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#ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ
fanficsonthebrain · 2 years
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Bucky x Reader Masterlist [Part 3]
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*Day 18, Creampie with Bucky Barnes by mollygetssherlockcoffee
*the first time by sinner-as-saint
*Flufftober: Day 20 - Massage by yarnforbrains
*happy birthday by buckyhoney
*ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ by maladaptivexxdaydreaming
*Sand, Sun, and Sex by mcu1shots
Did no one here ever heard about privacy? by softsergeantbarns [avenger!reader]
Daylight Savings by nastybuckybarnes
*Bucky Barnes is a Traditional Man by universitypenguin
fluff by strwbrrybucky
Until You by jobean12-blog
One in a trillion by softlybarnes
*Spill It by adrinktostopyourthirst [Plus Size!Reader]
*Heat by a-fictional-mans-wife
*Any Time You Want by jobean12-blog
*don’t mind me just thinking about riding beefy Bucky for the first time... by sweetdreamsbuck
*nsfw abcs with bucky barnes by agentofbarnes
*bucky barnes in bed by agentofbarnes
*Two Pages by softlybarnes
Bedside Manner by bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky
worthy by duuhrayliegh
Hey bestie, can you do a headcannon Bucky please where he sleeps with his arm under the readers shirt and hand resting on her boob all night? by agentofbarnes
*hc request of baking with bucky please? 🤍 by agentofbarnes
*comfort by agentofbarnes
* hungry by agentofbarnes
Apricity by all1e23
*Bucky + kisses hcs by mellowswriting
Cuddling with Bucky HCs by mellowswriting
*Touch Starved Bucky HCs by mellowswriting
*Feel Good by kikixreverie
Irresistible You by majestyeverlasting
*Nightmare by myfictionaldreams
That Time by bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky
Ponytails by bbyboybucket
Amendments by h2obased
*Splintered by bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky
*new dress by writingsbychlo
*Take It by bucky-central
*Breaking Even by jobean12-blog
Make A Move! by jobean12-blog
*NSFW thots by angrythingstarlight
*One More by a-rose-byanothername
*Photo Ask & Thots by becca-e-barnes
Tastes Like Chocolate by dailyreverie 
bucky barnes being in love with you by melwilson
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flordeamatista · 2 years
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i'd LOVE a part two. that fic is brilliant on its on, though. 😘😘
Aww 🥰 thank you for your kind words! 💕💕💕💕
might post it in a few days since I need my sweet betas to look over it for me (My first language is not English, so I always feel nervous when posting)
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1111-nxs-0601 · 3 years
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𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 (𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻)
𝘈𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘦: 𝘒 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵
𝘚����𝘪𝘱: 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘪 𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘹 𝘖𝘊
𝘖𝘊:
𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢 (𝘍𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦)
𝘒𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘰 (𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦)
𝘚𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘒: 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴
𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚌𝚎 𝚋𝚢: @doinmybesthere
𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝
𝙏𝙒: 𝙎𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨, 𝘼𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚 (𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡), 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙎𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩
ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴜɴɢʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟ ᴅᴀʏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ, ᴏʀ ɢᴏ ᴏᴜᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ ᴀ ʀᴇʟᴀxɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʏ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛᴜᴍɴ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ. ꜱᴜᴋᴜɴᴀ ᴀꜱ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟ, ɪꜱ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ɢᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴏʟᴇ, ʏᴜᴋᴀʀɪ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟ ʀᴏᴜᴛɪɴᴇꜱ, ɪꜱ ᴀᴘᴘʟʏɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴍꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ, ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱɴᴀᴄᴋꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ, ᴋᴏᴛᴏꜱᴀᴋᴀ ɪꜱ ɴɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴡɪɴɢꜱ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ’ꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ, ᴀꜱ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ, ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ʀᴀɴᴋ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴠɪᴀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴇɴꜱ.
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ, ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡʟʏ ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀ ʜᴏʀʀᴏʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ʀᴇʟᴀxɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ʙᴇᴀɴʙᴀɢ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜱᴇᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴏᴄᴜꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘᴀɢᴇ, ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘʟᴀɢᴜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ, ᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴀɢᴏɴɪꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙᴜʟʟɪᴇᴅ.
“ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅᴏ.”
“ɴᴏ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ.”
“ᴏʜ ɢᴏᴅ, ꜱʜᴇ’ꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ꜱᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴇᴘʏ!”
“ɪꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ? ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ!”
“ᴡʜʏ ɪꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ?”
