The Dangerous Games

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one tapped her on the shoulder. She wouldn't

turned around, and removed the hand from her ar

sweetly that it made her raise an eyebrow. "I don't like that smile of

, and her classmate since high school through colleg

wering his eyebrows. She frowned. "And besides, the ot

w at him. Miks might be a joker, but he wasn't a liar. Still, she didn't belie

as no day for enjoyment. He liked being on top and

iks insisted. She removed his arm fr

d, making him smile even more. "It's not wrong if I join the p

She laughed but quickly stopped when

e. Her car had a flat tire earlier, so she commuted to wor

A's

ut ask the person next to me. From outs

e almost everyone will be there

lly looking forward to seeing. God knows how much I missed him. But...

t was a large hotel owned by the spouse of one of our

ny of them. I've been all about work and home sin

blocked our way. "Yoo!" he greeted cheer

it his friend's arm. But when James's ey

d came closer. He hugged

biggest womanizer and the loudest. I was happy to see

ple and loud music. Like us,

" I heard Miks ask. James pau

aid as he took our hands. It wasn't a big deal f

ght; our friends were there. They were noisy but fell silent when the

as Calix pushed him away from us. Lik

e pushed James again as

ed when I noticed a woman sitting

know

e woman. "Oh. Luna, this is Mika. Mika, this is Luna.

up and extended her hand. "Nice meeting you, Luna," she sa

She had just arrived, holding a glass of wine. She gulped it down and dragged Sant

a little uncomfortable, especially sin

of me and drank it. I only came here to ta

uestion caught me off guard. She was n

... but she's making me uncomfortable with her stares,

her gaze. I can't say that Khai and I are very close, it'

nvinced but chose to

e that kind of ques

d, and I looke

er's

ising because of his charm and looks.

glass. I looked at it, and she was right; it was emp

nish my sentence, she had already ta

be shy. I'm trying to make

lightly. I couldn't refuse. Besides, sh

" she said, turning and wal

u talk about

aid she'll get me some juice," I

u?" I nodded. She shook her hea

is the boyish and

" I a

, Luna," she replied, very s

mean?" She

what she said. "I think she likes Khaizer," she added. "And maybe that's

We both noticed Mika approaching w

. She has plans," Danna w

hing from me, Dan.

t," she said just as I

active. Mika was smiling widely while looking at me.

inning,"

ebrow at the behavior of the woman beside Khaizer. She knew even their companions were

n't spoken to her or even checked on her. He only seemed surprised when he s

rse her best friend. She missed him, but h

col

rd," Danna whispered to her. She reached for the juice and

zer and seemed to be softening

s not

eyes landed on her.

n. It's like... he's stari

own. His eyes stopped and seemed to lock onto something. F

James nudged Khaizer, who seem

wallowed and blushed

k beside her. She didn't look

all Mika

hen romantic music started pla

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