Her lips parted, and her lids raised slowly as she spoke…
“Den… zel?…. My Den… zel? Tiger?”
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At once like flash, she dashed out of the room, running to his apartment with a lot of different thoughts in her head. “Is he really Denzel? Is it really him? Is he?”
She was sweating so much as she ran, but it only got faster when she thought about all the possibilities she has been overlooking.
The fact that he’s stronger than her which only Denzel has, the fact that she captured him too easily back then… He literally allowed himself to be captured.
He called her Rachel the other time, and he probably lied about being told by Lambo. He did the shadow move and left her side two times without waking her, and fact that he hates Brazil and shot him down immediately he saw him hug her, and the fact that….
The fact that she fell madly for him already!
She summed up all the possibilities, and tears almost came out of her eyes as it became clear to her, everything…
She rushed into his apartment and met everyone waiting beside him already, but the amusing thing is that Tiger is fine. His chest was rising and falling just like it should as he breathed unconsciously.
She stopped in her tracks, and Chance knelt in front of her.
“Forgive me for the prank, I only wanted to let you know the secret he has been trying hard to keep” he said.
“Wait… he can’t be the Denzel I knew in Atlanta, is he?” Lambo muttered.
“He is” he replied.
“F**k” she muttered, and Toyota folded her fists.
“He left that place cos he was threatened by Toxica, she said she was gonna kill me if he continued staying there, so he had to leave without telling anyone” Chance continued, and Toyota moved a step backwards like she’d fall.
“She tried going back a number of times, but I was quiet a fragile boy when I was young, so I needed a lot of care, he had to stay with me even though he couldn’t do without dreaming about you all day and night” he said again.
“He knowingly allowed his capture, you should know he’s not someone who’d get captured like that by anyone” he mumbled, and Toyota moved back again.
“About the mark on his chest, he got it covered with tattoos. The snake tat on his chest covered it completely, and his scent is naturally what you knew, but he covers up with oak, he did it all to hide cos of the hatred you had for him” he said, and Toyota stepped back for the third time.
“So please… now that I’ve told you everything about it, can you forgive him? It’s not his fault anyways” he said, and Toyota finally took the last step.
She rushed out of the apartment, and Lambo followed immediately.
“Is this for real?” Jaemin muttered.
“The devil have a love story too?” Sylvester said.
“I guess she has a heart after all” Jezebell said.
“All humans have a heart, devils just sold theirs to hell and are free to get it back once they pay the price” Tequila said.
“So.. she payed the price already?” Tedross said.
“Who knows? I’m just glad we’re nearing the end” Delilah said, and Chance stood.
He returned to his seat beside Tiger and smiled.
“You didn’t tell me you were planning this, you just ran out like that and startled me” Taylor said.
“Sorry, the plan came suddenly in a brainstorm” he replied, and she sighed.
“I’m glad it worked though”
•••
“Tiger is awake” Lambo broke the news by Toyota’s door, and she opened the door immediately.
“He’s up, you should go see him” Lambo said and left.
Toyota left the apartment immediately, walking her way so fast to the apartment. She didn’t sleep a wink at night, all she thought about was their memories in Atlanta. The nostalgia feeling flowed till dawn.
She got to his apartment and held the knob, then she stopped to take a deep breath before opening it slowly.
He’s not in bed, rather he’s by the window, staring out of it.
Immediately she came in, he faced her, and she started walking slowly to him.
“Rachel” he called clearly, and she almost started crying. The way it sounds on his lips is just so unique.
He was smiling brightly as she took steps to him, but she couldn’t return it as she guy closer.
Now she sees him in a different light, hers to claim, hers to smile at, hers to f**k, hers to dominate, completely hers! Her man since the beginning, her Tiger… for real.
She stopped the slow steps and rushed madly to him.
She doesn’t know much about hugs, but right now she just wants to hang in his arms forever and smell his scent till it fills her nostrils.
Tiger gasped when she jumped into his arms like a baby, not minding his bandaged chest.
He caught her by the @ss as her legs coiled around his waist, and her face went to his neck. Her arms encircled his neck, and her hair sprawled on his neck.
“I missed you” she whispered, and Tiger could feel her tears wetting his neck. She’s crying???
“Rachel…
“Don’t dare leave me again, don’t f**king dare”