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

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Standing in front of the covered window he kept on glaring at the rapid rain falling over the glass. He gritted his teeth remembering the pain he felt when she mercilessly crushed his hope. His heart kept on slamming against his chest in resentment, anger, and sadness.

He had no idea what to do to get rid of the uneasiness he was feeling inside him. He wanted to break everything around him, he wanted to hurt her, and he wanted to set the whole world on fire to get rid of his burning pain. But he couldn't get himself to do so anymore.

Once the man who used to destroy, kill and burn the reason of his anger to ashes now the same man couldn't get himself to even go near her. He wanted to hurt her but at the same time, he couldn't. Every fiber of his body was holding him back from even thinking of going near her with the thought of hurting her.

Clutching his phone in his hand his glare turned sharper when he remembered all the words he heard in the recorder. But can he blame her for saying everything he didn't want her to say? No, he can't! And how can he even blame her when he's the one who's responsible for every answer she gave to Aaron?

Do you love him?

No.

Do you consider him your husband?

No.

And the last but the most heart-slashing confession of hers.

Do you want to stay with him?

No.

Even after all his tries to show her that he has changed. Even after all of his confessions on her birthday did nothing to her. All of that meant nothing to her. Was he that bad to not deserve one chance? Just one fucking chance.

Closing his eyes he heard someone entering the room and Creed bowed at him even though he wasn't facing him. "Everything went according to our plan. We got all the evidence and in two hours he will be arrested and I can guarantee you, boss, he will be sentenced to death."

Creed completed his words staring at Cyrus's back who didn't reply to him. Creed's cold eyes slowly soften a little while staring at his boss. The man was scary but he looked scarier when he was fighting a battle with himself. His tensed shoulders and fisted hands were an obvious indication that he was trying to control himself.

And that's what makes Creed pity him. He had never seen Cyrus trying for anything before but for the first time, he was seeing his boss making efforts. He was making efforts to control his anger, not to make haste decisions, and especially not to do anything that could hurt her. His wife.

If it was the same Cyrus he knew 4 months ago then he would be making torturous plans for Hazel for disobeying him and trying to leave him. If it was the same merciless monster he was familiar with then Hazel would be six feet under the surface right now. But this man. He seems different.

"Also." He paused licking his lips.

"Ella has escaped." This made Cyrus open his eyes. A small dark chuckle left his lips as he shook his head in disappointment.

"As expected. You didn't catch her right." Creed nodded.

"Yes boss, as per your orders we let her run to Aaron Parker." Cyrus hummed before dismissing Creed who went straightly to his house after all he wanted nothing but to reach his wife who was dead scared for Hazel.

Cyrus's plan was unpredictable yet complicating. He had his spy in Aaron's gang who was informing him of Aaron's every plan that was directed to Cyrus. Cyrus never gave a damn about what Aaron does or what is his business until Aaron knows well to not poke his nose in his business.

They spent years going back and forth trying to get back at each other every time they got the chance. But it was just a small rivalry till Aaron's ways started getting into Cyrus's personal life as well. Even though Cyrus never really minded his ways even when he kidnapped Ella as he simply didn't care about anyone. He had no weakness and no one for whom he wanted to put an end to Aaron's evil ways till Hazel entered his bloodied world.

Even though initially she was nothing to him and he considered her just a woman like Ella but who knew that he will finally find his weakness? The treasure he wants to protect at any cost. His wife for whom he can go to any lengths. And the moment Aaron asked his man to touch Hazel at the party. That was his last string.

He made a plan and in this plan, he didn't involve anyone not even Creed. As per Aaron's plan, Fred was sent to become a guard and they did good in hiding his real identity but Cyrus was smarter enough. If he wanted he could simply kill Fred and failed Aaron's plan to approach Hazel but he wanted to see something.

He wanted to see if his last hope was enough strong to hold onto or if was he just living in an illusion. And that's what he did. The main purpose he had to make Aaron meet Hazel was just to see if his confession has made any difference in her heart for him or not.

And somewhere he already knew the bitter reality that will fall upon him that he was foolish enough to hope. He shouldn't have hoped for anything. Each time he sets his hope only for it to be crushed mercilessly. Maybe that weak abused boy is still somewhere inside him who hopes for something only for this monster to realize that he's not made to have any hope.

Ella was working for Aaron for the past few months as after Hazel Cyrus didn't even think about her or any other woman. Ella, as expected, became Aaron's whore but this time Cyrus got to know that she was trying to find something against Aaron so she could get him to marry her after all the greedy woman wanted a secure future and if it's not with Cyrus then why not with Aaron.

She came to know about a lot of Aaron's illegal businesses and his human trafficking business as well. And she kept it to her until Aaron asked her to go to Cyrus and seduce him for this day so he could get Hazel. Ella didn't agree at first but eventually said yes to him as Aaron manipulated her by promising her a marriage.