Sinfully Yours by Mirah Selim (best e reader for manga txt) 📕

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Hazel frowned when Cyrus didn't take her back to the mansion but instead drove them to some unknown place. She looked around only to find them in an abandoned barren land. It was built right beside the river.

Cyrus didn't say anything and just opened the door of the car stepping out. He walked on the edge of the land and stared down at the river with a blank gaze. He didn't ask her or ordered her to follow him.

Hazel bit her inner cheek opening the door and stepping out. She walked near him standing beside him. His gaze was fixed on the river while her confused eyes moved between them. From the time they left the church, he had been behaving weirdly.

"You see that." His sudden voice made her frown at him. She followed his gaze only to fall over the water in the river.

"There was a time this place was my only companion. I used to come here before my body started wearing these caged suits." He mumbled making her more confused. But she didn't say anything just listened to him silently. She had nothing to say anyway.

It's been years since I came to this place. He thought but didn't voice out. He didn't want to show how her words affected him. He didn't want her to think that her words has successfully evoked some emotions in him he didn't want to.

This place used to be the only source of peace for him. He used to come here whenever he wanted to let his pain out. The water resting in the river was the only friend he had that never questioned him, mocked him, or called him the things he didn't want to hear.

Peace, this place gives me peace.

He remembered the words she said in church. Just when she called that church her peace he instantly remembered this place. He never thought he would return to this place after so many years.

When Cyrus held the title of the owner of Sylvester's businesses and also a hidden mob boss. He stopped running after peace. He stopped trying to find the hope that slowly vanished from his heart.

Hazel stared at him whose eyes remained fixed on the water. She sighed before walking back to the car but just when she took two steps her wrist got caught by his large palm.

She gasped out when he roughly jerked her in his arms. Her back came crashing against his chest while his arms were protectively wrapped around her shoulders back hugging her tightly.

She gasped in fear taking a step back and pressing her back more against his chest. He chuckled taking a step back but didn't let her go. He only made a little distance between the edge of the land and the river to lower her fear.

He bent his head down placing his chin over her tensed shoulder making her gulp down. A peaceful silence engulfed them as they both didn't share any words. They stayed silent being attached to each other more like him sticking to her like a leech.

Her eyes voluntarily glanced at his hands and again his hands filled with tattoos made her gulp down. His tattooed body always scares her. But then her eyes found something she never had seen before.

The bracelet he always wears has moved a little up from its usual place revealing something astonishing. Scar. There was no tattoo in that particular place and she could easily guess. It was a slit scar.

Cyrus never let the bracelet off his wrist ever. He always wears it even while being physical with her. And Hazel also never noticed it before as she never gave any attention to him. But today unknowingly she caught something she shouldn't have.

Was he suicidal?

She thought gulping down in discomfort. Many thoughts invaded her mind as she stared at the scar. Was he suicidal or it's something else?

Cyrus opened his eyes moving to hers when he realized what she was staring at. He slowly removed his arms from her shoulders pushing his bracelet over its right place. Hazel turned to him watching him avoiding her eyes.

"It's quite late. We should head back." He announced before trying to walk back. Hazel didn't have any strength to question so she silently decided to follow him but just when she took a step ahead he stopped and turned around in a second.

Everything happened so fast that it startled Hazel and she unconsciously took two steps back resulting in her left foot slipping. She yelped out in fear feeling her body being derived off the balance.

Cyrus's eyes widened as he didn't waste a second and grabbing her waist jerking her back, her chest came crashing against his. She looked up into his angry eyes which had something different in them too.

"Are you crazy? You could have fallen!" He growled making her flinch in his arms. Seeing an obvious fear in her eyes he closed his eyes taking a deep breath.

"Fuck you scared me!" He mumbled but it was too low for her to hear. She frowned at his wretched expressions.

Just when he opened his eyes, hers widened finding herself in the air. He picked her up in his arms not trusting her anymore. He walked towards the car before gently placing her on the passenger's seat and jumping on his.

He started the car and just when he was out of the abandoned land he sped up. The whole ride he kept on clutching the steering wheel tightly. Hazel didn't say anything the whole ride but his recently changed behavior was confusing her. He looked weirdly uncomfortable and restless from the day she burst out of her heart in front of him telling him how much she hates him.

They both reached the house and Hazel was about to hop off the car when her dainty arm was held by his large palm. She turned to look at him making him sigh heavily. He gently grabbed her both arms pulling her face a little closer to his.

"Don't ever be this careless. You have no idea how much you have sc---" He instantly shut up realizing what he was about to say. Shaking his head he cupped her cheeks.