Devil's Prisoner of Love by Prefer

On the brightly lit street, the two of them walked side by side. Aurora and Julian had an endless stream of topics to discuss, ranging from business to food. Julian patiently went along with her chatter.

Aurora, caught up in her excitement, accidentally stepped onto the road. A car sped toward her, and in an instant, Julian reached out with his long arm and pulled her into his embrace.

He had been walking on her left initially, but who could've guessed that Aurora, in her animated storytelling, would drift to the left side? If not for Julian's quick reflexes, the consequences could have been disastrous.

Aurora leaned against his chest, hearing his steady heartbeat and catching the faint scent of his cologne.

"Are you alright?" His deep, magnetic voice filled her ears. For a moment, Aurora was dazed. His embrace felt so familiar, so warm, so comforting that she didn't want to let go.

Though they had shared the same bed for so long-even if they had forgotten each other-their bodies still remembered.

Julian's hand remained on her waist, his palm's warmth seeping through the thin fabric of her dress and onto her skin.

"I'm fine," Aurora said, shaking her head.

"Be more careful in the future." Julian's back was damp with a cold sweat. This girl was far too nerve-wracking.

"I will," she replied with a nod.

"It's getting late. You should head home and rest. I'll take you back." Julian checked his watch. Their post-dinner stroll had done its job.

Aurora nodded again. "Okay."

Julian walked her to her door. "Same time tomorrow, I'll pick you up from the office."

"Alright. Goodnight." Aurora watched as he turned to leave. She thought of the goodnight kiss from the previous night, and to her surprise, she found herself anticipating it again.

She knew it wasn't right, but there was a part of her that felt this was how things were always meant to be.

Julian leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead. It was a chaste, emotionless kiss. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight." That simple kiss filled Aurora's heart with warmth. She remembered how Julian used to kiss her every morning and night-his good morning and goodnight kisses. Now, he was continuing this habit.

to her room. Being with him made her feel at ease,

up a front around him. She didn't have to be cautious about whether her actions were perfect or worry about giving others an opportunity to criticize

was with Julian, she could simply be herself-eat when she wanted, laugh when she wanted. There was no

and noticed a message

traveled for work, the first thing he'd do after landing was to turn on his phone and send Aurora a message or call her, just to let her know he was safe. It was as if he was always afraid she'd

couldn't remember him, he still kept this

a sleeping emoji, then pulled up the blanket and drifted off to

bought a beautiful Ragdoll kitten. Its big, round eyes were

she wasn't dressed in her usual glamorous evening attire but instead wore

tied into a ponytail, and she wasn't

more like a college student than

Rebecca, he couldn't understand why

He assumed it was because her standards were too high, and those

and innocent as Rebecca, it was hard to imagine she could be

Mio with a smile on her lips. "Did you

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let out soft meows, and in that instant, her

felt indifferent toward them. Yet, seeing this Ragdoll kitten softened

so tiny. I can hold it with just one hand," Rebecca said as she

long as you like it," Mio said gently, a faint smile on his

in her

against her hand, making Rebecca smile as she played with

Why don't you name it? It's a

Let's call

had thought she'd come up with a creative name after

but "Momo" was what she

Momo's chin. "Alright, from now on, your name is

attention. Rebecca, who had shown no reaction to Lila's pet hamster, found herself utterly charmed by

come with me

looking for ways to get closer

course. Let's grab dinner first, and