The glamorous bar was bustling with noise. The deafening music, the haze of cigarette smoke, and the stench of alcohol flooded one's senses.

The place seemed to be steeped in indulgence and depravity.

"Where's Arnold?"

The moment Asher stepped through the door, every ravenous gaze was on him, seemingly bewitched by the sight of him.

"Handsome, are you here alone? Need some company?" A sultry man slid up to Asher, resting a hand lightly on his shoulder, daring to give it a squeeze. "If you're bored, I can keep you entertained!"

Asher's striking features remained cold and forbidding. The bulging veins twisted beneath the skin of his hand.

Yuri pushed through the crowd and spotted Asher, who stood tall and imposing, surrounded by thirsty, promiscuous men.

Terrified, he shouted, "Don't touch him!"

The next second, a loud thud rang through the air.

Like a gunshot fired, the entire crowd recoiled, shrieking as they scrambled to the edges of the room.

Yuri focused his gaze.

immovable as a mountain. Meanwhile, that flirtatious

sighed. The Matrix never cared about being

man, heading straight for Yuri. "At the

past Yuri, then he strode

churned. He let

right. Arnold was nothing like

quiet, and even virtuous. Aside from work, he never

said that being with Kairos made him feel at peace, at ease. Yuri always assumed that meant Asher preferred

that was not

Arnold was a wild stallion through and through, completely stubborn to the bone. He was the complete opposite of Kairos in every way, constantly testing

only because of that face. Now he knew

was hopelessly in love with Arnold, not just the exterior. He loved Arnold- flaws and all. He especially loved

had already surpassed what he once felt

the bar, dressed in a lavender silk shirt, the buttons undone to reveal his sharp collarbones and

greed. "I spotted you the moment

uninspired line, yet it sent Arnold into peals of laughter. He turned his face slightly, revealing the scar on his cheek,

now? Am I still

scar. Then, unable to

are

man never got the chance. In a flash, Arnold sprang onto a stool, then leaped onto the high stage

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