Ice Prince: Rewrite The Star

"Uhm… do I know you?"

Harmonie loosened her embrace and suddenly realized that Chleo didn't recognize her because her physical body had changed into an adult version.

Harmonie smiled lopsidedly and then kissed Chleo's cheek in the typical way Chleo had when she was a child.

"Muach, muach, muuuuuaaaacchh!!"

Chleo widened her eyes as the teenage girl in front of her finished kissing her on the cheek. Reflexively one hand touched her cheek, which the girl had just kissed while remembering where she felt this out-of-the-ordinary way of cheek-kissing.

Isn't this the way of kissing…

Chleo looked at the girl in front of her with a probing gaze.

Reddish-brown hair and dark brown eyes. Wasn't the girl's hair a characteristic of the Paxton family lineage?

Could this girl be her cousin? Which cousin?

As far as she recalled, she didn't have a female cousin the same age as Diego.

"Don't tell me. You still don't recognize me?" Harmonie pursed her mouth while folding her hands in front of her chest like a sulking child.

Instantly Chleo's eyes widened at the thought of someone who resembled the girl in front of her.

"Ha… Harmonie??"

Harmonie smiled widely in satisfaction, making Chleo feel a headache.

How could Harmonie grow so fast?!

While Harmonie was still busy making Chleo recognize her, Ashley was mounting on Alpha with Chu Jung still sitting attached against her torso.

'How long do I have to be like this?' Ashley felt like crying inside.

"Uhm, can you let me go? I want to climb down."

But Ashley's voice was too low, barely audible that Chu Jung couldn't hear her words. But he could listen to that the pretty older girl in front of him was talking about something.

"Hmm? What were you saying?"

Ba-thump!

Ashley's body suddenly shook when she heard Chu Jung's deep voice right next to her ear. Not to mention when the young man's breath that hit her cheek made her heartbeat wilder.

Ashley turned her face away to hide the blush from the man. She was sure her face must be flushed by now. She just hoped the sound of her heart pounding didn't reach the man's ears.

"I… I want to get off."

"Oh, okay."

Chu Jung loosened the hug on Ashley's stomach, which allowed Ashley to breathe again. Ever since the man's arms wrapped around her belly only to make sure she didn't fall off the Alpha, Ashley was having a hard time breathing.

She felt her skin coming into direct contact with the man's hand even though the cloth was blocking it. Ashley could still feel the heat surging from the firm, secure grip on her tummy.

Chu Jung jumped down and swiftly slipped his hands over Ashley's shoulders and under her knees casually as if it was the most natural thing to do.

Now the red king carried her bridal style and then lowered her from Alpha's back. Only then did Chu Jung politely let Ashley go and lean his back against Alpha's body.

Ashley clutched her chest, which felt tight because her heart had been unable to calm down. She meekly glanced at Chu Jung, who was now looking at her in confusion.

"Are you hurt?"

"Ah? No."

"That's good." Chu Jung smiled widely without knowing his smile could pierce into a certain heart.

Ashley bit her lip as if she was an innocent girl who had experienced love for the first time but was now standing in front of the man she loved, and she didn't know what to do.

Ugh! Stupid Ashley! What are you doing?

Ashley cursed herself. It was unusual for her to act like this in front of strangers, especially a man.

She was aware she had fallen into the red king's charm without realizing it. She knew she was trapped ever since she knew this young man in front of him was the red king.

Because of that, she tried her best not to let her temporary feelings overwhelm her. Ashley was sure she would not think about the young man once they parted.

After all, she had no intention of looking for an Asian husband-to-be. Ashley didn't want to move abroad where she couldn't reach her family.

That's why Ashley hardened her heart and strengthened her resolve. Of course, she would not fight the red king's deadly charm because if she fought and succeeded, she would hate this young man for the rest of her life.

She didn't want to live a life filled with hatred, much less hate the person who had saved her.

At least, Ashley could keep her distance and stay away from this young man. That was what Ashley decided.

"Thank you for saving me." Ashley managed to calm herself down and said her thanks in a normal voice.

Without waiting for Chu Jung's response, Ashley turned her back to join Harmonie, who was already approaching Chleo and Max. She would try not to hear Chu Jung's voice too often so that her resolve would not waver.

Alpha turned his head and looked at Chu Jung with an incomprehensible look.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"…"

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"You're the dumbest man I've ever known."

"…" What?? Uhm… had he done something wrong?

He did often hear people cursing him and avoiding him. But ever since he met Alpha and Luna, neither of them ever underrated him or insulted him.

Why is Alpha now mocking him? He's not even a man. He is a boy!

Although Chu Jung's physical body now looks like a young man in his twenties, his mentality and way of thinking are still the same as an average teenager.

Chu Jung still felt this wolf look down on him, and he couldn't help but shrink back from the Alpha's domineering look.  Furthermore, both wolves' frames had doubled in size ever since they arrived in this realm. It made Chu Jung feel like he was only a frightened little boy.

That was why Chu Jung did not dare to argue or defend himself.

"You're too hard on him, mate. He's only fourteen."

"Luna..." Chu Jung quickly neared Luna, who was now walking towards them. He wrapped his arms around the female wolf's neck with his long arms while sulking. "You're the only one who knows how I feel." he rubbed his head against the red female wolf's silky fur.

Luna also nodded her head, rubbing the top of Chu Jung's head, making the young man smile amused.

Not long after, Chu Jung caught up with Ashley and joined the others. It was just that he sat a bit away from Max to avoid the collision of the two conflicting energies.

Max understood this, too, so he didn't mind if Chu Jung kept his distance from him.

Because now Chu Jung was in an adult physical body, the power of the fire energy in his body also matures and could injure Max's force drive if Max was not careful.

Chleo sat flanked by Harmonie and Ashley, talking about what they were going to do next.

Ashley and Chleo wish they could immediately return to the human world. Chleo could return to her family, and Ashley could avoid the trap of the red king's deadly charm.

But…

"We can't go back now."

This one announcement dashed their high hopes. Since it was Maximillian who said it, Chleo didn't argue. Neither did Ashley when she saw Chleo had no intention of changing her lover's mind.

"Max said he wouldn't be able to calm down if the Vectis who was after you was still alive. Even if we return to the human world, they will still come to our world and target you from time to time." Harmonie explained the reason they couldn't return.

"Besides, we still have to find a device that blocks the flowering of the violet king's astral world." Chu Jung continued who was sitting on the ground while lying on Luna's spine.

"The violet king is also here?"

"No. She is in her astral world. Her current energy couldn't afford to protect her here. So she's just waiting in her astral world."

"What has the violet king done to make him run out of energy?" Ashley was curious how a ruler could run out of energy just like that.

"One of the Vectis degraded her world so her life energy source couldn't regenerate properly. Plus, she had to use her remaining strength to accelerate the growth of the two rulers of nature. It drains her energy."

"It explained how Harmonie became an adult in a short time. But I still can't believe it. One of my cousins ​​is the legendary ruler of nature."

Harmonie smiled at her sister's words.

"Wait a minute. Earlier, you said two rulers of nature with accelerated growth. Then the other one is.…."

Simultaneously they glanced at Chu Jung, who was still sitting half reclined casually in his place.

"Hi, my actual age is fourteen. Nice to meet you."

As if she could hear a volcano erupt, Ashley's inner brain exploded at that instant.

Fourteen years old?? Just now, she was pounding because of a fourteen-year-old boy?!