Was it the earnestness in his voice or was it those deep blue eyes? For years, Sunye could not figure out what made her take the next step. But she had already crossed many lines that night so it was only a matter of time, the last straw would also break.

Before she could stop herself, she leaned over and kissed him squarely on the lips.

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Hyunmin was seemingly caught by surprise but he kissed her back with equal passion. He pried into her mouth with his tongue, deepening their lilac. Sunye moaned, her defenses breaking down as they fought for dominance. He tasted her vanilla flavored lipstick, licking it while the reddish color smacked on his mouth. The sounds of their sloppy kisses were drowned by the crashing of the waves below them.

In the middle of their tryst, she positioned herself on his lap. Her head was getting dizzy after getting overwhelmed by the mixture of alcohol and the sudden stir of passion but her reasoning had gone.

Hyunmin groaned, not letting go of her lips, enjoying every bit of her taste. His hands were roaming around her delicate skin, gently feeling her softness. She purred when his hands reached her breasts and she did not slap him away. He felt his member growing hard as she grinded against him without breaking their kiss. Sunye was in a fervor, unwilling to stop while Hyunmin was also dazed by the bold girl. His wandering fingers reached for under her dress and undid the ribbon holding her thong, taking it off.

Sunye felt the alcohol beginning to take control of her and her head felt heavy. Hyunmin left her lips and traced his lips across her jaws. As soon as their kiss broke, black spots began to appear in her vision and things were beginning to blur. Her body wanted to enjoy his kisses, go further with him. The feeling of his lips on her skin felt good and she moaned when he gently kissed a soft spot on her neck.

"Too bad, this is where we stop, my sweet Sunye," he whispered in a very low tone. Sunye could not decipher his words as her senses completely blacked out. She fell on his chest, unconscious.

Hyunmin sat there for a while, catching his breath. For a moment, he had almost lost his focus but now that Sunye had passed out, his senses were returning.

"Even after so many years, it seems that we attract each other like moths to a flame," he whispered. He slowly pushed her back on to the passenger seat. Her lipstick was smudged and her hair was a mess. As much as he was willing to go further with her, it was an impossible thing for them.

The girl he once knew had grown into a fine woman. The years separating them had only evolved a childhood crush to something more. He had assumed that the feelings would go away but after seeing her for the first time in many years, his resolve had broken.

He took out a small pocket knife and cut his finger, letting a few drops of blood spill on the car's floor. He placed her thong on the dashboard while picking up her phone which lay next to it.

"Let's see now…" he muttered. The phone was locked with a passcode but for an expert like him, it was easy to hack into it. He took out a small microchip and opened her SIM card tray. Placing the chip into it, he inserted the tray back.

Instantly, the chip hacked the software, unlocking the passcode. He scrolled through the phone until he found what he wanted. It was the case file Yang had sent to her email.

"So the servant had broken the CCTV cameras earlier," he muttered. He took out his own phone and transferred the files via bluetooth. Then, he deleted all the traces of the transfer and took out the chip and placed the phone back on the dashboard. He sighed and glanced at the sleeping figure.

What he was about to start, had conflicted him for years. He could tell her the truth, abandon his pursuit and they could run away somewhere safe. But knowing her, she would stay back and fight against all those who had wronged the royal family. He knew the precise reason why she became a prosecutor: it was to find the culprits behind the palace coup all those years ago. Was that not the reason why he also came back to the country?

But their paths had diverged a long time ago. She wanted to do it honorably while he was ready to taint his soul to get what he wanted. And he could not drag her into the drain with him. He needed her for a bigger purpose.

Her sleeping figure was enticing him but the distance between them was inevitable. She was going to hate him from the next day so might as well paint himself as the bad guy.

Then again, am I not the villain of the story? He mused. Now that their paths had crossed, it was time for the phase two of his plan. It might take years but he was going to get there. First, he needed to create a network for himself and the only way to do that was to trade information. It was the fastest way to establish his terror in the hearts of his enemies. The truth of all things might be shrouded and hidden away but he was not there to expose people.

If there was one thing he had learnt during his long exile was that exposing the truth was useless but selling it was more effective. Because one never knows in whose hands it ended up in.

"Let's see how long this nation can last," he grinned. He took out a piece of paper and wrote something on it before folding it and putting it in Sunye's hand. Keeping the car's spare key on the dashboard, he got out and locked it shut. The AC was already on, so the sleeping girl would be comfortable. He had deliberately driven her to a private land which he owned, so no one else would bother her there. She needed a good night's sleep.

Because all hell was about to break loose.

….

Sunye's eyes fluttered open and she yawned widely. Rubbing her eyes, she looked around. TO her surprise, her clothes were undone and…

"My thong!" she gasped and quickly grabbed it off the dashboard. She looked around and found a few blood spots on the floor of the car. Images from last night were rushing back to her mind and she remembered that she was on top of Hyunmin, fiercely kissing him. Her panties were also taken off and then her mind went blank.

"Did we...do it?" she gasped. "Oh no oh no oh no…"

She wanted to dig a grave and bury herself in it. A one night stand with a stranger? That was not her! She was not that bold! Her first time was supposed to be with someone she loved, not a random stranger she was drinking with!

"UGH!" She screeched, wanting to hit herself. "How could I have lost my senses that easily?"

She was not a good drinker. One glass and that was her limit and she had drunk many glasses last night. Not only that, she was the one who initiated the whole thing!

Hyunmin was nowhere around. Of course he would not be there. The guy probably wanted a hook up and got what he wanted so he bailed out on her. Sunye was aware of guys doing that but she never thought that something like this would happen to her. And now, she had to do the walk of shame in the middle of nowhere.

But wait a minute, she thought. This is his car. It's still here…

She then felt a piece of paper had been thrust to her palm. Opening it, she read the note.

"You can keep the car," he wrote. "As a reminder of our night together."

Huh? Seriously?

She crumbled up the paper and threw it away. The guy had the audacity to give her a memento of their one night stand! And he actually left her there alone?

"I should have known better!" she moaned in dismay. "What happened to me?"

It was his eyes. Those goddamn beautiful eyes had rendered her senses useless. She wanted to rip out his eyes with her bare hands and throw the guy into the ocean. Truthfully, she was not mad for the one night stand but rather angry at the fact that he left her there. He could have waited till morning to talk more or at least say goodbye.

But the moron left! He friggin' left!

"Never again," she swore. "I'm never drinking alcohol ever again!"

And definitely not gonna fall for a blue eyed guy, she added in her thoughts. Putting her panties back on, she moved over to the driver's seat and started the engine. She angrily pulled back and drove off. The trial was going to start in two hours and she must focus on that. The blue eyed incubus would have to take a backseat in her mind.