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She gripped on his shirt tightly while tears kept falling from her eyes. She called him a thousand times but it seemed like he couldn't hear her. She screamed his name and he finally looked at her. She felt her heart breaking when she saw him crying. Why was he crying? Did someone hurt him? She screamed once again but this time, in terror when she heard a gunshot and he fell on the ground.

"Taiki! Taiki!" She cried harder, unbuttoning his shirt to take a look at his gunshot wound on his chest. She covered it with her hands to stop it from bleeding but she just failed. She also failed to protect him.

"Taiki, please! Please stay with me. I'll call an ambulance. Hold onto me." She sobbed hard and he weakly reached for her hand. She held it tight while looking for her phone to make a call. He smiled sadly as tears fell from his eyes as well. He felt like it would be his last minute with her.

"I love you, Ren." He whispered while staring at her. His vision was getting blurry. Her lips quivered because of his words. She shook her head and smiled. She will offer prayers to all gods just to keep him alive.

"I love you more, Taiki. Please stay with me. Please?" She cupped his cheeks and he closed his eyes. That was his last breath. Those were his last words. That was his last moment with her.

"No! Please! Taiki, wake up! No!" She cried while shaking his cold body. She hugged him while calling for help. She heard sirens and when she turned around, a figure hit her with an iron pipe and she fell beside him.

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She jolted from her sleep, panting and sweating heavily. She had a nightmare and it felt so real. She suddenly remembered the man in the photo the detectives showed to her during the interrogation. It was him. His name is Taiki. How could she forget about that photo? She held her head while feeling it a little painful. She was still in the hospital and her mother arrived with the food she prepared for her.

She finally remembered what happened to her during the team building. She suddenly felt bad that it ended abruptly just because of her. Though she didn't want to be attacked like that. Kenta walked in and she didn't expect that he would visit her. She pursed her lips when she saw him wearing glasses. She crossed her arms and he hesitated to approach her. Her mother gave them a look and she suddenly felt shy if she asked her to give a few minutes to talk privately. Her mother sensed this, so she voluntarily left the room for them to talk.

"What's wrong with you?" She asked and her eyes widened when he suddenly hugged her. She felt stiff but she hugged him back and gently patted his back to assure him that she is already fine. What made her more surprised was when he kissed her lips. She felt her cheeks burning up when she broke the kiss.

"My mother is just outside." She whispered angrily and he gave her a sheepish smile. He held her hand gently and sat in the space beside her. He buried his face on her shoulder as they enjoyed the silence between them.

The next day, she immediately went to work to talk to the Director. She apologized for what happened and the older one said that they are already investigating her case. She thanked him for saving her from the culprit. She went back to the office and the two young men asked her if she was already fine. She smiled and nodded. She patted their shoulders and told them that she will treat them to lunch later.

"Good morning." Kenta greeted them with a smile and she was feeling amused that he was wearing eyeglasses again. The two young men noticed the intimate aura between the two, so they concluded that they were dating secretly.

"Ah, right. Do any of you know a police officer named Taiki?" She asked them and they shook their heads. She turned the computer on and searched for his name but there were no records about it. If that man was not a police officer, then what was he?

"Who is Taiki?" Kenta asked and she shook her head as she also didn't know who he was. She didn't tell him about her nightmare, so he bothered her all day about it. She cupped his cheeks and then, she slapped it lightly before smiling innocently.

She excused herself for a while to go to the restroom when she saw the man standing near the storage room. She looked at them and saw that they were busy with their work, so she gestured to him to follow her outside and he did. She tried to touch him again but her hand passed through once more. A sad smile formed on his lips, knowing that she finally remembered his name. He wanted to tell her how much he missed her but he refrained himself.

"You're Taiki, right? You're the man in my dreams." She said quietly and he nodded. She doesn't know why she is crying. Is it because he died in her nightmare? She covered her lips to prevent herself from sobbing loudly.

"You're him. You died in my dreams. Why did you die? Who shot you?" She asked those questions but he didn't answer. He wanted to protect her. He wanted to tell her that someone wants to kill her.

"Are you showing yourself to me because you want me to help you to find the person who killed you?" She asked once more and all he did was to stare at her. She tried to wipe his tears once again and they were surprised that she was able to touch him. He suddenly disappeared and she looked at her hand. She had his tears.

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"Love, do you think we will be able to have children in the future?" She asked while cleaning the dishes they used for the dinner. He wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her from behind. He trailed her exposed shoulders with kisses and she just smiled.

"Of course. Do you think I will let you get out of bed when we get married?" He asked and she puffed her cheeks. They were still a couple and yet, he already didn't let her get out of bed a few times.

"Nymphomaniac." She murmured and he raised a brow. She squealed when he suddenly tickled her sides. She splashed some water from the faucet to his face and he quickly dodged it. She suddenly regretted what she did when she ended up cornered on the kitchen counter.

She gripped on the edge tightly while trying to suppress her moans. He bucked his hips, taking her from behind while his hands were doing its work to keep her pleasured. She didn't know that she would regret wearing an oversized shirt without anything but her undergarments beneath it. She tilted her head to the side and he gently sucked her skin, whispering to her ear how much he wanted and needed her that moment. She held onto his arm and he finally heard the moans she tried to suppress a while ago. She called him countless times, begging for him to keep on moving despite feeling melting in his arms.