Khalifa: Queen in the Apocalypse

Chapter 126: Separation

Kylo was in a daze, though his naturally stoic disposition would make people think he was thinking of some sort of battleplan.

He was not, however. This was the first time he loved, only to be immediately ’betrayed’.

He simply didn’t know how to process it.

It was only with Hugo’s next words that he was pulled back to the present, "Besides, we won’t stay here."

"What?"

"Both Khalifa and I have our own bases, I have a mountain fort, she has an island. Both should be better prepared than yours."

Kylo’s jaw clenched, he hadn’t even formulated some battleplan yet and all his advantages had been broken through.

"We will not be staying here. It’s best for you to just think of your… relations as a one night stand." He said, acting cool, but he was uttering every word with gritted teeth. "That’ll be easier for you."

"I am not like you." Kylo said, his baritone voice echoing in the room. He knew of Hugo’s stud ways. He also felt he didn’t deserve a woman like Khalifa.

"I’m not like before." Hugo told him, answering his unvoiced critique. "I don’t deserve her for sure. No man does."

Kylo’s lips formed a thin line, not knowing what to say anymore.

It was around here that they heard the shutting of a door upstairs and their backs straightened, knowing who made the noise.

They turned their heads to the stairs, eyes warming immediately as soon as she saw her pretty feet coming down, wearing fluffy slippers neither of them knew the origin of.

Her steps were very light, likely on purpose, as she was trying to be subtle. But both Kylo and Hugo had grown up in blood and fighting. How could they not sense her there?

She paused on the landing and leaned down, apparently thinking that none of the people below could see her.

It was adorable, but a lot of her legs were exposed in her position, and it made the two men harden immediately.

Khalifa saw that they weren’t talking. Then, after peeking more, she realized they were facing in her direction.

"What’s going on?" She blinked, taking another step down to get a better view. Her eyes widened at the sight of the newcomer. "Hugo?"

She looked at the two in the living room and the extremely tense atmosphere that surrounded them.

She had an odd sense of deja vu.

She didn’t dare ask for a threesome this time like she did with Cauis and Kaize though.

After all, Kylo could have just slept with her to help her out.

Kylo was very upright and might’ve felt he owed her for her saving his life before.

Also Hugo, despite his lackadaisical personality, was actually a gangster in his bones. Who knew what bloodshed would happen if she asked for it.

Seeing her, the men’s tense expressions loosened into smiles. Then their eyes heated up when they saw her wearing a soft bathrobe—also of unknown origin—and definitely nothing else inside.

Hugo stepped forward with a heavy breath and he gripped her waist to pull her to him. He leaned down and kissed her, immediately parting her lips with his tongue, tasting every inch of her mouth.

They parted some time later, a thin thread of silver between them.

He didn’t do anything else. Although he’s had threesomes before (albeit with two girls), he didn’t want to make an exhibition of their love in front of such a formidable love rival.

His auburn eyes turned to the other man who was watching them. He was expressionless, but if you looked closely you could see how tense his muscles were and how many veins were popping.

Khalifa got a glimpse of the exchange and flushed a bit, feeling awkward.

She patted Hugo’s waist to let her go. He reluctantly did and she stepped forward to look at Kylo, whose striking blue eyes never left her at all.

"Thanks again for helping me out." She said with a gentle smile, but the gratitude actually hurt Kylo more than anything.

It felt like a line was drawn.

***

Later that day, Khalifa and her party had already prepared to head out.

It was too fast for Kylo’s liking, but he had no reason to delay her, let alone stop her from going.

All he could do was be kind enough to give them a good car, as compensation for the damage Prance caused.

"Not looking for your sister?" Hugo asked Sid, who had a dark face underneath all the bruises from the fights.

"She’ll be fine." His sister has changed since he became famous. She had become incredibly vain, and begun to demand more and more material things.

After the apocalypse, she apparently got even worse.

He wouldn’t be surprised if she sold him again to gain benefits.

