Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Instead of getting angry, Ruka merely said patiently, “You know, Miss Parfait, I’m going to leave you some sage advice: before I walk out of here-stop wasting your youth by trying to force someone to love you because that will never happen.”

A dark look passed over Victoria’s face as she seethed, “What gives you the right to tell me that, Ruka?”

“As I said, it was only sage advice, and it’s up to you whether to take it or not,” Ruka answered calmly, then spun on her heels to leave.

Victoria stood up as anguish washed over her. She had found sweet revenge in picking on Ruka the way she had, but the rush was short-lived, and she still could not have Ren to herself. At the end of the day, Ruka might have left, but Victoria felt like the biggest loser.

Meanwhile, Ruka headed down the sidewalk while gripping onto her bag. She had left her job, but it was as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

As she walked, she decided that she was going to call Ren and tell him about this. She fished her phone out of her bag and found her way to the park, then sat on a bench as she called his number. His husky, magnetic voice filled the other line immediately after he picked up. “Hello?”

“Are you busy?” Ruka asked. “No, I’m on my way back to the house.”

my job.” “Why did you do that?” Then, he asked icily, “Did someone

she did not want him to pick on Victoria over this, so she chose to evade his question instead by saying, “I decided to

“Walking around the park. I’ll go back to my parent’s place in a

have someone pick you

where will

“To see me.”

well, so she nodded and said,

minutes later, she slid into the backseat of the car Ren had sent for her. Soon, the car drove out of

like it dated back to the olden days, making him look like a prince or a king

When he registered Ruka’s arrival, he smiled and