Kiss Me If You Can [Vol.2]

Volume 2 - Chapter 1

Translator/Editor : Léabyss

“Ah-ah.”

Josh sighed deeply.

The bustle continued unabated. Isn’t it time for everyone to come back now? He checked his watch and saw that it had only been a couple of hours since they had arrived at the party. Anyway, the job wouldn’t be done unless Chase decided to go back. Even so, he again let out a sigh from deep in his throat. The garden he was in was wide enough to curse without being heard. He felt like he would stay up all night looking at this place. He remembered then Chase’s garden, where he explored every day, but this was even bigger than that.

Why build a house in a national park?

He complained inwardly and walked along the path while he meditated. But, fortunately, nothing was particularly remarkable so far. When he saw a group of bodyguards standing and chatting in the background, Henry’s voice came through the earpiece.

“Nothing special?”

“Well, not yet,” he answered briefly, and after exchanging a few small words, he cut the contact.

The party seemed to go smoothly. After a tour, Josh thought he should ask for food to be prepared, a simple meal.

I’ll leave Henry and Isaac eating, while Mark and I can keep an eye on Chase.

As he thought, Josh found the shadow of a man crouching under a tree. He was about to draw his pistol to point it at his head. Tensing his entire body, he quickly understood the situation. After a reasonable time, when he had verified the figure, his shoulders could soon relax. The other person was never alert.

The man, gasping for air against the tree, unaware of Josh’s presence, seemed in poor condition even to look at him.

He is sick?

Josh kept walking closer to him while he was attentive. The closer he got, the more risk worried him. The man did not appear to be in normal condition. His slumped shoulders and hunched body gave him the strange feeling that things were not going well.

I may need to call an ambulance.

Several things quickly occurred to him in his head about what to ask him about. Are you a guest at the party? Or the staff? He moved closer to the front and stopped, but the man had not yet noticed his presence. As he sat leaning against the tree, breathing like he was unconscious, Josh held out his hand without hesitation.

“Hey, are you okay?”

Josh was suddenly shocked by the man who grabbed his hand. But what was most surprising was what happened the next instant. The man slowly opened his eyes and looked at Josh. Seeing him in that semi-unconscious state, Josh stopped breathing for a moment.

Is he an Omega? He carefully checked the scent, but couldn’t feel a thing. Maybe he took inhibitors , maybe he has a slight scent like Josh.

But pheromones meant nothing even if it was a Beta, few people could turn down such a look. If Josh had a hobby of dealing with men, he would have hugged him urgently to bed without hesitation. No, he wouldn’t have enough time to find a bed, Josh thought. Didn’t humanity have sex even when beds didn’t exist? Of course! As long as the other person agreed …

“I don’t think you’re feeling well, do you want me to call 911?”

Josh asked calmly.

His basic attitude was not to get involved in other people’s affairs, but helping someone in bad shape was a different story. Anyway, it looked like he wasn’t going to be able to sleep all night and he was going to be very worried if he didn’t move that man to safety.

Wait. It’s a boy, right?

He quickly scanned his entire body again. Although he was quite slim, the lines on his body, which were close to drawing right angles, were clearly masculine, unlike women.

“… No, I’m fine.”

When he had barely apologized, Josh reaffirmed that his opponent was a man. Then, at the same time, he felt both shame and relief.

Josh, coughing fast and feeling relieved, picked him up and gave him the water he had. After the man drank more than half the cold water, he seemed to have recovered, at least to some extent. He still had a fragile voice, but he was even able to say thank you. Only then did Josh also feel a bit liberated. But that wasn’t reason enough to leave him alone. This man looked like a helpless deer who had given up everything and given his neck to a hunter because he was tired of running away. Wait, deer?

For a moment, Emma’s face appeared in his mind. He turned out to be a man, so in line with his personal tastes that it even seemed that he had been taken from his thoughts and according to his orders.

He thinks it’s lucky that his little sister didn’t come here. Had she seen this man, it would have been in vain again.

The situation seemed to improve in front of Josh who was relieved and spoke with him. During their conversation, the man seemed to have recovered quite well. He even offered to give his companions something to eat. Josh was hopeful about it too, so he tried to get back inside with him. Besides, it was also about the promise to bring this man to a safe room. And that was the intention, until someone suddenly interrupted.

“What are you doing here?”

He turned his head towards the cold voice that came at that moment, and an unexpected face appeared before his sight. A tall man with purple eyes was watching them.

Surprisingly, it was Keith Knight Pittman. The man standing next to Josh muttered in surprise:

“Sr. Pittman.”

Josh looked between the two.

Suddenly, many questions came to mind. He guessed he was from the staff, but was he Pittman’s secretary? Why did Pittman go so far in the garden? Did something happen at the party? It looks bad … Josh, who had been thinking until now, looked back at the pale-faced man. He doesn’t think he’s in good condition yet. Should he tell him? However, the man in front of him was an adult and there was nothing he could interfere with. Since the little crisis passed, he has done enough. The man spoke first thinking the same thing.

“Thanks for your help, you must be busy …”

Josh noticed that the man wanted him to stay away and readily accepted the man’s signal.

On the other hand, pretending not to know the unpleasant sensation, he replied:

“Yes, then … take care …”

When Josh tried to say goodbye, the man realized that he had been around for a long time. He hesitated for an instant, but soon realized it and said with a smile:

“I’m Yeonwoo, Seo Yeonwoo.”

“I’m Joshua, everyone calls me Josh. Nice to meet you, Yeonwoo.”

After a short greeting, Josh also gave Pittman a brief nod. Of course he ignored it. There was a strange atmosphere between those two, but it really wasn’t Josh’s business. His colleagues will be concerned. He’ll have to find the kitchen himself and ask them to pack sandwiches. Or has it already been resolved? Henry must be crazy by now for sure. He often became violent, but was sometimes excessive, especially when he was hungry. Should he tell them that they will get the food soon? As he thought about it, Josh paused for a moment. He thought and hesitated for a moment.

“… Uh.”

He hastily closed his mouth and took a step back. A few steps away, an unexpected man was smoking a cigarette.

It was Chase.