"I want to know why you do it." "Why I do what." he asked, stripping off his overcoat. He flung it over the back of the couch without much thought as he began unbuttoning his shirt. "Why you always save me. Every time I'm in trouble you always come to my rescue." I blushed as he kept undoing buttons and turned away as he slowly revealed his chest. "Should I not?" He asked in a bored tone. "That's not what I- I'm sorry. I don't mean to sound ungrateful. I just want to know why." I spun around to face him again during my apology and was unable to take my eyes away from him as he peeled his shirt off himself. He was covered in a thin sheen of sweat and my eyes roamed his chest appreciatively. As my eyes drifted lower, I noticed a thick scar course from the left side of his abdomen, across his hip and down before disappearing beneath his waistline. Realizing I was staring, I blinked a couple of times and cleared my throat before looking up again. His dark eyes were already looking at me. "You're important to them." His reasoning made my heart ache. As he turned to head to the bathroom, my next words stopped him in his tracks. "What about you?" He stood there with his back turned to me. Minutes passed, but it felt like hours before he finally turned, casting his beautifully dark gaze on me again. "Am I important to you?" Our eyes never wavered from each other. His heavy bootsteps echoed in the silent room as he stalked towards me. He didn't stop until he stood toe to toe with me. His hand slowly came up to cup my cheek. His eyes dropped down to my lips as his thumb lazily drug across them. His hand traveled to my hair, threading his fingers through the strands before releasing a heavy sigh and meeting my eyes, scorching me with the fire behind them. "There are feelings for you that I wish I didn't have." Cover credit - @escape-from-realitys-stuff

❝𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬.❞ ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 🔞 Lyra was offered a new job opportunity by an old friend of hers. She signed up to help him and his friends 'relieve some stress,' but is that all there really is to this job? Was it really as easy as it seemed? ↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺ 𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐙 𝐱 𝐎𝐂 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝐚𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝:

!!This book contains mature content! Do not read if you can't handle strong mature content!! {Book One} Kim Yeona hasn't had a good life. Her parents beat her, her whole life. Her only light in the dark is her friends and sister. But one day her whole life turns upside down, and a mysterious guy comes into town. Will he save her or will he be her undoing? What will the mysterious guy uncover about Kim Yeona? Will she finally be free? Read to find out! Started: September 20, 2020 Ended: ONGOING