Chapter 136

The morning air was crisp, sunlight filtering through the red blinds, casting a warm glow over the dining room.

The table before him was laid out with a simple Japanese breakfast. Steaming bowls of miso soup, grilled salmon and fluffy tamagoyaki neatly sliced into thick, golden rectangles. There was a selection of fresh pickled vegetables and bowl of warm rice sat beside a porcelain cup filled with milk tea, steam curling from its surface.

But Hiro wasn’t eating.

His gaze was drawn inevitably to Raiden, who stood by the long glass window, his phone pressed to his ear. The morning light caught in his dark hair, highlighting the sharp angles of his face and the firm set of his jaw. His broad shoulders stretched beneath the fitted black suit he wore, and the powerful lines of his body were relaxed yet commanding.