Chapter 71: The Words That Remained Unsaid
He cried again, the poor soul.
Natha sighed as he caressed the slightly damped forehead. This time, he didn’t even know why the man suddenly cried—silently, yet in so much agony. Val had cried even as Natha flew down to the dock, and brought him back inside the greenhouse. He cried silently inside the Demon Lord’s embrace until he passed out from exhaustion.
But the Lord didn’t know why.
When Val cried before, even without peering into the man’s thoughts, Natha could easily guess the cause. But this time, he had no idea.
Val was so happy before, so full of joy when he entered the greenhouse. So adorable when he lay down on the couch, using Natha’s thigh as a pillow, saying that he didn’t mind just living there between the exotic plants and looking at the small lake. Innocently asked if there were dangerous pets in the lake and whether it would be safe to swim there.
He was happy, wasn’t he? They made so much progress already. He was no longer flinched and flustered too much at the sign of physical intimacy. Natha had made sure he was being careful, patiently watching for the young man’s mood.
Natha had been cautious, anxiously waiting on Val’s verdict about living here. Was there something that made him uncomfortable, was there something that made him anxious or scared?
He was glad and relieved when he saw the blissful face against the natural illumination of the lake, the brightness in those beautiful pair of emeralds.
But then, suddenly, his sweetheart pushed away from him.
It was just a fraction of a second, when he lost his grip upon the man. But in that split second, he felt his guts churning. He felt like he was going to lose this man.
Again.