Falling Flames

I am typically hesitant to fulfill promises to individuals whom I do not hold in high regard, however, I felt compelled to honor my pledge to Axel Kronos.

I knew his little Princess was trouble, maybe it was because I felt guilty about what had happened before.

I acknowledge that I have eroded her trust, or alternatively, it may be framed as a demonstration of love.

I didn't realize it at that time.

Leaving aside the aforementioned considerations, I found myself perplexed by Lexi's presence in my hotel room and further puzzled by her reclining on my bed linens.

That also meant she was lying on me.

"What the hell!?" I exclaimed in disbelief as I rolled out of my bed and immediately put on my clothes.

Luckily, the little princess of the Kronos family was dead asleep and didn't see something she shouldn't have.

Regaining my composure, I shouted in the girl's ear, "What are you doing in my room?!!"

Thanks to my loud voice, Lexi immediately woke up like a dog in the wrong house. She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and looked around my empty bedroom.

"How did I get here?"

'I should be asking you that!!'

During that moment, I may have experienced frustration to the extent of clenching my fist in anger; however, I now hope daily for her sudden appearance on my bed.

I am the only one who is aware that she will not present herself before me again, unless it is in a dream.

"I remember now..." Lexi muttered as she got out of my blankets, "I was having a disagreement with my dad and dashed into the hotel room next door, and luckily the door was unlocked."

'So she ran into my room by coincidence! This is bad for me, that old man might be standing at my doorstep at this very moment.'

I didn't have my super hearing at that time, so I had to check the camera to find out if my thoughts were correct.

"Damn son!" I exclaimed as my eyes saw a group of bouncers gathered at my door from my cell phone.

Bang—! Bang—! Bang—!

The men hit my door with their bats. They looked more like thieves instead of rescuers who came to collect their little princess.

As I watched Lexi enter the kitchen to make herself some coffee, I walked to the open window that was close to the street.

I knew I had no time, but those days it would take a few minutes for my whole body to transform into a creature of fire, as I needed to concentrate my mind on creating the perfect shape.

However, I couldn't do so as the sweetest voice in the world interrupted me, "What are you doing there? You know you don't fit through that window."

"Generally, I can't." I smirked as I said that.

However, I knew that no one besides my clone should know that I could turn myself into fire like him. Yes, it was something I was prepared to take to my grave.

That being said, I quickly let the cat out of the bag when the men Axel Kronos paid broke down my hotel room door.

Bam—!

"Fake Tito Roux Z, get yourself here! And step away from our little princess!" One of the burly gangsters shouted with his hand swinging his bat.

I could defeat them if I put my mind to it, but I had to expose my ability to some of them, so the only option was to turn my whole back into flames, making it easy to jump out of the windows.

Pwaa—!

As the windows cracked thanks to the intense heat, I felt a pair of soft, silk-like pale hands wrapped around my neck.

"What the fuck are you doing?!" Lexi exclaimed, "Do you think killing yourself is an option!"

The normal reaction at that time would have been, "What about you?! You are just going to die if I die when we both fall to the hard road..."

However, such a thing didn't even enter my mind, as I found my cheeks turning rosy from the sight of the falling girl.

She was full of panic, but I couldn't spot any wrinkles on her forehead. She had no blemishes that could make anyone think she was a newborn.

Her blue eyes were closed, her clear pale skin was like a twinkling star in the daytime. The trembling of her fuller lips made me gulp down my saliva.

I could feel her sharp jawline pressing on my chest, but I couldn't help but be even more allured by the pain.

Her silky long hair felt pleasant when it waved around in the air, but it annoyed me when some of her locks went into my mouth.

"Aghhk!" My face immediately cringed, warning me about my current situation.

Trying to make it seem like it was a one-time lucky shot, I propelled my body to fall on top of a passing truck.

Bam—!

I groaned in pain, making sure not to raise any suspicion. However, a pair of blue eyes kept staring at me with pale arms trapping my head, and in the end, I had to ask:

"Why are you looking at me like that?! You don't believe in luck?"

Lexi shrugged me off as she slept beside me with her eyes staring at the bright empty morning sky.

This small childish thing made my heart pound against my chest. However, the act continued with her next set of words.

"Sorry to trouble you. I just wanted to thank you for saving me back then, but it seems like I brought you trouble.

We should go our separate ways when the truck stops."

It felt like the whole of L.A had stopped making sounds as those words seeped into my mind.

'Why do I feel sad? Could it be that I want this loudmouth to stay with me?'

She might have had another boyfriend at that time, but I wasn't dumb to the point of not playing attention to my feelings.

'Ahhh! Fuck! I love Lexi Kronos! The woman responsible for my arrest!'