All Chapters of Make Him Bleed or Yearn: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

He took me to beautiful restaurant that was empty. He must have pulled some strings to get it. I followed behind him as he walked a few steps ahead, always keeping a small but intentional distance, glancing back just enough to make sure I was still there. It felt less like he was leading me and more like he was guiding me into a world he had designed for this moment. The scenery outside was almost beautiful, a stone bridge arched over the river, lined with glowing amber lights that shimmered across the water. The sky rumbled with the low percussion of a distant thunderstorm, its flashes occasionally illuminating the horizon. Inside, candlelight softened every corner, giving the room a warm, golden hush. When we sat, a quiet conversation with the chef must have taken place beforehand, because dishes arrived without menus or questions. First came a delicate appetizer: thin slices of citrus-cured salmon arranged like rose petals, sprinkled with microgreens and edible flowers. Then a

I snatched the phone out of her hand before she could take a single peek, before her eyes even finished widening. Her fingers were still frozen mid-air when I pulled away from her. “Who is it?” she demanded, her voice already sounding suspicious. I didn’t bother answering. I got off the bed so fast the mattress lifted behind me and stormed out of the room before she could spit out another accusation. Once I was out. I sucked in a breath and checked the phone. “I understand Sir” she texted back. “What are you doing?” I asked leaning against the railing, “About to rest” she answered. “I don’t want to bother you then, Good night dear” I texted back. A minute had passed and there was no response from her, she was probably busy and would answer in no time. So I took a walk in the garden to clear my head, to understand why Mr Golde walked out earlier. I know the presentation was flawless but I was more worried about what father would say. He is yet to arrive home.

Diana I never thought I would attend my own funeral, yet there I was, dressed in black, a black purse clutched in my hand, leaning against a parked car as I watched the world bury me. Only a handful of people stood by the grave. Faces I once trusted. My eyes found Gaston and Rebecca almost immediately, standing beside Rheagar, my chief mourner. The irony nearly made me laugh. Rebecca suddenly collapsed to her knees, “Why did she have to go like that?” she wailed, convincing enough that anyone watching would believe she was devastated. “Lily, why?” she continued, clutching at the dirt. “Why did you leave me so early?” It was a performance. A perfect one, every head turned toward her, sympathy pouring in exactly as she wanted. Gaston stared at her, I almost pitied him in that moment, almost. He hadn’t expected this level of theatrics from her, not after what they had done to me together. They stood there without shame, not even an ounce of guilt. And still, they dar

The sound of my phone vibrating wakes me up, I grabbed it to see a call from Gaston, makes me regret why I picked it up in the first place.I reached to drop my phone on the dresser when I heard it fall to the ground. I sat up immediately to pick it up when I realized that I was naked. Shit!I did it.I threw myself into his arms without thinking. Shit!!My clothes were kept neatly on the couch, strangely there wasn’t any trace of him in the room. I reached for my clothes and got myself ready to leave.Since he wasn’t in the room, it felt easy to leave just like before. I peeped out the door and still there was no sign of him.I know I had promised not to throw myself at him again but if I can make it out of here without being seen, then I would never come back.I prayed.Tiptoeing through the living room, i felt the silence all over the house.Maybe he was out.That made me race for the door and pulled the knob but it didn’t open, it was locked.“Trying to run away” a voice said

The weekends were over and I was back to work.I couldn’t tell Melvin the truth, because of the beautiful moments we had, I didn’t want to ruin it. He is the only stable thing in my life admist this chaos. “Come in” Gaston says after I knocked on the door.After ignoring his calls the whole weekend, I knew he would be furious and expect an explanation from me so I intend to give him a whole show.“Good morning Sir” I greeted lowly, my voice so faint it came as a whisper.“Good morning” he bellowed, refusing my to stare at me.“I’m sorry that I missed…” I let out a sniff, “I didn’t mean to miss your calls” I broke down in a whimper.That was enough to catch his attention,“Whoa whoa, what’s going on?” He rose from his seat the moment he saw the tears streaming down my face, it was as easy as that.I reached for the chair and sat on the edge, I let out another sniff, “I don’t know what more to do” “Why, what’s wrong?”“My Grandmother, the nurse called me this weekend and told me that