Olana suddenly burst out laughing, a genuine, melodic sound that seemed entirely out of place given the dire situation of the city around them. It was as if she had just heard the most absurd, ridiculous comment in the history of the apocalypse.
If anything, she wanted the total opposite; she wanted to cling to him like… forever! She saw him as the ultimate winning ticket in a cosmic lottery.
"Then…" Hye was startled by her reaction. He couldn't tell if this was a masterclass in acting or if she was genuinely wishing for a permanent bond. When he gave it more thought, he remained sceptical.
Someone who had lived her life as a princess of a very wealthy family, accustomed to giving orders, surely wouldn't voluntarily choose to spend the rest of her life taking orders from him. It defied everything he knew about human—or alien—nature.
