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“How about yourself?”  
    He shook his head, almost too quickly.  “The concept of love and Paris doesn’t exist in the Underworld nor should it be sought. I’ve never experienced it, never been close to experiencing it, and I personally don’t even want to experience it. Essentially, ‘seeking Paris’ would be a crime lord’s worst mistake. The Underworld will eat him alive if he does.” He smiled bitterly at himself. “The only thing that exists in the Underworld is the war for power. You can’t allow yourself to be distracted with anything else.” 
    Heari ng the bitterness in his voice while he explained the rules of the Underworld to her, it seemed as if he was reminding himself of that fact rather than educating Yoori. 
    Yoori’s smile dropped. She couldn’t help but feel disappointed with his answer.  “So you just plan on being consumed with the shadows of the Underworld?”
    “I plan on keeping myself alive and becoming the most powerful figure in the Underworld,” he corrected. “Everything else is secondary to that goal.”  
    Yoori nodded weakly, finding it challenging to ignore the discontent in her heart. Tae Hyun always struck her as the type of guy who had always been inherently “good” – it was just that he got caught up in some bad dealings. This was probably why she was always so protective and caring toward him. It was disappointing to hear him be so dismissive to such a normal—and she believed necessary—human desire.
    Tae Hyun gave her a small smile. It was his way of trying to lighten the tension forming between them when he caught the disapproving spark in Yoori’s eyes.
    “You’ll tell me what it feels like, right? When you find Paris?” His voice was hopeful—bittersweet even. 
    Yoori gave him a sad smile. Her heart was still hopeful that Tae Hyun would someday escape from the shadows of the Underworld and find someone who would change him for the better.  
    “I know you’re not seeking Paris…but things might change in the future and yo u might happen upon it without having to look for it.” Her sad smile turned into a genuine one. “How about we both make a pact to let the other know when Paris has been found?”
    They were no longer talking about the city itself.  
    Tae Hyun took a moment to think about the proposition. When it seemed like he would decline, he suddenly agreed and said, “Sounds like a plan.”  
    Yoori nodded in approval. A comfortable silence passed between them. The air had since gotten warmer for her.  Satisfied with his concurrence, she pulled up her bent knees, folded her arms over them, and rested her chin on her crisscrossed arms. Her eyelids were starting to feel heavy.
    “You’re sleepy already?” Tae Hyun asked quietly, watching as her eyelids slowly closed.
    “No…” she muttered, shaking her head weakly. “I’m just resting my eyes…” 
    Though the day wasn’t as strenuous for Yoori, she was still recovering from the night prior. It seemed as though the fatigue was catching up with her. Her body was shutting down, needing rest to recuperate. A few minutes later, she was beginning to doze off.
    Tae Hyun shook his head while smiling gently at Yoori. His amused eyes took note that Yoori was about to fall into the land of dreams. 
    An idea suddenly came to him. He knew this was the opportune time to ask Yoori something she would otherwise avoid answering in her conscious state.  
    “What’s your one wish tonight, Yoori?” he whispered softly, purposely keeping his voice low so she didn’t wake up entirely.   
    Yoori was silent for several breaths , and Tae Hyun thought she had already fallen asleep. A few seconds later, she replied in such a low voice that he wouldn’t have heard her had he not been paying close attention.
    “...I want us to both find Paris,” Yoori answered as she slowly drifted into unconsciousness.
    “What would be your one wish?” she managed to mutter out before she was finally