The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Lucas did not look like an ordinary person. He was tall with a commanding presence. Heck, he even dared to infiltrate the thugs' lair alone. In other words, he possessed a courage far beyond the ordinary. "Yo, did you wander into the wrong place?" The guy with the buzzcut swung his knife, adopting a threatening stance against Lucas.

They were all prepared for a fight, thinking that they could easily handle the intruder together.

Lucas smiled coldly. "Get lost."

"What did you say? You want us to get lost?" questioned the blonde angrily, but several fully armed police officers appeared from another direction!

"Stay where you are! Drop your weapons, and put your hands on your head!"

The thugs were used to bluffing. They had never encountered such a massive show of force before.

The blonde instinctively followed the officers' commands. Frightened, the guy with the buzzcut tried to escape but was swiftly subdued by the incoming police officers. He ended up tightly bound on the ground, unable to move.

"Ugh... Ah!"

Only after confirming that all the thugs were restrained did Lucas cautiously approach and carefully untie Melody's hands and feet.

shock, instinctively embraced

you know how scared I was that you wouldn't come?" Melody's tears quickly dampened Lucas'

"I'm sorry

could not stop crying. As much as Lucas wanted to check if she was hurt anywhere, he found himself

to care about anyone else as Melody was still trembling in his arms. Lucas took off his jacket and wrapped it

there. You're safe now.

curled up in his clothes, smelling his familiar

first. I'll deliver them to the station once

to do. Hearing the somewhat resigned

Lucas, it seems there's another victim over there.

She looked at Lucas eagerly, hoping he would take her away too. Unfortunately, Lucas was entirely

her however you see fit," he replied

the officers to lower their heads. Only when there were just Lucas and Melody in the car

red handprints on Melody's cheek, and a wave of

over her cheeks, but even the light touch

bit. I'll apply some ointment on it first. Otherwise, they'll swell even