As soon as I saw they were introducing every person on the page, I knew it was going to attempt a murder mystery and my brain went, "Anya is the cheat code. She'll know who it is in a heartbeat."
I did like Yor's motherly "Don't worry, I will kill him before he can touch you," in her mind and the end with Anya knowing her parents are the exact people they are telling her to stay way from. Those were cute.
I am glad her sister and her husband aren't pressuring her to have a baby. I say this as a woman who really wants children herself. There are people who know, people who think they know, people on the fence, and people feel they need, on either direction. By taking the time to think about it, Yeni is checking if she won't be a disappointment to herself and those around her.
Will she regret not having one? Will she be angry at herself if she ends up having that child feel the same as she did growing up? She knows her husband loves her either way but will she be able to look into his face when they are old and know she made the right choice for them? This time they are giving her is allowing her to make the decision that is right for her and allowing her to escape the pressure she feels around her in her own home.
"We're alone" *cue sexy music*
Me: "What about Hook? Is she still there? She was the first face Haru saw this chapter. And who was taking care of her babies as she helped Haru? Are you two adopting her and the kids? Or is she going to stay at Bibi's house?"
I hope that isn't his old room...though most signs point to yes. They were both depressed children at some point.
I like how Calion chooses to have his offhand hand up, which is usually when someone who chooses to keep that arm loose chooses to attack. Meanwhile, Theo has his hand behind his back, which is the more common way to keep it out of the way but in turn, can increase tension in the upper body.
Thus, it mirrors how their conversational line is going. Nice touch.
suddenly I have the urge to learn all about fencing (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
There is a Novel Updates spoiler forum page for this work that posted yesterday with the news we should be getting some side stories starting 1/4/24. Buckle back up, Ladies and Gents.
I don't have freckles but reading that he finds her freckles like a dusting of sugar on her body was just so adorable. It's been so long since I read it in the novel. Glad it wasn't cut.
Our dude Ingis is peacocking pretty hard in this chapter. The only thing missing is opening his shirt below his collarbone and drawing her attention to it.
Her ex is about to have his sh*t hit the fan. So you're with a dog lover, eh? Volunteer at shelters, eh? Sent your ex you brutally dumped by taking away the dog only to abandon her at a station where she could get hit by cars and nearly had her euthanized, eh?
Nara will give you receipts, honey. You are both on the same side of that equation. Destroy him.