Hugo shrugged as he placed the luggage on the car, with Sid and Jojo entering unceremoniously.

Hugo waited outside the passenger seat, so he could open the door for Khalifa, who was at the moment looking back reluctantly at someone.

Kylo was silent all this time, with his soldiers a few meters away, wanting to give space to the obviously lost-in-love boss and also for fear of him.

The Major was exuding a terrifying aura at the moment and they did not want to die so early.

Khalifa blinked at the sight of the man and felt a little sad. So she decided to walk over to say another set of goodbye to him.

Kylo’s eyes brightened a little as she approached, though nothing showed on his face.

"Do you have a universal phone?"

He nodded and pulled out his phone. They exchanged numbers very naturally.

"You should know I managed to get an idea about this event, right?" She asked, and he nodded, staring at her with concentration.

Khalifa thought he was so serious because of the important things she had to say, but in fact Kylo was just imprinting her face to memory.

"I can’t confirm it, but I feel that the planet is cleansing of a virus—human beings."

"The virus I heard, mostly just targeted humans. The few animals that transform also target humans."

"If you can confirm this, this would mean that going by air should be relatively safe."

She continued to tell him information, and Kylo just looked at her softly. "The zombies also have crystals in their hearts. Collect those."

"When your people get abilities like mine, it could prove useful."

He nodded, as if concentrating on what she was saying, and she continued to speak to him with a very serious look on her face.

It was adorable.

But Kylo didn’t dare disturb her speaking, because he knew she was very earnest about telling him these matters.

She told him a lot of things with such a cute serious face and Kylo had to use much of his self-restraint not to grab her and kiss her senseless.

"I have an island and it’s quite well prepared. We have farms (open, greenhouses, and the like), livestock, et cetera." She finally said after a long line of reminders.

"If ever you need some supplies, we can probably work something out. I accept those crystals." She said, finally smiling, "I can give you a very good price."

Kylo’s eyes warmed and nodded. He lifted his strong hands and touched her cheek, gently caressing her soft skin.

Khalifa’s heart beat at his deep stare, his stance filled with reluctance.

Her eyes softened more as she met his loving eyes. She wrapped her arms around him for a hug, her warm breath against his ears, whispering. "I’ll visit you soon." Khalifa said, placing a gentle peck on Kylo’s handsome face (which made a few soldiers behind gasp in shock).

"Take care. Stay alive." She said and turned around, only to be grabbed by the arm and pulled back.

With his large hand sliding to her back, he dipped his head and captured her lips. He kissed her passionately, hotly, and very wet—trying to make her understand the longing he couldn’t quite put into words.

Khalifa was a little surprised, but soon wrapped her arms around his wide shoulder, responding with equal fervor.

Hugo sneered and looked away, Jojo covered his eyes, Sid sighed, and the soldiers held back their desire to hoot.

When they parted Kylo placed their foreheads together, eyes extremely reluctant,

"We will meet again soon." He told her, voice is a little raspy, "I’ll eat you up again, then."

***

They traveled a bit far when Hugo suddenly stopped in a relatively safe place.

Khalifa turned her head and looked at him in puzzlement, and the next thing she knew Hugo’s face was already in front of her.

His tanned hand crept behind her neck, pulling her to him so their lips met and he immediately consumed her mouth.

"Hmmm…" Khalifa moaned at Hugo’s passionate onslaught, the sound of their saliva exchanging echoed in the car.

Sid, who couldn’t drive as he was injured, rubbed his temple while Jojo just blushed and wanted to go out to retain his innocence.

Hugo wanted to kiss her as deeply as he could. He licked her sweet tongue, exploring the insides of her mouth with intense exploratory passion.

Khalifa moaned unconsciously rubbing herself against his hard chest.

When they parted, Hugo didn’t even leave the line of saliva between them. He sexily extended his tongue to slurp it in.

"Cleansing," he said succinctly, licking her lips one more time for good measure.

He didn’t say anymore and resumed to face the wheels and the armored car began to move again, as if he didn’t just do anything unseemly.