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴘ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴛʟᴇꜱꜱʟʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ʙʟᴀɴᴋʟʏ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴘ, ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇꜱ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇɢᴜɴ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴄʜᴏ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ʜᴀᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ, ᴀꜱ ᴀᴡꜰᴜʟ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ꜰʟᴏᴏᴅᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴄᴀʀʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ.
“ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ.”
“ɪ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ.”
“ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴀ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴ.”
“ʜᴇʏ! ꜱɴᴀᴄᴋ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ!” ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇꜱ, ɪɴᴛᴇʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ’ꜱ ʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ. ʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴜɴɢʟᴇ’ꜱ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀꜱ, ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀʏ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏꜰꜰᴇᴇ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ.
“ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ! ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴠɪɴɢ!”
ꜱᴜᴋᴜɴᴀ ᴘᴀᴜꜱᴇꜱ ʜɪꜱ ɢᴀᴍᴇ, Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀꜱ ʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋꜱ ᴜᴘ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴀɴᴅᴡɪᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴍᴇꜱꜱɪʟʏ.
“ꜱᴜᴋᴜɴᴀ-ᴄʜᴀɴ! ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴇꜱꜱ!” ʏᴜᴋᴀʀɪ ꜱᴄᴏʟᴅꜱ ʜɪᴍ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʙɪɢ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴀ ʙɪᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ꜱᴀɴᴅᴡɪᴄʜ.
“ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ, ʟᴇᴛ’ꜱ ᴇᴀᴛ.”
ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴘᴀᴜꜱᴇꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ ᴘᴜʟʟꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ʙᴇᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ʜɪꜱ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀɴᴏᴏɴ.
“ᴜʜʜ… ʏᴇᴀʜ, ꜱᴜʀᴇ.”
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ɴᴏᴅꜱ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ ɢʀᴀʙꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀɴᴅᴡɪᴄʜ, ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ʙɪᴛᴇ. ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀ ʙɪᴛᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀꜱ. ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ, ᴅʀᴇᴀᴅ ꜰɪʟʟꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ, ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴇꜱ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ.
“ɢᴏ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴅɪᴇᴛ! ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ꜰᴀᴛ!”
“ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ? ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ꜰᴀᴛ!”
“ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴀʀᴇ ᴇᴀᴛ!”
“ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀꜱᴛᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ! ʙᴇ ᴛʜɪɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ! ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴏ! ʜᴇ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ!”
“ᴘɪɢ!”
“ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ.”
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴜɴꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ꜱᴀɴᴅᴡɪᴄʜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜᴜʀᴛꜰᴜʟ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴘʟᴀɢᴜᴇ ʜᴇʀ, ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ, ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏᴏᴛꜱᴛᴇᴘꜱ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴏᴍᴘɪɴɢ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴛɪʟʟ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱɪɢʜᴛ.
“ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ?”
“ᴡʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ?” ꜱᴜᴋᴜɴᴀ ᴀꜱᴋꜱ, ʜɪꜱ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴀᴛᴇɴ, “ꜱʜᴇ ᴜꜱᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛ.”
“ᴛʀᴜᴇ… ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ,” ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ.
ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴡɪɴɢ, ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ’ꜱ ᴜɴꜰɪɴɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ꜱᴀɴᴅᴡɪᴄʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
“ᴀꜰꜰɪʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜᴋᴜɴᴀ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ɪꜱ ʀɪɢʜᴛ. ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴅɪɴɴᴇʀ.”
“ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀɴʏ ɪᴅᴇᴀ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ, ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ-ᴄʜᴀɴ?” ʏᴜᴋᴀʀɪ ᴀꜱᴋꜱ ʜɪᴍ, ᴘʟᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʟᴍ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ᴄʜɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʙꜱᴇʀᴠɪɴɢ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ’ꜱ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ.
ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ ʏᴜᴋᴀʀɪ’ꜱ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴋᴏᴛᴏꜱᴀᴋᴀ ɴɪᴘꜱ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ʙᴀɴɢꜱ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ’ꜱ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏʀ.
ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ. ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴜʀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴇɴꜱɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴀɴꜱᴍᴇɴ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀꜰᴇʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ.
ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱʜɪꜰᴛ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ɪꜱ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜɪᴄᴋ ᴏʀ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ.
ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇꜱ, ꜱɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ʙᴇᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ꜱᴏɴ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ꜰɪɴᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ, ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ, ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ʟᴀᴄᴋꜱ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʙʟᴏᴏᴍ.  
ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ, ʜᴏᴘᴇꜰᴜʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜᴘʟᴇ.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇꜱ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ᴏᴜᴛ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅʀᴏᴏᴍ. ɪɴ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ, ɪᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴇ, ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴅᴇꜱᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇꜱᴛ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ʙɪᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴏʙꜱ, ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ʜᴇʀ, ᴀꜱ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ.
ɪɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅʟʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʟɪꜰᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴊᴏɪɴᴇᴅ ᴊᴜɴɢʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴏꜰ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴜʟᴇɴᴛ ꜰᴏᴏᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ.
ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴜɴᴛꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ’ꜱ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴏʀʀᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ꜱᴛɪɴɢɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʟʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴍɪꜱᴇʀʏ, ᴘᴀɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏɴᴇʟɪɴᴇꜱꜱ. ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇꜱᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏꜰ ᴘᴀɪɴ, ʜᴜɴɢᴇʀ, ꜱᴛʀᴇꜱꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴇᴀʀ. ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀʙᴜꜱᴇ, ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴄᴀʀꜱ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇꜱ. ᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ɪᴛ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴘɪʟɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴇ��ᴅʟᴇꜱꜱʟʏ, ᴡᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ  ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ꜰʀᴀʏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴅɢᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴏᴜʟ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ… ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ.
“ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ! ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴘᴀʏ ᴍᴇ?!”
“ɢᴏ ᴅɪᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ!”
“ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛꜱ ʏᴏᴜ!”
“ɪ'ᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴜꜱᴇꜰᴜʟ, ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴜꜱᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜɪᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ.”
“ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʟᴇꜱꜱ!”
“ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴀ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ.”
ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪʀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ, ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴏᴏʀ.
“ᴋᴀɴᴏɴ?”
ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ, ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ. ᴡʜᴇɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟꜱᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.
“ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ…?”
ᴛᴇʀʀɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜱʜᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴄʟᴀᴍᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ, ʙɪᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏʙꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪᴍᴘᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ, ꜱᴏ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴇɴᴅ.
ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ꜰᴏʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ꜰʀᴏᴡɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅʟʏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ.
“ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ɪɴ,” ʜᴇ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇᴅ, ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀᴜᴛᴏᴍᴀᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴏᴏᴍ.
ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ.
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀʏ,” ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀᴇᴅ Qᴜɪᴇᴛʟʏ, ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʜᴏᴀʀꜱᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴏᴜʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴅɪꜱᴜꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ.
ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ, ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀɴɢꜱ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏʙᴠɪᴏᴜꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ɢʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ’ᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴀɪɴꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ. ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴅ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ. ʜᴇʀ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ.
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏ ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴘᴀᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ꜰᴇʟᴛ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ꜱᴏᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ.  ꜱʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ɢᴀᴢᴇ, ʙɪᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘ ʜᴀʀᴅ, ʜᴀꜱᴛɪʟʏ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ, ᴅᴇꜱᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪᴘᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴅᴏᴡɴ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀᴍᴍᴇʀꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴇꜱ, ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ.
ʟᴏꜱᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴘᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀᴡᴀʏ, ᴡʜᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ’ᴅ ɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴏᴜʀꜱ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʟᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜰᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴀɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙʟᴀᴅᴇ ʜɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ.
“ᴋᴀɴᴏɴ…”
“ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ, ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ…”
ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ʙɪᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴍᴘᴇʀ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴜᴘ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ, ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴏꜰ ʜᴏᴘᴇʟᴇꜱꜱɴᴇꜱꜱ. ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ꜱʟᴏᴡʟʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ꜱᴏʙʙɪɴɢ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ. ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀꜰ.
“ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ʙᴜʟʟɪᴇꜱ, ᴍʏ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛᴏʀᴏᴜꜱ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ, ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʙᴜʟʟɪᴇꜱ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴀᴜɴᴛꜱ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴏʀᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴏɪꜱᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴠᴜʟɢᴀʀ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛꜱ, ɪᴛ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʟɪɴɢᴇʀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ… ᴡʜʏ…  ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ?!”
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ʟᴇᴛꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ꜱᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴘᴏᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴇᴛꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴏʙꜱ.
“ᴡʜʏ ᴀᴍ ɪ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ? ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɢɪᴠᴇ ʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ… ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ’ᴍ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʟᴇꜱꜱ-“
“ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ.”
ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜰɪɴɪꜱʜ, ɪɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅꜱ ʜᴇʀ. ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴇ, ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴀʀᴍ ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴇᴇɴ.
