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.

you’ll have to use something else after the May elections,” Ren reminded. He could not wait to hear her addressing

mind was blank at first, but when she realized what he meant, she

now. He

to

set her cutlery down and rushed out to the garden to

the prettiest snowflake.

arms to catch her. She had nearly forgotten about her fainting spell earlier today. She was still a little weak from the lack of oxygen and should not be engaging in strenuous activity, which included spinning

was nearby. In her dizziness, she instinctively fell into

to observe her face. She was still trying to catch her breath, but she buried her head against his chest and refused to