Zephyr bolted from the corridor and opened the door to the room where he left Vanessa. He looked around in panic, but...

There was no Vanessa.

His heartbeat quickened and his breath caught up in his throat. No way. No freaking way! He just left Vanessa for not even a minute, but she was gone.

"Babe?"

No response.

"Vee?"

Still, silent.

"No..." Zephyr's hand caught the door before he could fall. He shook his head in denial. "Sweetheart, don't joke around..."

Still, only silence responded to him. No Vanessa.

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An could hear the shriek from the floor above him. He was now standing in the kitchen, having his own thrilling near-death experience. Right now, he was hiding under the dining table, with his shadow pacing around the kitchen. An didn't dare to move or breath. Soon, his breath choked him.

An slowly exhaled while silently watching the shadow moved around. His feet were already numb after sitting there for a few couples of minutes. When he saw the shadow moved away, he carefully crawled out of the table and stood up.

All of a sudden, his knees gave out, causing him to tumble over the chair. The chair fall with a loud thud and alerted the nearby shadow.

An automatically held his breath. He swiftly got up, and moved into a hidden spot beside the refrigerator. He brought his hands to his mouth and nose and tried to slowed down his breath. A shadow with similar built as him glided across the kitchen like in slow-motion.

Ssss~

It smoothly moving inches by inches, towards An's direction. An became more restless.

It was like a slow torture. Sometimes it felt like the shadow deliberately moved slower, with suspense, as if it was teasing him to slowly fall into fear. An gritted his teeth and forced his eyes to stay open.

"Youuuu aaaaare heeeeeere~" the shadow whispered eerily as it came closer, and closer....

And then, it stopped. It grinned widely at An.

"Shoot," curse the omega.

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Zephyr saw his chance and quickly touched his shadow and shouted, "Zephyr!"

He closed his eyes, not sure if he did it right. Then, the sensation under his palm disappeared. When he opened his eyes, there was nothing in his hand. In front of him, there was a mirror with his own reflection. Nothing strange about it, so he was relieved and thought that he had returned to his world.

Then, he remembered Vanessa and An. He looked at his side and saw An lying on the floor as if he was sleeping. The door suddenly opened and there was a silhouette of a voluptuous woman standing there. Zephyr's eyes shaking in shock.

"Vanessa?"

Vanessa turned on the light and shouted, "Zephyr! What are you doing here with that omega?!"

"Huh?"

Vanessa's face was burning red in anger she stomped her feet, went to Zephyr and grabbed his arms, forcing him to stand up. Zephyr was so happy to see her. He pulled her into his arms and embraced her tightly.

"You're safe! You're safe!" He cried and cried until Vanessa's anger dissipated. Vanessa was confused, yet she gently patted the big boy.

An grunted as he squirmed on the floor. He raised up his head and saw the two lovebirds hugging each other. An was annoyed at the free of charge public display affection they were showing him, so he stood up and left.

Zephyr saw the little omega left and hastily called out to him. "Are you okay?" he asked An.

An looked back and grinned.

Zephyr was frozen in place. The alpha's eyes widened.

"Of course," the omega said before walking away, leaving Zephyr wide-eyed.