Kapitel 222: The space beyond (2)

A while back.

At the alleyway, with a crouched stance, Echo faced up at the couple, whose heat hit her with a frivolous blush.

Pulling back the man with a stubble beard, she slapped, embarrassed.

But,

Much to her amusement, the man responded to her offence by reaching out for her neck instead, as if to hunt her.

Black diamond irises abruptly flashed to freeze her in her tracks, yet since her palm was merely an inch away from the man's face, her moment was inevitably complete, as she instinctively manoeuvred to force his head to face at the ground.

But, as she recovered, she pinched his ear as she pulled him out of the alleyway, a bit taken aback.

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"Who are you?" The man asked, after calling her a name she wasn't aware till date.