Alex's POV
Serene is something. She gave me that straight without batting an eye and did not even feel guilty towards me. She's strong and confident, just like the woman I wanted to be with for the rest of my life. I remember meeting that kind of girl when I was 15 years old, and our family went to Josna for a vacation.
*** Flashback ***
It was when I saw someone pickpocketing an older woman. I shouted, but he had already taken the older woman's wallet, so I tried to apprehend the criminal and caught him at a dead end. I thought I had him, but I was wrong because he intentionally lured me there. His accomplices showed up, and I had no place to go either. I could take the guy if it were one-on-one, but because it was five against me, I instantly thought I was f****d up.
I tried to dodge
