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“I hope your boyfriend doesn’t come in search of me to kick my ass for kissing you out of nowhere.” He added and prayed inwardly for not some third wheel between them.

Immediately Caroline’s expression changed hearing it, “Don’t worry about that. I don’t have a boyfriend now.” She revealed, recalling Mark. “He recently broke up with me to marry my best friend, whom he has been dating for a year now.” She added.

“That’s why I left France and came here to change my mind and to take a break before starting anything fresh.” She added. She didn’t hide the fact that she was from France because her accent was telling it loud and clear.

Artemis didn’t say anything for a while, and neither did Caroline, but he was the first to break the silence. “I’m sorry, but his loss is my gain,” Artemis said, winking at her. “Didn’t I promise that from now onwards, I will never ever leave your side? And I’m all yours till eternity.”

Caroline smiled, shaking her head, “I think you took that drama too seriously.”

“No.” Artemis was quick to revert. “I just know how to keep promises. And I don’t make promises to break.”

Sensing the seriousness in Artemis's tone, Caroline almost forgot to breathe.

*

“So, how long you’re planning to stay here?” Artemis asked to know her plan as she was here on a break. “It’s a fifteen days tour package of the whole of Spain, covering major places.” caroline answered, drinking another glass of mojito. They returned from the dance floor after Caroline got tired from dancing. They didn’t even realize when Gaby left the nightclub after feeling humiliated.

“Wow!! What a coincidence. Even I’m here with a plan to enjoy Spain at least for fifteen to fifteen days. The only difference is that I’m not here on some tour package.”

“Well… there was a discount on the tour package, so I chose that. I try to save money as much as I can and then utilize that saved money by helping the poor people.” Caroline responded, shrugging her shoulder.

‘Woah! It looks like she doesn’t give a damn about your money and about the fact of helping the poor; we have seen that with our own eyes!’ Bolt said in an impressive tone.

“So, Artemis…” Bolt purred out of happiness hearing his human’s name from his second chance mate. He couldn’t wait to introduce himself to her as well, but before that, he wanted to know her, not her background, obviously, but her nature, her behavior, her thoughts, and everything about HER and only HER. “You’re about to be thirty years old, and you’re still not settled yet. What’s the reason behind it? Are you not interested in girls or waiting for someone special?” Caroline asked to know about his thoughts on his mate.

“I won’t lie, but the truth is that I had my special one in my life, but she left me. So, I’ve been single for the last ten years. That’s why I understand what you’re feeling right now but consider yourself lucky that you’re not alone. I’m here to cheer you up, and you make you smile and laugh so much that you won’t chance to cry.” Artemis said truthfully, but Caroline laughed at his cheese words.

“You’re unbelievable, Artemis.” She said, shaking her head. It looked like she would start crying again after these were the fake promises that Mark made to her once.

‘You should stop thinking about that, Caro. Enjoy this moment and appreciate the effort that he was making.’ Her heart told her.

‘On the top, if he tries to misbehave with you, then you can simply kick his ass, you know that, right?’

“By the way, I’m still interested in women even after all these years. It’s just that I’m now neither interested in brunette nor blonde hair woman, but the woman with raven black hair is the first quality that I needed in my woman.” Caroline bit her lips when she heard that.

“In fact, I can give you the full detail, a woman with raven black hair, amazing height, slender frame, beautiful green emerald eyes, full-size breasts, whose name meaning is Princess, but she is definitely not like typical Princess."

Caroline laughed at his description, clearing understanding of where he was indirectly signaling.

“I can’t believe that you’re trying to hit on me even after knowing that I recently went through a heartache.” She said, laughing.

“Well, you’re admitting this fact with a laugh. So, I believe that you’re kind of enjoying my company.” Artemis pointed out. “And I would have tried to hit on you even when you would have a boyfriend to prove that I’m way better than him, but Moon… I mean, god was in his favor and saved him from the competition, you know.”

Caroline rolled her eyes at his overconfidence but didn’t say anything because she had to admit that she was enjoying his company.

“Thank you for cheering my mood, but I’m not someone important for whom any man has to do competition. Because I’m neither a rich chick nor some girl who likes to doll up like a barbie. I’m just a NOBODY.”

“Nonsense. I don’t believe you. Everyone is important and special; it depends on the way anyone looks at you, and from my point of view, you’re special, and you’re somebody important.”

Caroline didn’t fight over it. She just gave him a weak smile before speaking, “Thank you, Artemis. Umm… I think I should leave now. It’s already one, and I have some plans for tomorrow, so I need to get some sleep.” She muttered, leaving the stool on which she was sitting.

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#TBC