Chapter 129: Chapter 129- Never Leave Me

For some reason, the first thought that came to her mind was about that young man. After all, in her subconscious mind, she remembered that warmth she felt after she lost her senses and all she could link it to was Talon.

"Where is he?" She looked at Chin-Hwa seriously.

The latter frowned visibly as he found himself in a tough position. On the one hand, Talon had told him to carry Hyun-Jae and escape, leaving him alone against a giant army of monsters. He knew that if Hyun-Jae had been conscious at that moment, she would've never let him do such a reckless thing.

Now that she was awake, telling her the truth was bound to make her extremely angry.

"Chin-Hwa, where is he?" She pressured even further as her voice grew even more urgent. She had a bad hunch about the silence her childhood friend had.

"He..." Rubbing his temples, the cold prince sighed. "When you were knocked out, he was able to pull you out of danger before I could reach you. Then, he handed you over to me and told me to leave along with the rest of the survivors..." He replied as he averted his eyes.

Then, he waited for Hyun-Jae's reply. But, it never came. Instead, before he could react, she was already on her foot as she left the area.

"President?" Chin-Hwa's eyes widened as he quickly stood up too. "Wait a second! It's dangerous!"

Running after her, he looked at Go Young-Soon and gave him a signal to take control of the place for now.

Meanwhile, Hyun-Jae completely ignored her childhood friend's cries as she ran back as fast as her injured body could move.

'Talon...' Her mind was only filled with thoughts of him. 'I need to hurry!'

When she heard that he had saved her life again, her heart skipped a beat as she realized that the warm feeling she felt a while ago wasn't a hallucination. It was indeed him, after all.

'You better be ok!' She clenched her teeth. She was very worried since she knew how ridiculously big that army of monsters was.

'Why did you decide to remain behind?! That's suicide, Talon! Why?!' She asked herself as she moved around the corner. 'Talon... Talon...'

She said his name in her head as she prayed that the moment she took that turn, she would see him standing there, as he always does. She prayed that he would turn around and smile at her.

Seeing him smiling at her as he always did. Without realizing it, she found her heart beating faster and faster. Her fear grew with each passing moment and so was her desire to see him. It didn't matter if it was a dangerous situation or not.

As she took the turn, her eyes fell on the area where the battle ensued. The smell of blood and death assaulted her nose and made her frown. But, then, she halted in her steps as she saw the giant crater in the ground.

"Wha..."

It didn't take long for Chin-Hwa to reach her. "Wait, please, presid-" Then he froze in his place too, in shock.

The two stared at the vast hole with jaw-gaping bewilderment.

"What happened here?" The cold prince murmured with a dark expression. "That bright light..."

"Bright light?" Hyun-Jae looked at him.

"A few minutes ago... A bright light appeared out of nowhere in this area. It was as if a bomb had fallen here. I don't know what happened."

Quickly, Hyun-Jae shook her head as she stepped forward.

"We should be careful. We don't know if there are any monsters left. They could've run away for all we kn-"

"Oh, you two are already here."

As Chin-Hwa was about to finish his sentence, a voice cut him off. Immediately, the two turned around as they looked at the door to the building. There, stood Talon, carrying three people on his shoulder.

Putting them down, he dusted his hands. "I had to deal with the matter so I couldn't go back quickly."

Chin-Hwa: "..."

Hyun-Jae: "..."

"What?" He tilted his head in confusion. "Is there something on my face?"

The two stared at him as if they were seeing a ghost. It took a few seconds for one of them to react.

Hyun-Jae started walking up the stairs toward him in a slow manner. When she reached him, she stood silent for a moment.

Talon stared at her for a moment before he was suddenly pushed back. Hyun-Jae wrapped her arms around his neck as she hugged him tightly, pressing her body on him.

"Woah..." The young man instinctively touched her back so that he didn't fall. He felt Hyun-Jae use all her strength to hug him.

'Now this is a little unexpected...'

"Cough, I don't think this is the best place to do thi-"

"Please... Don't ever leave me..." Hyun-Jae whispered with a wavering voice.

Hearing those words, all of Talon's thoughts halted completely.

"Hyun-Jae?"

"Please..." She repeated again in a faint voice. "I can't... I tried to think of it... I can't imagine that future... It's too much... I can't lose another one... Please..."

'She's shaking.' Talon frowned when he felt her hands move. He had never seen Hyun-Jae this emotional before. Her usually cold and aloof personality was nowhere to be seen and it made his heart skip a beat.

'She was really worried about me.' Feeling a little guilty, his arms wrapped around her as he pulled her in.

"I won't go anywhere. I promise." He whispered in her ear in a soft tone.

Feeling his arms around her and his voice telling her that everything was ok, Hyun-Jae's heart finally felt at ease.

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