He couldn't help but want to take a few more steps forward, to get closer to her, but the bodyguard beside her simply blocked his path again by raising his hand.

Zeke stared at the hand in front of him - she was so near, yet so far that he couldn't reach her. He once thought he could be with her against his family's wishes, but in the end, he crushed his pure feelings for her with his own hands.

"Serenity... I really did love you once. I really did," Zeke murmured, his hand still reaching out