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.

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

realized what he meant, she blushed and nodded shyly. “Okay. When the time comes, I’ll call you

but 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

sudden, soft thuds could be heard. from the window. When Ruka turned to look and saw what was happening, her eyes widened

to the garden

the snow like. a carefree child who was trying to find the prettiest snowflake. He had

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

her dizziness, she instinctively fell into

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