Whereas Hanagaki Akari's loyalty was torn between her love for her beloved king and her friendship with the king's strongest adversary.
Who will she choose?
Sequel to The Boss Queen.
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"IZANA!!!"
Akari made her way toward the tanned male along with her luggage and tackled him into a tight hug like she usually does as soon as she saw him waiting for her by the station's main entrance.
She finally returned to Yokohama after a week of vacation in Shibuya. But not without saying goodbye to all her friends through a simple text message. She also bid farewell to her aunt, who wished to extend her stay at their house, and then Takemichi. She promised them she'll try to visit them again when she had free time.
Izana patted her head as he hugged her back. He let out a chortle. "Does my queen miss me so much?"
Akari perked her head up to stare at his gorgeous visage and flashed him an adoring smile. "Very," she sweetly replied. "How about you? Do you miss me too, my king?"
Izana caressed her cheek with tenderness and bent over to peck the tip of her nose. "Very," he whispered affectionately to her, mimicking her answer. He then retreated himself from the body contact and gave her a flick on the forehead, making her flinch.
"Ouch! Hey!"
"You still have a lot of explaining to do, shrimp."
Akari protruded her lips at him into a cute pout as she rubbed the pain on her forehead. She huffed, "I know, Izana. Sheesh. You don't have to do that."
"You made me worried, idiot." He took the luggage from her while holding her hand in the other. "Let's get going. I still have to collect those kisses." An impish grin crept through the corners of his lips when he saw her entire face turn madly red. Akari only squeezed his hand as they walked together toward his parked motorbike.
"Izana, can I stay at your place today?" she asked, more like a request, as they were currently driving along the road. She leaned her head against his back while she tightened her hold on his waist. "I don't feel like going back home just yet."
Izana made a quick glance at the side mirror on his left. "Are you sure, Akari?"
"Yeah," she quietly responded. "I just wanted to spend some time with you. We haven't seen each other for a week, after all. Besides, I also missed your cute pet fish. Can I feed him?"
"Sure, you can. But maybe later in the evening. I just fed him this morning."
"Oh, okay."
"Hold on tight, my queen." Izana twisted the throttle to increase his motorbike's acceleration and sped up once they entered the freeway until they arrived at his apartment.
Once he opened the door with his key, Izana wordlessly pulled Akari inside by the wrist, almost dragging her, and pushed her gently against the wall before crashing his lips to hers.
