Bang, bang, bang—!

The couple, tangled under the sheets, stirred awake at the harsh noise.

Bang, bang—!

Late in the evening, someone was pounding on the door with alarming urgency.

Instinctively, Heeju shivered, and Baek Saeon swallowed a curse as he glared at the source of the noise.

Without a word, he grabbed a pair of training pants draped over an armchair and slipped them on, skipping even his underwear, before stepping outside.

“...critical… situation’s not looking good—”