Jenna’s POV
My throat burned as I spoke.
The words scraped their way out, rough and unwilling, as if my body itself was resisting them. I wanted to imdiately take my words back and tell Damian not to leave alone.
But my conscience reminded that it would be too selfish of to do so. I clenched my fingers together, forcing myself to stay still.
Especially since I was the reason we were in this club to begin with. I had been the one who wanted to find Iris. This was my responsibility, no matter how much fear tried to cloud it.
Damian did not look too fond of the idea of leaving here alone, but I was sure that even he knew he could not stay with for much longer if he wanted to start the mission.
"Are you sure you will be fine alone?"
He asked in a tense voice, and I could feel almost everyone looking at at the mont. They wanted to see act out and get punished.
Unfortunately for them, I was not going to give them that luxury today.
"I will be fine. I trust you to be quick and co back before anything can happen. Now go, and I will wait for you in the side room."
I told Damian, and people’s gazes intensified.
I almost felt like I had made a mistake when I saw Damian’s eyes shining with anger and annoyance.
But he did not say anything to in front of the others. He simply extended his hand toward and then looked at the teenager behind .
"Lead us to the side rooms. I want to rest with my partner there."
Damian told the teenager without missing a beat, and the teenager looked relieved before he bowed and told Damian to follow him.
As we walked, I could not help but notice that the area seed to beco more and more private as ti went on.
The noise of the club faded with every step we took.
The teenager opened a door for us, and it almost looked like a five-star luxury hotel’s most expensive suite.
"There is the place our boss has prepared for your current partner to relax while you and he discuss... business. Please let know if there is anything lacking."
The teenager told us as he looked up and down. His eyes lingered for a mont too long.
His creeping gaze made want to hide myself, and I curled into the jacket I had on a little more.
But it was Damian’s presence that truly caused the teenager to look away from .
"Tsk, I see that not all of the staff at this place are trained to know what they should and should not do. Should I make a formal complaint about this...?"
Damian’s words caused the teenager to imdiately take a step back and look at him in horror.
"M-Master, please don’t be like that. It was a genuine mistake... I promise I was not looking at your partner or anything..."
The teenager tried to reassure Damian, but I had a feeling that this situation had long passed the point of apology.
Damian did not say much as he walked toward the door, and the teenager followed.
"Jenna, do not open the door from the inside. I will be back soon. Just... make sure you behave until then."
The instructions about what I needed to do were clear.
I nodded and sat down on the bed. The door closed behind Damian as he left.
I waited a few minutes to make sure he was actually gone before I headed toward the door and tried to open it.
But it seed to be locked from the outside, with no way for to open it from the inside.
"So it’s a one-way door? Sohow, that fits this place well. But then, why did Damian tell not to open this door? Was he warning because he did not know about this?"
The thought of Damian being not as experienced with these rooms made feel better, and my mood instantly lifted.
Besides, his protectiveness also made sothing in stir.
’Damian is getting cuter and cuter by the day. I better be careful not to fall for him any more than I already have, or separating later will... beco an issue.’
I was sure that Damian liked just as much as I liked him.
But truthfully, I could not see a future for us together. We both had a common goal, but I had never thought beyond that.
’That is a matter for later. For now, I should focus on the current mission. Is there anything I can do in this room...?’
I opened my purse to check for my phone, but just then, I felt the doorknob move.
Soone was trying to open the door.
’What the—! Is Damian back? Or is it soone else trying to open the door?’
The question lingered in my mind as I made my way toward the door.
My heartbeat quickened with every step. I suddenly felt a little unsettled by the noise and decided to stand behind it to make sure I would not be the first thing anyone saw once they opened it.
Finally, after a whole minute of fiddling around, the doorknob turned and soone entered the room.
My breath caught in my throat.
I could imdiately tell that the person who walked in was not Damian, but the sa man who had kidnapped Iris and also left with a parting blow.
"Oh my~ where did our dear guest go? I guess I will have to play a small ga of cat and mouse with them. Don’t you agree?"
The man suddenly turned around and gave a blank look.
His eyes looked terrifying, and my breath hitched as I saw him. Instincts kicked in, and I managed to throw sothing at his head.
But before I could hit him, he reacted quickly and caught my hand in his own.
"Oh my~ if it isn’t Miss Jenna. What a surprise to see you here. But I don’t see anyone else around. Are you here alone?"
The man asked, and I tensed up, not knowing what to do. Should I attack? Or hold back? What am I supposed to do in this situation?
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