Chapter 85
ZIA.
1- – -didn’t like it when he was hurting. It felt like his pain could spread inside my chest and squeeze my heart. I hated this, but I didn’t have him.
Closing my eyes, I held him. I didn’t know how much time passed, but he was the one who broke the silence this time.
I am sorry.” Maximus whispered under his breath. If his voice had been a little lower, I wouldn’t even
even hear it.
am sorry
for stripping you of choice by tricking you into signing that witch contract.” Maximus grabbed my hands and slowly removed them from his waist
I felt my heart drown. He turned to me. Our eyes met, and his gaze softened.
Maximus ran his knuckles down my check. A shudder ran down my spine. He cupped my cheek and stroked it with his thumb.
I was desperate to keep you on my side. I am sorry.
dat him in silence a
ence and accepted the
A lump formed in my throat. I had so much to say, but words refused to form in my mouth. So, I just stared apology he was offering.
When we go back home, I will—dissolve the contract. You will be free, Little one.” Maximus leaned in and rested his forehead against mine. you will be free to do whatever you want, I won’t hold you back.
My heart jumped in my throat. I gripped his wrist and tried to search for something in his eyes but there was nothing—nothing except that strange tenderness I was not used to.
“Why? Why now! It felt like an invisible hand was tightening around my heart, threatening to make it explode.
“It will be too late. “He shrugged and leaned away too late if I don’t I do it now.”
Like a desperate leech, I tried to grab him as he rose and stepped away from me. Maximus didn’t answer my silent plea. He showed his hands inin his pockets and lowered his gaze to my wide eyes.
“Do you think I didn’t try everything to get rid of this curse, Zia?” His soft voice became hard.
I started. “You are—”
* I did. I searched the end of the world to find something that would help me. But it turns out the only one who can actually break this curse is my
mother. And she? She will die before setting me free,” He took another step away from me, putting distance between is that seemed impossible to cover. I can not mark you or make you my Liina. If I can only hurt you, it’s letter if I let you go now
I wanted to art like a pathetic bitch and cling to him. But I couldn’t. I retracted my stretched my arms, and let the cold settle in my bones.
He was letting me go after I told him I loved him. His soft touch was not the answer to that confession. This distance was
My gaze dropped to the floor. Everything inside me was screaming, but no sound came out of my mouth.
And the prophecy you told me about- Maximas trailed off, there are—many men in the Caine family who will readily accept you if you choose to leave Aiden. I can—help you with that.
It was the last mail in the coffin. I gritted my jaw and clenched my hands into fists, “What am I in your eyes? A thing you can just put place!”
“That’s not what I mean. And you know it.” He spoke without hesitation.
in your desired
My head spun. Before I fell asleep, he was so passionate, and caring, What—happened then? Why did he have to change so suddenly? Why w this happening to me again!
I had so many questions but there wa
was no answer, and I didn’t want him to give in an answer either.
וה. ח
“Okay. “I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded like a robot. “Okay. Let me go. It’s not like I was dying to be tied to you. You came to final
–for that, I don’t need to be grateful anymore. I will jint – consider it payback for the trick you played on me. Now- – -Now we are ren, Alpla Kine”
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Chapter 85
Was it possible to rip someone’s heart apart after putting it together in one day?
Yes. Yes, it was. For Maximus Caine, it was so easy.
The funny thing in all this was the fact that I was dying for him to nullify that witch contract so I didn’t have to end up as his mistress.
Now that he readily agreed to do it, it felt like the world was ending.
Was it because 1 had said those words! I love you. But—it didn’t mean anything. My emotions were never enough for anyone
Don’t cry, Zu * Maximus” warm fingers brushed against my cheek.
I flinched and drew my head back. That’s when I took notice of the warm liquid flowing down my checks.
1
Trouched my eyes. I was crying
I snorted and wiped the tears away but they kept coming. I was fucked up after going through so much in such a short time.
That was the only justifiable reason behind the tears that continued to fall. No matter how many times 1 wiped my eyes, they would flood with tears
Don’t cry.” Maximus‘ arms.
arms wrapped around me.
But I placed my hand over his chest and pushed him away.” don’t touch me. You said it. That witch’s contract will end. And right
|||||” Zia- – – ” His voice carried so many emotions that I was forced to look into his deep eyes again.
so you have no
My breath hitched in my throat but I still managed to choke out,” you luve no right to touch me again, Maximus. Whether I cry, laugh, or kill myself—it has nothing to do with you anymore!”
There was a fire in my eyes. It made him grit his jaw and pull away from me.
A moment passed in silence. I kept wiping my cheeks but it was not really working
Darius will come up with a way to remove this band. In the meantime, let’s go home and get rid of the contract. “Maximus suggested, his words leveled, his voice cold
Yes. He cared about me. My heart refused to believe that he didn’t. He cared about me enough to find me, to come for me, to save me.
But he didn’t love me.
was what I needed.
And love was
I nodded and moved to the edge of the bed. You are right. Let’s go.
The tears were of no use. If he didn’t love me, I couldn’t make him. Even if I died, and ruined myself, he still wouldn’t feel an ounce of love for me.
to a man who didn’t love me.
And I refused to repeat the mistake I made with Aiden. I wouldn’t cling to
Besides, he was right. He was not the last Caine man to exist in this world.
