Beloved Substitute

The dark night, accompanied by violent storms, made the sky, which was already too mysterious, even more creepy.

In the living room, messy clothes were scattered all over the floor.

A man and a woman huddled together in love, naked. The quiet night was mixed with heavy rain, along with a woman's low cry of ecstasy.

All of a sudden...

"Bang!" The door was pushed open.

Aria Rice, who had just returned from the night shift, looked in disbelief at the man and woman "doing exercises" in front of her, and their entwined bodies, her brain humming.

The movement was interrupted, and the man turned his head unpleasantly. When he saw the girl standing in a daze at the door, his brows frowned and he pushed away the woman in his arms without hesitation.

"Aria?"

"Uh... I'm sorry to bother you..."

Aria looked like a student who had made a mistake. While lowering her head, she turned around quickly and rushed into the torrential rain like a waterfall unhesitatingly.

In the gloomy alley, Aria finally stopped. Looking back, there was nothing behind her, not even a shadow.

Everything was quiet, except for thunder...

And, her accelerating heartbeat.

"There..."

"We can't let that guy go!"

"Move..."

Before Aria got time to exhale, she heard footsteps and the sound of chasing behind her.

Her heart was in her throat immediately.

Damn, didn't she just happen to run into him and another woman doing that kind of thing? Did he have to take so much trouble to send so many people to catch her?

No, she definitely couldn't fall into the bastard's hands, otherwise... she was not finished, but dead!

Thinking of this, Aria rushed to the other end of the alley without hesitation.

Suddenly...

A big hand grabbed her arm, and the huge inertia made Aria fall down to the ground. "Bang!" A layer of water was splashed all over, and then a powerful force followed. Within a blink, she was pressed under a human body.

A dark shadow blocked her view.

Was it a man?

Aria's eyes widened in horror. Just when she was about to open her mouth and yell "Ah" in a reflex, her lips were blocked by a warm object...

"Hmm..."

She was actually kissed?

Damn!

Aria waved her limbs frantically, trying desperately to escape.

"If you dare to make a sound, I will kill you!" A cold, small voice sounded in her ears.

Aria's brain hummed, but before she came back to her senses, her body was turned over. She was now pressing the man instead.

"You!"

"Don't move!" The man roared as he pressed a gun against her abdomen. Her body was pressed down firmly, totally covering the man under her.

Aria's heart stopped beating instantly.

She... was kidnapped?

What should she do?

At this moment, she racked her brains, hoping to get rid of all this as soon as possible.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps behind her approached quickly, accompanied by the messy voice of a group of men.

"Where is he?"

"He's here..."

"Don't let him get away!"

"Boom..."

A gunshot almost frightened Aria half to death.

She obediently lowered her head tightly, her whole body in a stiff state, and even her breathing stopped. She was afraid of being shot, and even more afraid that the man under her would pull the trigger in anger.

She didn't want to die yet...

"Asshole, where is he?"

"He's here just now..."

"Fuck off! Find him immediately, or you don't need to come back to see me!"

"Yes, boss!"

The group of people quickly disappeared, and the noisy night instantly turned silent.

Aria moved her body boldly, fearing that she might irritate the person under her and the gun, but when she just got up, her eyes opened in horror.

"Ah... blood!"

In the early morning, the sun shone in the room as usual.

Aria frowned slightly. After recalling her memory and confirming that it was the weekend so she didn't have to go work, Aria rolled over lazily and continued to enjoy her weekend time.

"You are awake?"

Like a bomb, a man's voice exploded beside Aria's half-asleep brain.

When her big eyes opened sharply, what she saw was something she could never dream of.

There was a... man lying on her bed?

As if seeing a ghost, "bang", Aria bounced off the bed. "Ah!" Before she could even make the sound, the man spoke again.

"Pour me a cup of warm water!" The man looked at the rest of the room coldly, turning a blind eye to Aria's horrified gaze.

"You? Who are you? How could you be in my bed? You... Get out of here, otherwise, I will call the police!" After looking at her undamaged clothes and confirming that she was not raped, Aria finally found her anger replaced all her panic and horror.

"Don't make me say it twice!" The man frowned slightly, "However, since you have saved me, I will just say it one more time, pour me a glass of water!"

Aria was immediately oppressed by this man's shamelessness and... powerful aura.

But... saved him? How come she couldn't remember any of it?

"I don't want to repeat it, either! You... get out of here immediately!" Aria glared viciously at the illegal intruder. At the same time, she quickly reached and held a baseball bat behind her. It was kept on the edge of the bed all the time.

The man turned to look at her, his eyes narrowed slightly. He seemed a little unpleasant, as if extremely upset at Aria's words.

And Aria was holding the baseball bat tightly, ready to attack at the right time.

Suddenly...

"Ah"! Aria was pressed under by the man. It happened so fast that she didn't even manage to swing her baseball bat before she was held still on the bed.

"You?" Aria twisted her body quickly, trying to escape from his grasp, only to be crushed still.

"In this world, you are the first to dare to talk to me like this!" The man's low voice seemed to come from hell, "You wanna die, Aria?"

"Why do you... know my name?" Aria looked at this strange man in horror and suddenly lost the courage and impulse to resist, because she finally thought of something with her stupid brain.

That was... the man's voice and posture were so familiar, only because... he was the man who pointed her abdomen with the gun last night.

Gun! A weapon for killing!

As a result, all the shyness, embarrassment, and anger were replaced by fear in an instant.