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜʟᴇꜱꜱ, ᴋᴀɴᴏɴ.”
ᴛʀᴇᴍʙʟɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ, ʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴏʙꜱ ꜱʟɪᴘ ꜰʀᴇᴇ,  ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴡʜɪᴍᴘᴇʀꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ “ʜᴏᴡ… ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ’ᴍ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ…?”
“ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ…” ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ɢᴜʟᴘꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇʀᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʜᴇʀ “ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ��ᴏᴜ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴜʀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ…”
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ'ꜱ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴄᴀᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ, ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴅᴇɴ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪꜱ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜰᴇʟᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ.
“ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ? ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ?  ᴡʜᴏ ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ. ɪᴡᴀ-ꜱᴀɴ, ꜱᴜᴋᴜɴᴀ, ʏᴜᴋᴀʀɪ, ᴋᴏᴛᴏꜱᴀᴋᴀ, ᴍᴇ…. ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴀᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ, ꜰʀᴀɢɪʟᴇ, ᴛɪʀɪɴɢ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏʀᴍᴇɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴡᴇ ꜱᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ, ꜰᴇᴀʀʟᴇꜱꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴡᴀᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴏɴQᴜᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴀʀᴅꜱʜɪᴘꜱ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ. ᴀ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. ᴋᴀɴᴏɴ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʙʏ ᴜꜱ…”
ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴏꜰᴛ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
“ᴋᴀɴᴏɴ, ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ… ɪ ᴀᴍ ꜱᴏʀʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴘᴀɪɴ, ʏᴇᴛ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ᴊᴜɴɢʟᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ. ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ɪ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, ɪ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱɪᴅᴇ, ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ.”
ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ɴᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴄᴏʀɴᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴀꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ, ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ ɢʟɪᴍᴍᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ᴀᴛ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ ʟᴇᴛꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴜᴘ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜʙʙʟᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ꜱᴡᴇʟʟꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ʜɪꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ, ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ɴᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ.
ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ʙᴇɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱᴋ ɪꜰ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀʟʀɪɢʜᴛ, ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʀᴍꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ’ꜱ ᴡᴀɪꜱᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴅʟᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴀᴘ ɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ, ᴀꜱ ɪꜰ ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ. ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇꜱ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇꜱ, ᴄᴀᴜꜱɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʙʙʟᴇ ꜰʀᴇᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ, ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴛɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ. ʜᴇʀ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴇᴀʀꜱ Qᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ ᴅᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜱᴏʙꜱ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏᴘꜱ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴇᴀᴋʟʏ ᴀᴛ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ’ꜱ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴀꜱ ɪꜰ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ.
ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ꜱᴏ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏꜱᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜɪᴍ ɪꜱ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇʀᴇ.
ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ. ꜱʜᴇ’ᴅ ʟᴏɴɢ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢʀᴀɪɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀʟᴛ, ᴡʜɪʟꜱᴛ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ʙʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀꜱᴛ, ᴀ ᴘᴏᴏʀʟʏ ᴠᴇɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴅᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴꜱᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ, ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ꜰᴜʟʟʏ ʜᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴇɴᴅ.
ʏᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴊᴜɴɢʟᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ. ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ. ꜱʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴅʀ��ᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴏɴɢ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ, ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ.
ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇꜱ, ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴꜱ ɴᴇꜱᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ʟᴀᴘ, ᴡɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴡɪꜱʜᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴀʀᴍꜱ. ʜᴇ ɢᴀᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ ᴀʀᴍꜱ, ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ, ᴄᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴜʟ.
ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴡʜɪꜱᴘᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ, ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ.
“ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ɢᴇᴍ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴛ… ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ….”
ᴀꜱ ᴋᴀʀᴇɴ ɴᴇꜱᴛʟᴇꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ɴᴀɢᴀʀᴇ, ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ, ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ʙʟɪɴᴋꜱ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʙʟᴜʀʀʏ ᴇʏᴇꜱ. ᴡʜɪʟꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅᴜʀᴇ, ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ. ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰᴀᴛᴇꜰᴜʟ ᴅᴀʏ, ꜱʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅɴ’ᴛ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ꜱʜᴇ’ᴅ ɢᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ, ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇꜱꜱ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ.
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flordeamatista · 2 years
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Please give me the part 2 of the goddess. I will like more of bucky loving me my plus size body. That was just a smoking hot fic.
Thank you for reading it, love. 💕 As soon as I've finished the last touches, I'll post next week!
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