Marrying the Man in the Dark

“But for me, I’ve been awaiting your return,” the man spoke with a gentle smile, extending his hand towards Cherise. “Come back with me. I’ll unveil the truth about your relationship with Damien and the love we share.”

Sebastian’s words left Cherise feeling torn.

Indeed, Sebastian arrived bearing the truth.

After tall, he exposed revelations that Damien had kept hidden from her.

Could Sebastian be her true love, her past choice?

With a steadying breath, Cherise began to move towards Sebastian.

As she did, a glint of coldness flashed in Damien’s eyes.

In an instant, he forcefully pulled her back into his embrace.

“Let go of me!”

embrace, wrenching herself away from his grasp. She turned to meet his gaze squarely. “Don’t lay a hand on me!”

a mix of unfamiliarity, resistance, and hostility, igniting

deep breath, reminiscent of how he had rescued. her from the trash can moments

now she brimmed with

her firmly, refusing to let her resist.

growing more fierce with each passing

the murderer of my mother!” she

who orchestrated

pierced Damien’s heart

his demeanor serious careful, and deliberate as he carried her towards the exit with purposeful

he couldn’t allow Cherise

made one mistake, already lost her once..

him or resented

voice cut through the tension as Damien, with Cherise in his embrace, strode past him, a faint smile playing on his lips. “You cannot best me. She is mine, whether now or in the future. If she cannot be mine, I

redirected his attention to Cherise in his rival’s