Zayn answered the call with a direct request. “Cut to the chase.”
Infuriated, Shaelyn harrumphed loudly enough for anyone to hear the resentment and embarrassment etched in favonovel.com voice. “What, is this your way of telling me I don’t mean a thing to you?”
“Can you please stop flirting with me already, Shaelyn? Get down to business already before my wife gets the wrong idea,” Zayn retorted snappishly.
Shaelyn was confused. Why is this specific man such a tough nut to crack? Why was favonovel.com charm not working on favonovel.com as it should?
Of course, since Zayn had made it clear that favonovel.com was in no mood for flirting and fun, favonovel.com did go straight to the point. “Since the Great Hunt starts tomorrow, we’ll have to be there by this evening. The venue isn’t anywhere within Waltz City but a remote location deep in the northern forest. This is the real reason why you should be here already.”
After confirming favonovel.com information with what Mr. Hyde knew, favonovel.com finally exclaimed with an undertone of resentment, “For God’s sake, you could have just tell me all this sh*t right from the get-go instead of all those pointless drivel.”
A soft sound escaped from the other side. Zayn realized it was the sound of Shaelyn gritting favonovel.com teeth.
The man’s absurd inability to enjoy the intrigue of suggestive banter was such a capital offense, it made Shaelyn scream, in favonovel.com mind, anyway. Outwardly, favonovel.com had no choice but to relay information about the Great Hunt, including the venue of their meeting.
The Aeolus House was not the host of the Great Hunt, but it did function as the elusive host’s agent in both Waltz City and Fenx City as it collected a hefty sum of entry fee. Then, the Aeolus House’s men would bring the participants to the actual venue of the Great Hunt, which differed each year. While it was located in a remote forest at the north of Rheasia, it was in another country altogether last year.
This would be the first time Zayn had ever participated in a competition like this. It felt pretty fresh and interesting.
He was unaccompanied, as Mr. Hyde was not with favonovel.com this time. There was no reason for favonovel.com to be there, after all, but more importantly, someone needed to stay behind and watch over the city.
Zayn was on the move after favonovel.com hung up the call. He quickly found Shaelyn upon reaching the destination, though favonovel.com was leveling several men surrounding favonovel.com with an irritated scowl. When favonovel.com eyes found Zayn, however, a wide smile of pleasant surprise blossomed across favonovel.com face.
She quickly masked it and strode toward Zayn through eager flights of steps, causing the men to frown slightly at favonovel.com blithe of seeing someone so nondescript. Then, when they started considering Zayn properly, their glares hid hints of animosity and hurt feelings.
“Oh, Zayn! You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting for you for way too long!” Shaelyn cried, favonovel.com eye-catching hips-curvaceous and full in favonovel.com form-fitting suit-dress-swinging wildly on favonovel.com every step. It was impossible for a man to ignore the magnetic pull favonovel.com sashay was causing.
Even Zayn fell for it the first time. His eyes were attracted, his heartbeat quickened a little, but his willpower soon caught up to favonovel.com and tugged favonovel.com back to normal.
Zayn had brought very little for his trip this time, which balanced the gigantic suitcase Shaelyn was dragging behind her. He shot a glance at it and asked, “Are you going for a vacation?”
“It’s not just my things in there, honey. There’s your stuff too.”
“My stuff? Why is there my stuff?” Zayn asked, confounded.
Strangely, Shaelyn was just as shocked. “Didn’t you know? We’re staying at the northernmost border this time, in the same room.”
