44. The Control!

Author's POV

Ruby couldn't control her tears, she was so desperate to see this love in Emerald's eyes for her. 

She got up and hugged her. Emerald froze in her embrace and didn't hug her back, but Ruby was satisfied with the fact that she was letting her hug. 

"Why are you like this?"

Emerald closed her eyes as silent tears escaped. She always wanted to hold her sister to her heart but it never happened.

She broke the hug and warned Egon. 

"If you kill her, I'll kill myself... Find another way to punish me. Ruby is not dying!"

Egon watched her silently as she stormed back to her room. 

Ruby looked at Egon's serious face and the gun in his hand. 

"You were right? She broke down but didn't let you kill me... I thought, her ego is her everything. I was so stupid, I couldn't understand her."

Egon smirked. Emerald had no idea that she had given him her control. 

He knew that keeping Ruby would give him an advantage. 

Now he will keep Emerald with him forever, she won't think about escaping and even if she does then it will be of no use because she would be tied to him. 

He was confused about keeping her and letting her go. But the way she feels when she is with another man is lethal. 

He has realised that he can't let her go and can't keep her without any strong plan after watching the way she is trying to escape every now and then. 

He wants to trap her in a way where she won't be able to escape even if she wants. 

There would be many ways in front of her eyes to escape, but she wouldn't be able to choose any. 

Well, that would be the biggest punishment she would get. 

She wants to go but now she will be locked in forever. 

He knows that it's going to trap him too, but isn't he already trapped? He is already in this toxic trap. There is no going out, they have to live with it. Now he lives it with the woman he hates and loves. 

Emerald was crying her heart out by the window. She thought Egon would never try to kill Ruby because she helped him. 

It should have stayed like that because she was not ready to express her love for Ruby. 

The love and care she has hidden in her heart since childhood. She can't even tell them the reason. 

Ruby was safe until she was faking hating her, now that Egon knows that she cares for Ruby, he will try to use it against her. 

He will make her do things which she would never do. 

Fear was crawling in her body after thinking about that. She wiped her tears and took a deep breath. Things were going south for her. 

Till now, he had nothing strong to control her, but now he knows her weakness. Now she won't be able to escape easily. 

She wanted to leave this toxic trap so desperately and now she was stuck. 

She was standing by the window when she heard his footsteps coming inside the room.

She didn't turn back to him, she had no courage to face his arrogant face. 

She closed her eyes when his wrapped around her waist and pushed her against the window. 

She took a shaky breath when his front touched her back. 

"How are you feeling?"

He mocked and removed hair from her neck and she bit her lips when he left a mark on her neck. 

She didn't reply. 

His hand roamed on her body, taking a feel of her curves. 

"What do you want, Egon?"

She could feel goosebumps covering her body. 

"I want to kill Ruby!"

He turned her around and slammed her against the window. 

She gasped and looked into his eyes. 

"I can't let that happen..."

She was determined.

He smirked and brushed his lips against her neck. 

"Logic is simple, Emerald... You killed my family and kept me alive so I would do the same. None of my family members is alive, so how can I let yours?"

She closed her eyes when he played with her boobs. 

"You have to find a way, Ruby is not dying and it's final."

He smirked. 

"A family for family! If you want to keep your family member alive then you have to give me one family member... I don't do losing business, my love..."

She gulped when he pulled her closer. 

"From where do I bring your family member, all are dead."

She sounded frustrated. 

He shrugged. 

"You are smart... You can find a way!"

She was feeling stuck, there was no one from his family who was alive. She felt like he was mocking her. 

Egon watched her confused and flabbergasted face. She looked at him defeated. 

"Impossible, Egon... I can't, please don't play with me... You can kill me and keep Ruby alive. I don't want my fucked up decisions to kill her."

"But you didn't kill me then how can I kill you... I told you, it's not happening."

He mocked and played with her hair strand. 

"Then what do I do?... You tell me!"

She asked defeated. 

"I didn't want to do this but you forced me, I am left with no option... You have to take this punishment like a good girl."

He caressed her cheek. Emerald flinched and clutched his shoulders when he placed his lips on hers. Brushed her lips with his gently and slowly increased the intensity. 

He licked those beautiful lips, sucked them gently and devoured passionately. 

She curled her toes when he deepened the kiss. 

Emerald was not able to understand what he was doing, what was going on in his mind and what punishment he was talking about. 

She moaned in his mouth when he sucked on her tongue and pulled her hips closer to her. He was devouring her passionately. 

She tapped on his shoulders when she couldn't breathe anymore, and he showed no signs of stopping. 

He finally spared her lips and she panted for breath heavily. 

She closed her eyes as their forehead touched. The feeling of his lips was still lingering on her body. 

He smirked mischievously. 

"Marry me!"

As soon as those words fell on her ears, her eyes snapped open.