Chapter 18 : His healer, her tormenter

EMILY

Something possesses me and I gather the courage to look deep into his dark and cold eyes for the first time. I don't look away. I don't feel the terror. I keep holding him until his clenched arm gradually gets stable and the burn in his eyes lessens.

The eye contact becomes deeper and deeper without passing a single word. I decrease the gap between us and stare greedily at his handsome face. A smile appears on my face out of nowhere as if I'm trying to calm him down with it.

"Calm down"

I can still hear him groaning. Getting close enough, I place my other hand on his chest. His skin is burning hot and his heart is racing so fast that I can never imagine experiencing it. He doesn't blink even for a while as he gazes at me, his eyes are empty— as if they are hollow for years, running out of emotions.

What have you done, Emily?

"Calm down, please", I whisper.

I don't know why for the first time I blame myself for turning him into this. My heart oozes as I dive deeper and deeper