Flames of Desire

CHAPTER 5 : BINDING OF OUR DESTINY

"Five Four"

RYU SI OH POV:

The countdown started before Ryu Si Oh could wrap his mind around the situation. It was not that hard for him to escape, considering how Pavel taught him everything, but the thing that caught him off guard was that the voice sounded familiar to him, almost as if he knew that woman on the other side of the phone. Before he realized it, he heard three. He made every effort to open the door, but it was jammed. He was tired, and the last thing he saw before losing consciousness was a person running towards his car, not knowing whether to save him or to finish him once and for all. In the dark, it was hard to see whether it was a man or a woman, and he slowly drifted away, closing his eyes.

"BOOM"

I opened my eyes and saw a person before me, covering my ears with their hands. There were flames all over the place, and it was hard to breathe. I thought Kyle had saved me, but when I saw a different person, I took hold of my gun and kept it at the person's head. Killing has become my second nature now. After turning on the light from my phone, I saw her. My super strong lady. She saved me. She did not make any effort to remove the gun from my hand. She was unbothered by the fact that at any moment, I could kill her and that made me feel things I had never felt before. Both of us were leaning towards each other, and she was about to remove her hands from my face when curiosity got the best of me. I kept my hands over hers, and it felt so warm. Taking a deep breath to calm my mind I proceeded to ask, "Who are you truly?" I cannot let this moment go away so soon. I have to know about her true identity. I have to know about her.

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GANG NAM SOON POV:

I never felt so many butterflies in my stomach as I was feeling right now. His eyes were dark, and together, our gaze felt like electricity. There was something about his rough, big hands on my small, gentle hands that made me feel like this was meant to be. I know he felt it too because he made no effort to move or run away from me, as if there was no hurry. We were just enjoying each other's warmth when he asked me about my identity. I was about to smash the building wall as he asked me the question.

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"I'm just a girl who saved your life today. That's who I am" Nam Soon replied with confidence.

"Why did you save me?" he asked, smiling foolishly.

"I cannot bear to watch you die in front of my eyes," she replied with so much sincerity that made his heart skip a beat.

"Really? Why? Who am I to you? You don't even know me," he replied with a small laugh, wondering why anyone would be concerned about a mafia like him.

"That's not true. I saw you in the boat....." she was about to complete her sentence when she realized the huge mistake she just committed.

His eyes, which were filled with warmth and fun, were now replaced by cold gaze. How does she know about that?

"How do you..." he was interrupted mid-sentence when she suddenly put her hand over his mouth to shut him up. She turned her face towards the burning car as if to hear something clearly and then towards Si Oh, who was shocked at the bravery of the girl. No one in the world had ever made him shut up. She picked him up as if he weighed nothing and carried him in her arms to run away at a speed that made even Si Oh dizzy. She dropped him off a few blocks away and vanished before he could ask or say anything.