Ryan stood up from his desk, pushing his chair back as he rushed down the hallway coughing loudly with his hands clasped over his mouth. When he looked at his hands his He staggered towards the washroom, his steps unsteady as his throat burned with each violent cough as he felt the metallic taste of blood fill his mouth, he was coughing out blood! It's...hurts… badly," he stuttered as he pushed open the door, he leaned heavily against the sink, spitting out the blood that had gathered in his mouth. His eyes were filled with fear as he looked at his pale reflection in the mirror. Suddenly, the door swung open with a force that echoed off the tiles. Ryan's boss, Mr. Carter, stood in the doorway, his presence looming like a dark cloud."Ryan, what do you think you're doing?" he barked, his voice harsh and loud "This is the third time this week you've slacked off by hiding here. Do you think we pay you to lounge around?"Ryan tried to explain, his voice a mere whisper, "Sir, I'm not fe

Ryan was confused why people were chasing such an innocent looking girl. "Who's after you? What happened?" he asked, trying to make sense of the situation.Her words were cut short by distant shouts echoing through the rain-soaked streets. Some people were approaching in the distance. "Come with me," Ryan didn't bother to ask why they chased her anymore. He grabbed her delicate, slender hands running towards the opposite direction. They hurried into the dark alley, he held her close as they hid in a tight corner. The girl clung to Ryan. She looked into his eyes as her cheeks flushed red, she was embarrassed being held by a man that way.Ryan, glancing over his shoulder, assured her, "We should be safe here for a while. But we need to figure out what to do next."He suddenly realized his lips were so close to hers that he could feel her breath on him, she had cherry red plump lips and Blue eyes like calm seas. "She hasn't gone far to search the area!" A hoarse voice sounded as the

"It seems he wasn't injured that badly," The doctor replied with relief in his eyes. He had narrowly escaped a rift with the Caden family, but he still didn't understand how the young man had suddenly healed up quickly.The doctor wiped sweat off his forehead, "Maybe I was just too terrified to notice it wasn't some serious injury," he muttered under her breath. "Oh he doesn't need blood anymore. He is healing and it appears he didn't lose much blood like we thought." "That's great," The girl wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. She felt relieved that he didn't lose his life because of her, she would have lived with guilt all her life. "Uncle he must be hungry I'll go get some food." She turned to her uncle and noticed a frown on his face. "Aren't you happy he is fine?" The girl asked looking closely at his face. But Mr.Mateo only shrugged his shoulders. "I'll go check on him. You can go get the food.""Okay then," The girl nodded then slipped out of the room, her steps

Avery walked into the hospital reception and was surprised to see her uncle. He was at the front desk, engaged with the nurse and paperwork. Wasn't he supposed to be with the injured man? She wondered. "How is he?" She asked when she got close enough. Her uncle turned to look at her after signing the ledger in front of him."Oh Avery I have covered his hospital bill so you won't have to worry about that." He glanced at her hands holding a lunch bag. "About this—" Just as he was about to speak she interrupted him. "Uhm… where is he?" Avery asked looking over uncle Mateo's shoulders while holding a lunch bag. "I'll go give him the food I bought.""He is gone already," Uncle Mateo walked towards her, "You were not hurt at a right?" He furrowed his brows as he observed her closely. "Gone? Where did he go to?" Avery asked with confusion on her face. "He isn't dead right?" Her heart began to suddenly race with fear. "What happened to him?" The lunch bag fell from her hands without her

The ambulance's sirens wailed distantly, growing louder as it approached Ryan who knelt beside the little girl. The woman's face lit up in relief as she saw the ambulance pull up beside them. If the paramedics had come some minutes later he would have already healed her up without raising any suspicions. 'I'm just 50% in!' he frowned a little as he watched the paramedics approach them. "Help! My daughter!" She held onto her daughter's hands as she watched emergency personnel bolt out of the emergency van with a stretcher. The med personnel rushed to the little girl's side, lifting her gently to the stretcher before scurrying back to the emergency van. Ryan watched one of the med personnel, a young man dressed in white apparel, approach him, "Thank you for giving her CPR, we will take it from here." The young man said, beaming him with a polite smile as he stretched out his hand for a handshake. His eyes suddenly fell on the name tag realizing the young man in front of him was act