Chapter 44%
With the twins in his arms, Damien went on long walks but unlike my expectation of his smiling face at the return, he came looking worse than before
Unknown to me those walks were in reality Damien’s appointments with the most renowned doctors in the world and unlike his expectations to find some cure for my sons, all of them declared Liam and Aaron to be incurable. With each passing day Damien became more and more hopeless.
Damien’s agonizing absence. I could not help but notice it more every other day.”
He was always physically there by my side but his mind was engrossed elsewhere else.
The way he teased me, those stolen glances in the office, and the sweet warmth in his voice that used to take my breath away all seemed to have vanished as he tumed indifferent and cold.
Damien’s icy demeanor gnawed at my heart.
One day I walked directly into his cabin, determination burning in my chest to seek answers. I found him standing by the window, his back towards me, staring out at the tall skyscrapers as if they held answers to the questions he wouldn’t share with me.
“Damien I called him softly yet he refused to turn around.
My voice got louder thinking that he might have missed. “Damien, are you listening to me?”
When there was no response and my heart shattered. Tears prickled at my eyes as I looked at the broad back and walked towards him, embracing him from behind. “What’s wrong with you Damien? I cried. “Why are you doing this to me? Have I done something wrong?” “No” his voice was hoarse like he was breaking apart but he refused to let me see his face
soon as those words fell into my earl
“We are still in the office and you are my secretary, the way you are behaving is not proper.” As soo stepped away almost bumt by the touch we shared.”
“Do I even matter to you anymore?”
“Or just like Alex you are tired of me?” I cried in rage.X
“Elena!” Damien stiffened, turning around with bloodshot eyes filled with raw emotions.
“Isn’t it the truth?” I didn’t wait and laughed miserably.
“You are not in your right mind Elena, just go home-
“Not in my right mind? How can I be alright if you continue to ignore me Damien! You… why are you playing with my collar before hitting his chest with my small fists, sobs spilling out. “If you don’t need me anymore, just say it! I’ll go!“: He caught my wrists mid–swing, his grip firm yet not painful.!!
“Stop it Elena!” he growled, his voice low and shaking with restrained anger “Stop saying things like that. Stop with these stupid words!”
heart?!”
I held his
my cheeks. “You don’t talk to me! You don’t look at me! It feels like
“Stupid words? Why should 17” I shouted, tears streaming freely down my c I have already lost you!”
“Lost me?” he spat. “Are you fucking kidding me Elena?! I love you damniti
Do you hear me? I love you! And I am never fucking letting you go, you belong to me god damnit!” Damien’s jaw clenched, his chest heaving.
“No! I don’t belong to anyone!
What do you think about yourself huh? If you think you can leave me and I will die with heartbreak. I hesitated looking into Damien’s grey inses with tears in my eyes.
him. A life like that would be worse than a
I will not die…I will still survive.” It was a lie that I told him when I said I could live without him. Ali thousand deaths.
“Enough with your tantrums Elena!”
“No, it’s not enough yet Dumien. If you are not going to tell me the truth then I might as well take my leave.“8 Damien released both my wrists, cupping my face instead, “Elena Dawson don’t you dare walk away from me.” A punishing on my lips but as soon as Damien looked at me again, his eyes were again hidden behind a veil of secrecy My lips quivered. “I don’t trust you anymore.” I whispered and pulled away, my steps slowly but resolutely walking towards the exit…
