The door closed again.Elias untied my wrists without a word.I was still trying to figure out what to say when he looked up at me.He looked desperate but determined, as if he were about to risk everything for one last chance.He took off his jacket and slowly unbuttoned his shirt.Beneath it, he wore a sheer mesh top.The cheap fabric had rubbed patches of his fair skin raw.A thin silver chain hugged his narrow waist.Silas's punches had left cuts near his brow and the corner of his eye.Between the outfit and his fresh bruises, he looked almost indecently tempting.My brain short-circuited."What is this...?"Elias tried to hide his embarrassment, but I could hear the nervousness in his low, rough voice. His eyes glistened with unshed tears. "I knew you planned to leave me after the reception. I didn't know how to make you stay, so I thought that if I could please you, maybe you'd give me another chance."His shoulders trembled as he spoke. Fear still lingered in his eyes. "But as
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