Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

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When Ren set his phone down at last, he checked his watch and saw that it was already half past ten.

He walked out of his study and knocked on Ruka’s door.

She was reading the news on her iPad and hoping that everyone was safe during the holidays. That

way, her boyfriend would have time to rest too. “You should go to sleep first.” Ren sat down on the

edge of the bed and stroked her hair.

“Do you still have a lot of work to do?”

“I’m almost done,” he assured her. “In that case, why don’t I wait up for you?” Ruka asked. Ren

smirked. “If you’re going to wait up for me, you should go and sleep in my room. What are you doing

here?”

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Ruka felt bad for how hard he had to work. She shook her head and said, “No, it’s fine. I won’t share

your room with you. I’ll sleep here.”

It was bad enough that he had to stay up late for work. If she slept in the same room as him, she would

disturb him and he would not be able to rest properly, so she decided against it.

He did not have enough time to sleep as it was. He would be even more exhausted if she made a fuss.

Ren was chiding himself as well. He brought her home with him but ended up leaving her all by herself

because he had to work.

Ren bent down and kissed her ruby-red lips. “Be a good girl and sleep first.”

Ruka wanted more, so she put her arms around his neck and kissed him. Ren’s breath caught in his

throat. Whenever she made the first move, he felt like he was being tested within an inch of his life.

She felt a little shy after the kiss, but her heart swelled with fondness when she saw his loving eyes.

“Don’t stay up working too late, or I’d be upset.”

“I won’t,” Ren promised.

After seeing him off, Ruka realized that she was not sleepy yet, so she continued reading the news.

She had no interest in current events in the past, but now, she studied each article carefully.

As soon as Ren returned to his study, his phone started ringing. “Yes?”

“Sir, I just found out that Victoria Parfait met up with Orson Grady in private.” It was Elijah who was

calling.

Ren’s brows furrowed tightly. He was angered by the way Victoria was out for vengeance after getting

rejected. However, if anyone tried to hurt the woman he loved, he would never let them get away with

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it..

Morning came. Ruka woke up at seven. The first thing. she did was scamper off to the main bedroom,

but she encountered Elijah, who was sitting on the couch outside the room.

When Elijah saw her, he quickly made a shushing sound and she quietened her footsteps as well. After

sitting down beside him, she asked softly, “Is he still asleep?”

“He only went to bed at three in the morning, so it’s good if he can sleep in a little longer,’ Elijah

muttered back. His eyes were red from lack of sleep as well.

“Is there so much that needs to be done now?”

“Well, it’s the end of the year and the elections are coming up in May too. Sir would have his hands full

with just one of those things, let alone both.” Elijah sighed. He had a lot on his plate as well, but he felt

a deep sense of satisfaction and found great joy in his work.