"Hey... Hey..." Ezra sighed looking at Christian who is lying on bed, "It's not even afternoon, are you sure about sleeping?" Christian glared at him, "Are you even sure about asking me?" "Huh?" "In the name of training, I got bullied there, as if that isn't enough, you and your commentary from behind," Christian gritted his teeth, "Even after three hours of shower, the dirt in my body didn't leave as if I took a mudbath, I'm tired as hell, can't you see my condition?" Ezra didn't argue, just scratched his head with an awkward smile.Closing his eyes, Christian said, "I want to sleep, please don't disturb me." With a silent hum, Ezra left from there, and for Christian, it didn't took much of time for him to fall asleep, within no time, he was pulled into a deep slumber.For hours, he slept peacefully totally forgetting the time.In his deep sleep, he stood at the foot of the massive gate, its wrought-iron bars stretching far above him, disappearing into a sky that was unnaturally

"I hate you," Mia snapped at Christian foolishly without even understanding what exactly Christian has done, more importantly why exactly he did it, "you deserve that slap."She raised her hand once again to slap Christian to ease her anger, but her hand was pushed away, and a loud, sharp slap cracked through the room.Mia stumbled back, clutching her burning cheek, staring at Luna in utter shock, because it was Luna who reacted to the earlier slap instead of Christian."You dare lay your hands on me?" Mia stared at her in disbelief, "You... How can you a lowlife bitch dare too...." "I should have done it long ago!" Luna shouted, trembling with anger because of the pain in Christian's eyes, "How dare you hurt my Chris like this? All he's ever done is show you kindness, and you repay him with betrayal and poison! Rather than going in his way letting you to be devoured by these predators, he stepped in to save your dignity today, but what exactly did you do? You neither understood his

"Do what?" Christian laughed, glancing over at Luna with one eyebrow arched in amusement.Luna folded her arms, pouting dramatically as Christian acting as if he didn't understand what she is trying to say, "Don’t act innocent now, Chris… You know what I mean, don't you?" He leaned back against the car seat, arms resting on the steering wheel, "You'll have to be a little more specific, miss drama queen, only then I'll be able to understand."She gasped, feigning hurt, "Drama queen? Is that how you treat the woman who just saved you from a raging hurricane disguised as a human girl?"Christian chuckled, tilting his head slightly. "You mean Mia?"Luna grinned, moving closer to him, "That’s right, I stood by your side and endured her shrieking, so now you're indebted to me." He raised a brow teasing her. "What? Indebted? Do you want a medal? Gold or silver?""Nope," she said, popping the ‘p’. Then, with a playful twinkle in her eyes, she added, "I want ramen." Christian blinked with

"Why is even normal sleep became hard for me to afford?" Christian hadn’t slept at all. "Arghhh, why are these nightmares haunting me, why couldn't I even get some proper sleep?" After the dream, or illusion, or whatever it was, he’d stayed curled beneath the blankets, eyes wide open, listening to the tick of the old wall clock and the distant creaks of the manor settling in the cold night. "At this moment with lack of sleep, I might even turn into a zombie," He sighed within himself, "Turning into a zombie with no sleep and stress must be just a matter of time, I can really feel it." The image of the chained beast behind the gate kept playing behind his eyes, the way it had looked at him, spoken into his mind.'My key.'Even now, hours later, the words haunted him like a curse.Though he isn't sure whether it is that beast that spoke to him or not, but deep inside his consciousness, he could feel that it's none other than that beast which spoke to him."Ezra, I'm waiting for you,

"Chris," Amelia gently tapped on Christian's hand, "Are you okay? Why did you keep your face like that? Still thinking about your grandfather's words?" Christian mumbled out of hesitation, "I'm scared... I'm worried too, that I might not be able to keep up with the expectations you all have on me, what if I failed? What if I...." "You're thinking too much, Chrissy," Liliana laughed, as she couldn't handle the serious look on Christian's face, "Do you even know what Charles had done when Ed has asked him to handle a meeting with foreign delegates?" Christian looked curious to know, Liliana shared the rest of the story, "Ed gave all the details but this man messed up, he read out something else rather than the he is supposed to discuss, he spoke about financial report as if they're in the company as an auditor, what should we do with this guy?" Everyone burst into laughter including Christian, Betty said, "Even Ed was nervous, because he is supposed to work under Lord Sargent, the g