting me.

I looked at his face. I committed every detail to memory. Like, it's me, for the last time, viewing him from a different angle. I'll stop thinking about myself when I've let go of myself completely.

Beau, your brief life has been full of wonderful experiences. But I don't believe it was intended for me.

I said, "This is me saving myself," before grabbing his lips.

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Knight’s POV

"This is me saving myself."


Her words escaped my comprehension. Oh, how I adore this woman, how she could so effortlessly encircle me in her fingers. She attacked my lips as if she hadn't just said something that will forever leave me perplexed.

Saving? Does she eve need that against me? Because I'm well aware of how doomed I am to fall for her.

One time, after I had driven Jade home, Blanco continued to pester my mind with his never-ending facts, saying, "You're changing. She's changing you. I know you're aware of that.”

Since he's staying in my penthouse for a while and Xena is getting better at finding him, I anticipate that this will happen frequently. What a bunch of crap.

I madee a glass of rum for myself. I've had a long-standing alcohol addiction, but recently I've begun to feel even more dependent to it. My nerves are somehow calmed by this liquid. Not that Jade's ability to calm me down would be diminished, though. Boom. One touch, one grin, one laugh. Over and over, I keep falling.

He shook his head and said, "Those kinds of women? They are the characters in the movie who kill you in the end."

I said it again without thinking, "I'll gladly die for her."

He even shook his head while muttering various curse words. I know. I also detest it. I detest being this honest. I'm capable of being this submissive around her. I'm always the man that people look up to, but when it comes to her, I'm all in, all down, and kneeling in submission.

He sounded so serious as he asked, "Tell me, aside from the things I saw, are there any circumstances that you feel weird about too? Like the silver incident? And failing to control your shifting?”

I didn't respond to him. The hot liquid slipped down my throat easily as I gulped it down. I clenched my jaw as I considered the bizarre events that had occurred to me ever since she entered my life. A short while ago, I discovered that although I had previously been immune to the silver wares, suddenly I wasn't.

I said, "I have to talk to augur."

I could feel Blanco giving me strange looks. The idea almost makes him cringe.


She's not a wolf. We don't even know her face or where she lives. More importantly, we don't know what kind of sorcery she possesses or what she might be able to do to you.

"Blanco, do as you are told."

However, he countered, "Alpha." I fixed my gaze on him.

“I might be the evil alpha who fled from the life that was given to me, but know that I'm an alpha for a reason. It came from your mouth, Blanco.”

He made a tight lip seal. He understands what I'm saying. He remained silent, but I already know his response in full.

“Coming back to that world will lead them to you.”

I once nodded. I know.

“That's why we'll buy more time; you'll search for her, and I'll take care of myself for the remainder of my time on earth.”

As I considered that, my mind began to glitch. Although I've given it some thought, this is the first time I've expressed it verbally. Declaring it makes me feel as though I'm making a deal with myself, which gives it a different feeling.

“What…” Blanco was unable to finish his sentence.

I grimaced without making any jokes. I watched him. He appeared a little bewildered and shocked. He is obviously shocked..

“You mean…”

I replied to his unspoken questions, "Yes, Blanco. I think the time to face my fate is about to come.”

And Jade is the first person that comes to mind when I say that. The only person who has the power to simultaneously confuse me and cause me to float in the chaos of my own feelings for her.