After Aria was stunned for a few seconds, she used all her strengths and screamed like crazy, "Ah... Help!"

The sound was so loud as unprecedented!

Because she knew that when bad guys invaded, if she couldn't be heard for the first time, then she would be as good as dead. Especially when she thought of the blood that came out of that man last night. she became frightened as death at once.

"Idiot!" Looking at her funny look, the man slightly rose the corners of his lips, and remained calm at once, "Is there anything to eat at home? I'm hungry!"

The man went out of her reach, then Aria quickly stood up, picked up the baseball bat, and held it in front of her, ready to attack at any time.

"You, you..."

"If I can't eat anything, maybe I will really kill you!" The man turned around, and narrowed his eyes to look at Aria, "Human flesh is much more delicious than pork or beef!"

Cannibalism?

Was this a perverted ogre?

But... Looking at his slightly squinted eyes, white skin, tall and sturdy figure, and seemingly righteous face, Aria suddenly felt that maybe... he was not as scary as she thought?

And... she did save his life, right? Given yesterday's terrible situation.

What's more? Didn't he just say that she saved him?

It made no sense... this ogre should be thanking her, right?

Although, she really didn't remember how she pulled this man home, and furthermore, she couldn't believe she would allow a strange man to stay overnight at her place!

Aria, you were really a fool to do such bold things!

"Uh... well..." Aria took a step forward cautiously, looking at the man who was facing her back and opening the refrigerator door, and held the baseball bat tightly again, ready to attack at any time.

"You better put down that thing, otherwise...you will die miserably!" The man was still having his back to her, but he had already looked through the refrigerator. Finally, when he found that there was nothing in it, he turned to look at Aria, "It seems that I can only eat human flesh!"

Aria became nervous immediately, and the fear in her heart grew much stronger, being killed or eaten? Miserable was already too weak a word to describe his demon sins!

"Ahem... well..." Aria put away the baseball bat quickly and put it behind her, her tone softened a lot, "Actually, I just want to tell you that there are instant noodles in the kitchen. If you are really hungry..."

"Do you want to fool me with that kind of garbage?"

"What else can I do for you? I don't have anything else to eat anyway!" Aria put away the flattery face she showed him and said indifferently.

She decided to give it up. If she was killed because she didn't have food at home, then this bastard would definitely be punished by God.

He would definitely end up that way!

What's more, his arm was still injured. Looking at the spot covered with gauze, Aria suddenly thought that she might still have hope.

What if... he couldn't afford to fight with her?

Anyway, she had at least practiced, although it was... dancing!

Even if she couldn't defeat him, then... she would kill herself before this man hurt her. No matter what, she would not allow herself to suffer that kind of inhumane treatment.

"Heh!" The man couldn't help but sneer, "Your attitude... Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

Aria once again squeezed tight the baseball bat hidden behind her and even took a hard breath, which made her feel more courageous.

"Will you spare me if I'm scared?" Aria glanced at him, "Anyway, I don't have food at home. If you want to eat, get out! By the way, I'm kindly advising you, you'd better behave yourself! Because my neighbor is a policeman, and just now, I accidentally pressed the alarm button he specially installed for me. If you don't want to be caught, you'd better escape now, otherwise..."

"Bang, bang, bang!" Someone knocked on the door all of a sudden before Aria could finish.

Aria was taken aback for a moment, turned her head, and looked at the door. Although she was 100% sure that she hadn't touched any alarm button at all, and she didn't have any kind of advanced stuff like that... at this moment, she felt that she was saved.

"Am I right? He's already here! Now I'm offering you a chance: to escape or to be caught, that is your choice to make. Count to 3..."

"Go open the door, and go out to buy some food by the way!" The man sat on the sofa in the posture of a male host as if he didn't care about what she had just said. Instead of being afraid, he picked up the remote control and turned on the TV in front of him as if he was at home.

Aria lost her ability to think at the spot. Was it true that there was such a person combining the characteristics of murderers, ogres, and perverts who was not afraid of death?

"Bang, bang, bang!" The rhythmic knock on the door continued. Aria rushed to the door without even a second pause and opened it without hesitation.

But before her eyes for help were fully expanded, her gaze was quickly suppressed by surprise.

"Brother?" Aria looked at a pretty handsome man in a formal suit incredibly, her heart beating faster, "Why... are you here?"

Alexander Turner's eyes locked tightly to the slightly nervous girl in front of him, his eyebrows tightened involuntarily, "Why did it take you so long to open the door?"

"Uh... I was in the bathroom!" Aria's eyes flickered, and she dared not meet his eyes.

"Where did you go last night?" The gentle but magnetic voice filled the moment between them with an ambiguous atmosphere.

Maybe the speaker didn't mean it, but the listener's face was flushed instantly, and her brain was in confusion because what she had seen last night unconsciously filled her mind.

"Well... Uh... last night..."

"Last night..." Alexander looked at her sadly, his voice softer, "Maybe you saw something, but it's not true, you..."

"Ahem..." Aria, who was still a little nervous and at a loss, instantly became cold and calm when she heard these words. She raised her head to meet Alexander's bottomless eyes, "I didn't go anywhere last night. I was at home! So, I didn't see anything! Are you relieved now?"

Alexander couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as Aria turned sharp in an instant.

At the same time, he caught an unknown object in his eyes.

Following his gaze, Aria also saw the murderous madman with all kinds of evil personalities. The man, however, was watching the financial channel program as if he was alone there.

"Who is he?" Alexander looked at the man's back warily.