Donghyuck felt eyes on him while he slept shirtless beside Aera. He opened his eyes, slowly adjusting to the bright sunlight seeping into the room through the windows.

She was staring at him with a soft smile playing on her lips. He realised how she was wearing his shirt.

She pushed the hair out of his eyes, and pressed a kiss on his forehead.

"Good morning." She smiled. "Do you want some coffee?"

"Yeah..." He said groggily.

He watched her get off from bed, his shirt covering her body till her thighs. She went up to the table, grabbing the telephone and calling for room service.

"Yes, two iced coffees, please...room 127." She spoke. "Thank you."

She put the telephone and climbed back beside him, hugging him like a koala. "What should we do today?"

"What do you want to do?" He asked, running his hands up and down her thigh.

"I wanna stay here to be honest." She said. "Stay in bed, you know?"

"Sure." He mumbled, nuzzling his face in her neck.

The doorbell rang.

"It must be our coffee." She said, getting up from the bed and opening the door.

He heard her thank the staff and she came back with a tray.

"Coffee~" She smiled cheekily, setting the tray on the bedside table.

He watched her with a soft smile as she climbed back on the bed with her coffee mug. His hand rested on her thigh as they drank coffee in silence.

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Their trip was for about 3 weeks, and the main motive of the trip was to spend some time together.

That was for a reason. A reason Donghyuck still hadn't told Aera. He knew she'd freak out because of it so he kept it with him till the end of the trip.

They had landed in Neo city some time back and Taeyong had sent a car to pick them up.

"Aera." Donghyuck called out. "I needed to tell you something."

"Me too." She said. "I mean I'm not really sure about it, but it could be a possibility."

He looked at her and sighed, "I have a new mission coming up."

She didn't seem really shocked, "Okay...what about it?"

"I might not be able to come back after that." He quietly said.

"Huh?" She blinked. "What do you mean by that?"

He took a deep breath. "Look, those people who attacked us that day...the accident, the ones who killed your dad...they're not an ordinary gang, alright?"

"I don't understand-" She started.

"They're the most powerful gang in the whole world." He said. "We have history of being allies but one day they just decide to betray us and kill some of our very brave assassins."

"Still, I don't under-" She stammered.

"They attacked us for no reason that day. It was peaceful between us, and they just tried to kill not just me, but you too." He said. "And now we know they're up to something as bad as human trafficking."