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

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"I am sorry. I am so sorry sweetheart." He mumbled caressing her tear-stained cheek. He knew each word she said was a bitter truth he didn't want to hear.

If he was desperate for one chance from her then she was desperate for freedom as well. He knew imprisoning her in the name of this marriage wasn't right. He knew she was ready to live with him for more than six months till the contract will be ended keeping a stone over her fragile heart but the moment he confessed that even after the end of the contract he wouldn't let her go made her more desperate to get away from him as she saw no way out.

He had nothing to reply to her or say anything further. The sky roared once again making her flinch in her place. His eyes voluntarily moved around the room finding the mess he made a while ago. He was about to turn his attention to her when he stiffen watching blood on the ground.

His eyes snapped to her before he looked all over her body finding her feet injured. Hazel followed his gaze and then pain shoot up in her veins when she realized that to save him she stepped over the glass pieces. She hissed seeing her bloodied feet.

"What the fuck!" Without thinking twice Cyrus picked her up walking toward the bed. He placed her on the edge of the bed and instantly went to the bathroom to bring a first aid box. Hazel was still shedding tears she had no idea why she wasn't able to stop crying. It was like something in her wanted to cry loudly but she was holding herself back.

Cyrus came back and kneeled in front of her. He gently grabbed her injured feet and carefully started attending to it. Just when he was done with her one foot he went for the other but not before glancing at her face only to frown in worry.

"Sweetheart, does it hurt too much?" He questioned gently wiping the blood away. Hazel didn't reply to him only sniffled wiping her cheeks but more tears escaped her eyes.

"It will be alright just a little ok." He said applying for the medicine over her wounds. Hazel sobbed out and this made him go extremely gentle with her. Finally stopping himself from jumping to her he bandaged her feet and placed the first aid box on the floor beside him looking up at her who was still crying.

"Hazel, what happened? Did it hurt too much?" He said caressing her feet but Hazel only shook her head.

"Then? " He mumbled wiping her tears but Hazel burst out in tears crying loudly. This startled him he jumped on the bed beside her and pulled her against his chest.

Hugging her tightly he caressed her back but then he realized why she was crying. She was tried. She was tired of fighting with herself. With her emotions. He knew she was trying her best to not let out but he wanted her to cry her heart out.

Without exchanging any words he just closed his eyes feeling her head over his chest. Her sobbing frame got completely disappeared against his as he made sure to let her feel the warmth of his hug. It wasn't forced, it wasn't lustful, it wasn't hurtful. It was caring and warm.

Crying herself to sleep Cyrus felt her body being dropped all upon him. He looked down at her finding her sleeping on his chest. Sighing heavily he gently picked her up and laid her on the bed caressing her cheeks in the process.

Sitting beside her on the bed he stared at her swollen eyes and tear-stained cheeks. She sniffled in the sleep as well making him feel more messed up. Palming his head with both hands he closed his eyes once again trying to understand what should he do.

He knew she wants only one thing from him and that is to let her go but that's the only thing he can't give her. He can lay the whole world in front of her. He can wait an eternity for her to give him her consent. He can do anything for her to forgive him. The only thing he can't get himself to do was to let her go.

If she wants freedom. He can give her that. She can go anywhere she wants but with the promise of coming back to him at the end of the day. Of course, protecting her will be his priority he can even give up his life for her protection. But why can't she see that? Why does every time she just sticks to one demand and that is to let her go?

He has already accepted that he hurt her he did but now he wants to heal her. No matter if in this process he will get this torturous pain of rejection again and again. He can endure anything for her but the only thing he can't do is stay away from her. To even think of his life without her anymore.

Nodding to himself he understood what he has to do. That punishment will definitely make her forgive him. He hurt her maybe seeing him getting hurt she might be able to finally think about giving him a chance. Maybe just maybe.

He stood up from the bed and looked at the room with a distressed face. What should he do to control his anger? Just what? Sighing out he went to the cupboard, pulled a spare blanket out, and walked to her. He gently covered her with the duvet before looking around the room.

He knew he can't shift her to another room after all she was barely asleep if he moved her she will wake up again and he didn't want to disturb her. Removing his shirt he decided to clean the room after all no one was present in the house to do this work.

Meanwhile

Aaron hissed trying to control his bleeding hand. Cyrus had beaten him real good he wouldn't deny it. Gritting his teeth he sighed out in relief hearing the door of his room open. Thinking that it might be a doctor he looked up only for his relief to fall.

"The fuck you're doing here?" He growled making the woman who was ready to run to him halt in her spot.

"W-What do you mean Aaron? DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS FOR ME TO ESCAPE HIM?" Ella shouted at him making him instantly glare at her.

"SHUT UP! And what the fuck do you mean by escape? Did he keep you as a captive and fucking why?" Ella gulped fidgeting her trembling fingers. She knew he will be really mad at her for revealing his evidence to Cyrus. But it wouldn't be hard for him to destroy them right?