"Allyna?" Ram's voice broke the silence between them. "Hmm?" "Are you okay? You seem to be thinking about something deeply, Babe." "Ram! You always catch me off guard with things like this! Where exactly are you taking me?" Allyna replied, pretending to be annoyed, even though her heart was secretly happy. Why was she happy whenever she was with Ram? "Here we are! Manong, you can leave Allyna and me here. I'll just call you when it's time to pick us up," Ram told the driver. The van stopped in front of a rest house that was most likely one of Ram's properties. A strange feeling settled inside Allyna. Nervousness. And excitement. Was it normal to feel both at the same time? She couldn't help scolding herself. It felt as though she was betraying the very rules she had set for her

