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

never cared about being

is Arnold?" Asher stepped over the fallen man, heading straight for Yuri. "At

he strode into the

thoughts churned. He let out a

right. Arnold was nothing

was gentle, quiet, and even virtuous. Aside from work, he never set foot in places like this

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

seemed that was not

stallion through and through, completely stubborn to the bone. He

because of that face. Now he knew

Arnold, not just the exterior. He loved Arnold- flaws and all. He

already surpassed what he

in a lavender silk shirt, the buttons undone to reveal his sharp collarbones and smooth, fair skin. His drunken gaze wavered as a man poured him

eyes burned with greed. "I spotted you the moment I walked in. You are exactly

Arnold into peals of laughter. He turned his face slightly, revealing the scar on his

now? Am I still your

scar. Then, unable to

are my

onto a stool, then leaped

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255