Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Ren felt bad when he saw her eating in such a hurry. “Slow down. No one’s going to stop you from eating,” he chided. “But I’m so hungry! I only took a couple of bites at your house today,” Ruka exclaimed, but her words were a little muffled by how full her mouth was.

Ren gave her an affectionate smile. “You won’t be able to sleep tonight if you’re too full.”

“Then, if I can’t sleep tonight, can I sleep in tomorrow?” Ruka asked. She felt the need to seek his permission each time she wanted to sleep in at his house, or else, she would not be able to sleep well.

“You can sleep for as long as you want,” Ren promised as his smile widened. Ruka looked at him and asked, “How should I address you now?”

“What would you prefer?” he ventured expectantly. “Ren, Ruka declared. By dropping the ‘mister, it felt like they would become equals now.

use something else after the May elections,” Ren reminded. He could not wait to hear her

meant, she blushed and nodded shyly. “Okay. When the time

now, he could tell that his stomach was not the one that was hungry. Every fiber of his being yearned for the woman who sat in front of him right now. He could barely push the feeling away. It was fine when she was not around him,

could be heard. from the window. When Ruka turned to look

rushed out to the garden to enjoy the

about in the snow like. a carefree child who was trying to find the prettiest snowflake. He had been standing there for a while to watch her when all of a sudden, she turned dizzy and stumbled over to

spell earlier today. She was still a little weak from the lack of oxygen and should not be engaging in strenuous activity, which included

In her dizziness, she instinctively

to observe her face. She was still trying to catch her breath, but she buried her head