Both of them finished eating under the warm ambience provided by the fire, and occasionally flirting went on between the two of them. The atmosphere was filled with joy and laughter.
Just when Seraphine thought that the night was going to end with this, it seemed that Kayden had more prepared for the night. She was surprised to learn of this because she was already more than content.
Nonetheless, with curiosity ignited inside of her, she followed him to what he had planned for her next. He guided her over to a cave. Just when she wondered what was going to be special about this and partially worried about being attacked by wild beasts, she was caught off guard by the view
The walls of the cave was covered by gemstones of various colors, and some hung off from the roof of the cave as well. The gems sparkled, lighting up their path as they extended much further into the cave.
This was the first time she had seen such a scene in reality, and she wasn’t
Seraphine scoffed. The man really did find her easy, but he truly got a grip on all of her weak spots. There was no way she would be able to be mad when he behaved this way.“What type of man you’re? At first, you insult me, and then, you apologize. This is seriously an abusive relationship,” she said.His voice went dangerously low while he questioned, “So, are you going to leave me for that reason?”“Aren’t I already leaving?” Her voice was despondent at the realization of the reality.At this, she was turned back by the man and pulled into a tight hug by him. There was no words he could say to comfort her, especially when he felt the same way as her.“Isn’t it cruel? How we fall for each other every time yet fate just tears us apart? Why should it be us? Can’t fate just leave me alone? It shouldn’t have allowed us to meet if this was supposed to be the ending!”
The next day, they were back to Clayton’s mansion, and Seraphine, upon learning that her brother had woken up, the first thing she did was to visit him. There was none other than two of them present in Clayton’s bedroom.Because of how he was still weak, he was lying on the bed, and Seraphine rushed over to his side after entering into the room. Relief and joy was clearly present in those eyes of hers.“You are awake,” she expressed, “How are you feeling?”“Other than weakness in the limbs, I am fine. This is terrible though. It seems it would take me at least a week to manage to stand up,” he confessed.Seraphine then stated, “I was so scared after I learned you got taken away. How did it happen? You’re not harmed, were you?”He shook his head.“Nothing was done to me I believe. It’s just that I have fallen into a deep sleep that I woke up from right now. I should
Kayden was trying to get Aeryes under his control, and Seraphine was told to not enter the room during this period of time. That’s why, despite all the worries in her mind, she could only stay outside.She didn’t know how long would it take neither would she have an idea on what influence it would have on Kayden. Seraphine was aware the reason she was stopped by Kayden isn’t because he thought something would happen to her, but it was due to how he didn’t want to have her see him suffer throughout this period of time.Seraphine was no fool. How could she believe no side effects would come from this doing this? But nothing can be done. Even if she argued, Kayden was adamant in his view of keeping her out to the point he locked the room from inside.That’s why, Seraphine stayed close to the door, trying to get a sound of his pain, so that she would be able to burst open the door. The fact that it was awfully quiet didn’t bring p
Few hours had passed by now, and Seraphine heard no voice from inside. This started to frustrate her more and more, making her ponder whether or not should she barge in.Seeing Seraphine’s tense state, Sharon approached her and placed her hand on Seraphine’s shoulder, saying, “Don’t worry. Everything is going to be fine. You know my brother, right? He is way too resilient.”Anxious Seraphine responded, “I know, but I am just too afraid. I seriously have a bad feeling about this, and every time I have that, something actually happens.”Elliot then voiced out, “It is because of the situation you’re presuming so. It will be all fine. That man is very much strong.”
Several minutes had passed after that before the door opened, and Kayden stepped out. Seraphine did want to look into the room in order to see the state of the beast, but before she was able to do that, the door was shut close.Her attention fell onto Kayden who was totally pale, and seeing that he was able to fall down, Seraphine’s eyes widened. She immediately stepped forward in order to provide the man with support and let the man lean on her.“Are you fine?” she questioned while wrapping her hand around his waist in order to hold on to him. She felt him nod his head in agreement before hugging Seraphine.Feeling that his body was clearly trembling, Seraphine guessed that wasn’t the case, and then, she looked at her brother for help. Understanding her sign, he stepped forward and helped her hold on to the man.“Let’s bring him over to the couch.”That’s what they had done following so. They dragged
It took a couple more days before Kayden called everything a success, and Seraphine was filled with curiosity to see how it would be working out. Finally, she was allowed to step into the room Aeryes was locked at.Opening the door, she entered, and behind her was Kayden along with the rest. The others too were as clueless as her. The beast was tied to the chair, and it appeared that he was motionless.Although his eyes were open, they were no focused, and it appeared that he had all of his energy drawn out of him. This did make Seraphine wonder what have been done to him.Seraphine had an idea on how Kayden wouldn’t let this happen easily for the beast, and he will try to make it as painful as possible for Aeryes. Indeed, it was a pity that she wasn’t able to see or hear anything.That’s when, Seraphine stepped forward and leaned in front of the beast. Bringing her hand forward, she snapped her finger, trying to get Aeryes to notice her
Kayden sighed. “I am sorry.”His words managed to give birth to frustrations within Seraphine. Standing up, she glared at the man before her and voiced out harshly, “Could it be that it is you who doesn’t want to stay with me?I honestly can’t think of anything that might go wrong. Aren’t you being top paranoid? Or could it just be that you are tired of me? Do you want to get rid of me? Are you willing to finish this as fast as possible, so that you will be able to lead a normal life?”Seraphine knew that she shouldn’t have said those words. Those words were too harsh to one’s ears. But she wasn’t able to stop her mouth. Because of how angry she felt due to his decisions, these words involuntarily left her mouth.A touch of helplessness was present in his eyes while he expressed, “You do know that is not the case.”“Then, what is it? What the hell are you hiding from me,
The whirlpool of thoughts in her mind was disrupted when she heard that voice.“Are you not cold sleeping at here?”This only caused her to be further angry. Is this why he came down— to see how pathetic she looked at this moment and to thus mock at her? Of course, she was creating a mountain out of a molehill, but she wasn’t able to control her direction of thoughts during these situations.Turning her head to face him, she glared at him and uttered, “No! I am completely fine. Can’t you see how comfortable it is at here? I wish I could forever sleep at here. Too bad, someone wants me to be sent away as soon as possible. I am a burden to that person, aren’t I?”Kayden sighed.“You do realize that I don’t mean that.”This made Seraphine sit up on the couch and fold her hands over her chest as she voiced out, “Does that mean I am creating an issue out of nothing? You do re