Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

When Ren set his phone down at last, he checked his watch and saw that it was already half past ten. He walked out of his study and knocked on Ruka’s door.

She was reading the news on her iPad and hoping that everyone was safe during the holidays. That way, her boyfriend would have time to rest too. “You should go to sleep first.” Ren sat down on the edge of the bed and stroked her hair.

“Do you still have a lot of work to do?”

“I’m almost done,” he assured her. “In that case, why don’t I wait up for you?” Ruka asked. Ren smirked. “If you’re going to wait up for me, you should go and sleep in my room. What are you doing here?”

Ruka felt bad for how hard he had to work. She shook her head and said, “No, it’s fine. I won’t share your room with you. I’ll sleep here.”

was bad enough that he had to stay up late for work. If she slept in the same room as

sleep as it was. He would be even more exhausted if she made a fuss. Ren was chiding himself as well. He brought her

kissed her ruby-red lips. “Be a good girl and

so she put her arms around his neck and kissed him. Ren’s breath caught in his throat. Whenever she made the first move, he

shy after the kiss, but her heart swelled with fondness when she saw his loving eyes. “Don’t stay up working too late,

“I won’t,” Ren promised.

realized that she was not sleepy yet, so she continued reading the news. She

to his study, his

out that Victoria Parfait met up with Orson Grady in private.” It was

Victoria was out for vengeance after getting rejected. However, if anyone tried to hurt the woman he loved, he