A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Victor wasn't worried about Jacob's wrath. What he feared most was that Jacob would blame Anne if something had happened to Emily. Fortunately, Jacob was a practicable man. Relieved, he quietly looked at Anne's delicate face and sighed deeply.

How he wished he could breathe life into her dying heart!

It was hard for him not to feel powerless. Without Emily, where could he find another suitable heart for Anne?

"Anne..." Victor mumbled, then went silent again. 'What am I going to do with you?'

...

As the sun had set, night had fallen fast, bringing with it cold wind, as ferocious as a dip in the frozen lakes would be, taking away every bit of warmth from the land.

Emily pulled the thin coat on her tightly, trembling in the cold of the night. She was looking to find a warm place to rest in, when she heard the rapid tramping of feet not too far away.

"Quickly, go your separate ways now! You must find her!"

Emily's heart pounded in her chest loud and fast. She suspected that they were Victor's people, looking for her. Without hesitation, she rushed into a dark alley, waiting until the coast was clear.

Emily waited there for so long that she had lost track of the time. Only when her feet

were numb with pain did she quietly move to check if the people were still there. Fortunately, by then the people had left to search the other areas...

"Thank God..." Emily blurted out, in relief. She patted her chest to calm her throbbing heart. But before she could breathe easy, someone grasped her shoulders from the back. "Ah!"

Emily shrieked in shock, in the arms of a stranger. Frenzied, she kicked and screamed to get out of his grip. "Let go of me! Get your hands off me!" she cried out.

Emily. "Don't move,"

dim light of the crescent moon, she couldn't see the stranger's face clearly. Emily continued resisting, refusing to obey his words. "Don't touch

around to face him, and kissed her in the mouth. He silenced her voice with his kiss, as she melted into

opened her eyes, to catch a glimpse of the stranger's face more clearly... Although Emily failed to see his face, the taste of his tongue reminded him

and mint, as well as the damp air of the wind... 'It was him! Definitely!' Emily confirmed

with all the strength she had. Thinking of everything that happened in the past few days, the grievance rolled back into her heart. The moment she bit his lips, something sweet with a discreet, metallic scent

but soon, he was overwhelmed by his own desires as he kissed her back harder. They were in such a daze that they had lost track of time. When he tasted the saltiness and bitterness of her tears,

punched him hard in the chest, while she failed to hold her tears back.

trembling voice, made Jacob's heart cry. He held her up and put his head close to hers. He said, "It's all my fault. I'm

Victor would be responsible for her disappearance. No

going to lose her heart, if you had showed up even a

days. Just at the sight of Jacob, she let all her guard down. She knew that she no longer needed to pretend to be strong in her mind. Relieved and

darkened with anger. "Victor... How dare

fact, if Anne hadn't helped her and if Jacob hadn't found her in time, she might not have been alive the next day. "He would do anything for the girl he

of coal, his eyes light up with fiery rage, when he realized that

Emily went over the whole story

Anne," Jacob sneered, as his face contorted with anger. "Time

going against his word. However, kidnapping Emily with the intention of taking her life to save someone

were friends? What kind of friend is

Damn it!'

don't be so impulsive! Anne didn't agree with Victor once she found

heed her words, as his