Chapter 99: Promise To Protect
Viviana closed her eyes as the warmth around her left her. She could breathe fresh air as Leander took a step back.
"Go..." Leander’s deep voice sounded tired. "He’ll be waiting..."
Viviana was scared to open her eyes. She didn’t know if he was still mad. But more than being mad, she thought he sounded sad. It made her heart squeeze in pain. She thought maybe he feels excluded. She understood because she used to feel the same.
And she had another ulterior motive. The same motive that made her wait when she was standing on the ledge, and the same motive that made her surrender to him on their first night.
She wanted to see if he remembered her.
When that thought arouses in her mind, that thought ruled her entirety. Everything would get forgotten, including who he is and what his family did to her. All that would be left was her desire to be acknowledged by him.
Why? Why was that desire so great that overcomes her vengeance each time?
She didn’t care to think about it. Maybe that’s how fate works—mysteriously.
"Join me," she took a step forward. "I want you to hear my story."
Leander’s eyebrows twitched looking into her misty dark eyes. Like nothing happened, as if she didn’t ask him to kill her, again, she is smiling.
What is the meaning behind this smile?
Leander pressed his lips and turned to leave. He did not want to play her games.