Marrying the Man in the Dark

After pronouncing those words, he firmly clasped Cherise’s shoulders, guiding her into the car with purpose, and followed suit, enveloping her in his embrace as they settled inside the vehicle.

Throughout the journey, Cherise hurled curses at him, her anger simmering beneath the surface like a tempestuous sea.

Her ire stemmed from Damien’s confining of her freedom and his inexplicable failure to offer an explanation.

Why, she pondered, did he not clarify if he was facing difficulties?

Why did he remain silent if the situation did not align with Sebastian’s depiction?

Given her current feeling explanation he provided.

him, he should have known that she would unquestionably believe any

Yet, he uttered not a single word of clarification.

Did he truly lack an explanation, or did he feel absolved of the obligation to offer one?

What, she questioned, did he perceive her as?

An object?

A pet?

Or perhaps merely a plaything devoid of memories, past, or the capacity for independent thought?

In truth, she harbored doubt regarding Sebastian’s assertions concerning their relationship.

while her innate connection lay with

the notion that the version of herself devoid of

could have been entangled with Damien

by the ceaseless internal conflict, she yearned for

warmth that radiated from Damien, a familiar and foreign warmth enveloping

not the same Cherise you once knew,” she confessed, her voice tinged with

hatred,” she continued, her words trailing like

after comprehending the depth of those emotions,

being, she exhaled a deep sigh. “Let us part ways, Damien,”

dissolve

steadfast and unyielding, tightened his grip on her arm.

do you oppose my decision?” she questioned, her tone laced with a hint of

may have begun as a transaction and later entangled with my

chapter has

eyes narrowed, his voice carrying a steely determination. “I swore an oath never to let you slip away from me in this lifetime,” he asserted, his words echoing with

does your vow hold for me?”

no longer the Cherise of yesteryears!” she declared,

woman who would relinquish all for love! I possess

her with an intensity that pierced through her defenses.

lips. “Are you suggesting that the former Cherise was a woman governed solely by her emotions, devoid of reason and intellect?” he

lips, nodding in affirmation. “Yes, she admitted.

dangerous glint flickered in Damien’s eyes, his expression inscrutable