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.

lighter as she returned 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

when she wanted. There

washing up, she climbed into bed and noticed a message

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

now, when she couldn't remember

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

Today, she wasn't dressed in her usual glamorous evening

into a ponytail, and she wasn't

like a college student than

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heartbroken. He assumed it was because her standards were

someone as pure and innocent as Rebecca, it was hard

smile on her lips. "Did you really bring

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and saw a tiny, fluffy kitten. It let

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the kitten in her arms,

against her hand, making Rebecca

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call

had thought she'd come up

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eyes in contentment, clearly enjoying their attention. Rebecca, who had shown no reaction to Lila's pet hamster, found herself utterly charmed by this

cat. Can you come with me to buy cat food and a bed

to get closer to Rebecca, was surprised when she brought it

dinner first, and