Love Grows In The Dark by Eli Lowe (read books for money TXT) 📕

other movement in that room or no, and just as I had expected, there was none, except for the heavy breathing of someone. And that was the moment when I finally gathered up enough courage to push the door open ever so quietly.

But it seemed that, I could not stay as quiet as I had decided, cause the door was closed for years and I had to put a lot of strength to open the wooden door, so that I could climb up into the room. And finally, after a few attempts, I did succeed.

The room was familiar to me as well, as I came here a long time ago. The walls were still dark and horrifying as I remembered them from my childhood. There were no windows made, inside the room, which was enough to make the entire place so much suffocating without any doubt. Only a usual door was there which opens to the other side and I knew where the door leads to. Other than that, small holes were made on one side of the wall, allowing them to pass the air for a little bit. Except that there was no other passage made to escape from the treacherous room, unless someone knows about the secret trap door.

Without wasting much time to inspect the familiar room, I carefully claimed up there through the trap door only to drag the rest of my body up on the cold hard floor of the dark room.

While I was busy inviting myself in, I realised that the heavy breathing was still there but this time it became even faster than before, declaring the fact that the one who was kept inside the room was now totally aware of my presence and there was no doubt that the person was scared too.

I tried to look around in the dark, and after a while, in the slightest light which was coming through the holes on the wall, I clearly saw a shadow of a man who was hanging from the ceiling, as his hands were tied with the silver chains ever so cruelly. I could even smell the iron of blood all over the air around me. And it did not take much time for me to realise that he was kept as a captive, for how long I did not know that yet.

“You should not have come here. Run away, as long as you have time.” A deep, heavy and extremely exhausted voice came from the middle of the room where the man was left to hang ever so mercilessly. His voice did not at all fail to declare his much devastated he was, and not just that, he was tortured without any doubt. His hoarse voice was enough for me to realise that he might be speaking after a really long time. But this was no time to talk, as I knew that I needed to hurry.

Markus's P.O.V

“Kazan! Stop being so stubborn. Why don't you go and talk to her directly about all that what is going on in your mind right now? Cause the longer it stays in your mind rather than coming out from there, the scarier you will become with each passing time.

And about me...well, I told you before already and even now I would say the same, that, even though I just can not stop thinking about her, I promise I would never cross the line again. Cause she is the one I want to protect and of course I want to see her happy. And I believe, she wants you, not me.

You know that too, right?

But I don't know what happened between you two that you both are now acting this way, as if you two are enemies and nothing else. And I am telling you, if I am the reason for such hatred between you two, then I am all yours to punish.

What I am trying to say is that, Summer was always innocent, Kazan. So, do not do anything wrong with her again, and that too for someone like me.” I never cared to explain that much to anyone else before, how much I had to do now, only for the sake of Summer and Kazan. And I knew that I was also somewhat guilty for such turmoil between them, today. And this time I needed to make everything right once again, whatever I messed up before.

I have to, no matter how.

“You don't have to mind in my business. Do only the things I ask you to.” Kazan's replied in his deep and grumpy voice, showing a lot of disgust on his face for all the words I just said to him.

I knew that he was not at all as heartless as he shows to be, but this time I was totally startled to see Kazan this way. He seemed as if he does not even care about his own mate for whom once he was even ready to die or kill, before.

“How could you say that? Don't you have any feelings for her anymore, just because I acted stupid and kissed her even when she was unaware? If so, then it is me whom you need to accuse, not her.” I could not help but yell at Kazan, seeing his such indifference towards his own mate, whereas I was dying to run to her to know if she was fine after what happened last night. But the thought that I have no right anymore to do so, stopped me for so many times since when I managed to hear the news.

“Are you done?” Kazan bothered to say that much just before he turned around to leave the school ground, but I knew very well what can make him stop right here right now.

“Are you sure that you do not want to see Summer ever again?

Do you really not want to know what happened to