Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 145

Five minutes before the appointed time, the door of the room was opened.

With my back to the door, I heard the swoosh of its opening. I saw Logan, who was sitting across from me, look up and smile brightly, then look at me.

I turned to see what had captured his attention only to be left dumbstruck.

Striding into the room came the man I had spotted earlier on the rocky shore. He smiled and looked at me, his eyes reminding me of an old friend.

I stood up slowly, keeping my eyes on his face. This man was a complete stranger to me but inexplicably had an unspeakable attraction. It seemed like I had seen him somewhere before, but definitely not the glimpse I had just had on the rocky shore.

Only when he approached us did Logan rise from the couch, “You are exactly on time, but you're a bit eager because we still had five minutes.” His tone was unmistakably teasing.

The man chuckled, “My apologies for keeping you waiting.”

I froze when I heard his voice. This was unmistakably Ronan's voice, but the face...

“Aaliyah, this is the business partner you've been eager to meet, and he is my cousin.” Logan's voice was a mixture of mischief and satisfaction as he said, "I guess you two have already met."

“Your cousin?” I tore my gaze away from the man's face, looking incredulously at Logan. “How many cousins do you have?”

Logan shrugged, raising a finger, “Just the one. Guaranteed genuine.”

I was struggling to make sense of reality. It felt as if everything that had happened these past few days was just part of a dream.

Could it be possible that I had, like those characters in the novels, crossed into another world? I didn't even know where I was now, or who was standing before me.

Ronan? How could this man possibly be Ronan? And if he was, who was I, and why was he so different from the Ronan I knew?

I recalled the scene vividly. Addrion, who was standing nearby, howled with jealousy, “Why don't I get one? I want one too.”

I glanced at Ronan who was smirking and told Addrion, “If you can find a bracelet with the letters of “A” and “A”. I'll buy you one too.”

Memories flooded back, yet the man before me seemed like a different person altogether.

I looked up into his eyes again. Our eyes met, my lips quivering as I stammered, “You are you Ronan?”

He was a little surprised as he nodded, “Yes, Aaliyah. It's me.”

“Why do you look like this now?” I could barely control the trembling in my voice.