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「Esme」
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Bam!
"Ouch!" I groan and start backing off when I feel it. My pearl! My hand is on his chest and feeling the soft beats of his heart. And the energy of my pearl!
I need to get it back but I can't do that in front of so many people. I glance back and find the four men from earlier whom I had seen going into the building recovering from shock and chuckling.
Why are they....? I look forward and up and find the handsome man glaring daggers at me and then at once I back off as if I was scalded.
Embarassment forces my head down but I look up anyway. Straining not to look back down. His purple eyes coldly look at me as if I am some sort of pest.
His white hair flutters in the wind and his coat rustles. He can't be an Evander right...? I have been gone for a decade. The last guy I saw shouldn't have died unless and until he was assassinated or died by natural death.
But that doesn't matter because...he... can't be...
I clear my throat. "Hello. " And then, how a little. " I am sorry for bumping into you." Sincerity leaking from my mouth and then when I get back up, I find him staring into my eyes.
"Bumping into me?" He sneers. "More like intentionally jumping at me and harassing me." He voice cold as ice skittered down my skin.
"I would like to apologise for that." He is not wrong. Without thinking, I jumped at him just because of my pearl. I am at fault. "I really didn't mean to jump at you."
I gulped and then he without saying anything turns away.
No!
I grab a corner of his sleeve and his turns back with another glare.
"Let go of me." He says icily and I do. After all, I was being rude. I wouldn't do this but I need to talk to him. Once I get him alone, I can take my pearl and take him home safely.
"I would like to talk to you." I said. "Let's go somewhere-"
"I would not!" He snaps at me and his friends chuckle a little more behind me.
"Wait. Please." I say. "I need to talk to you." I need you. I need my pearl. My powers back.
"No." He says, his cold demeanour threatening to freeze me alive. "If you need to talk, make an appointment. And it better be something worthwhile of my time."
He turns to enter his car. "If you waste my time, you will regret it." Then, he gets into his car. As his friends approach the car, he says something and the driver drives off league the four men behind with me.
"Darn fucker." One curses and I look at him. He looks back at me with his honey brown eyes. He has black hair paired along with it. Suits him.
When he notices me, he smiles at me. "Do you know how to make an appointment with him?" He asks. And I ponder. Do I? And I highly doubt I would get to meet him tomorrow even if I make one today.
"I do...." I trail off. I do know how to. Though, I don't know if even that has changed now.
"Or maybe you don't." Another says from beside the black hair guy. "From the way you just answered him."
I give out a meek smile and then start chuckling again. Have I made a fool of myself?
"Don't worry." The black hair guy smiles. "I can help you." He then takes his phone out and starts typing.
The other guy who spoke to me has grey eyes paired with blonde hair. He looks like sunshine and warmth. He grins at me and says, "My name is Gabriel Kent." Then, looks at the other three men. "We are all that rude asshole's friends."
I smile at that. "Nice to meet you, Gabriel." And before I could introduce myself, the black hair guy takes my hand and kisses the back of it.
"Pretty lady, let me introduce myself too." He stand straight gently dropping my hand. "My name is Xavien Italus." Then, he tilts his head to the two other men I hadn't gotten a chance to meet yet. "Won't you guys introduce yourselves?"
"Of course, we will." Said the guy with purple hair and blue eyes. "Good evening, little jumper. My name is Camden Nicholls."
"Greetings, I am Zein Kay." Said the last guy with red eyes and blue hair.
"It's nice to meet you all. I am..." I hesitated telling them my name but whatever. There's no harm in it .... I guess. "Esme." Let's leave the surname out for now.
After all, I don't know the status of the Delphina family now.
"Are you lying?" Gabriel smirks.
"Nope." I grinned back. "Just thought if it's okay to tell mere strangers about it."
"We are no longer strangers. After all, you are going to be out sister-in-law!" Xavien remarks
Confusion bubbles inside me and before I could even think about anything they all said in unison. "Let's drop you at his house."