Chapter 71 One Thing

This bonus chapter is dedicated to @Monica_Ceja! Thank you so very much for the supergift!!! <3

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When Sebastian finally returned to their room, Elle was already asleep. She had tossed and turned for quite a long time, troubled at how he had just left without saying a word, and only fell asleep as her body just could not hang on to consciousness any longer. Even in her sleep, there was a slight frown etched between her brows.

Sebastian leaned against the door, quietly staring at her sleeping form. His eyes still held that longing for her, as intense as before he left if not more. He had to get out a while ago because he could no longer stand watching her tensing up on her side of the bed and trying to feign sleep. It was obvious that his presence had made her extremely nervous.

That should not be something that would bother him enough to send him out of his own room. But it f**king did. He did not like the way she looked so uncomfortable with him inside the room. So, he had decided to leave and went out for a smoke at the veranda.

Now that his head had cooled down a little, he realized that it should not be a surprising thing for her to be uncomfortable. This would only be the second night that they would have officially slept together after all. And during that first time, she had actually passed out.

Leaning his head back, Sebastian stared unblinkingly at the ceiling for a long time before closing his eyes. He seemed to be listening out for something for quite a long while before he opened his eyes again. The entire time he was listening, his focus was absolute. There was absolutely no movement made. His entire frame was still and rigid, eyes closed and only showed a slight movement below his eyelids and even his breathing was so light that it was as if he were not breathing at all.

Then he sauntered quietly towards the bed, his long legs lending a graceful gait to his elegant strides. He stopped when he arrived right next to her and squatted down carefully, making sure that he made no sounds to disturb her from her rest. This was the best position for him to stare at her face all he wanted, as she was lying on her side. Thankfully, she was lying and facing the outside of the bed, making it such where after squatting, he was almost face to face with her exquisite face.

His molten grey eyes seemed to gleam in the dark as he watched her sleeping face. It was as though he was content to squat there, drinking in her calmness now that she was asleep. All the while, he enjoyed tracing her delicate facial features with his eyes, over and over again and taking in the light and moist fragrance from her breaths as she exhaled in her sleep.

After what seemed like forever, he lifted his hand. He carefully rubbed a small stray lock of her fiery hair that was curled on her cheeks between his fingers, noting how silky they felt before brushing it away. Just in case it disturbed her rest.

"That's right… you have to learn to be comfortable around me, Izabelle." He whispered so lowly that his voice was almost inaudible. "Because from here on out, you won't sleep another night without me being next to you. Whether you like it or not." He smiled. It was a smile that was filled with wicked promise and firm decision. He had come to this conclusion after taking some time to ponder and think on how he wanted things to proceed between them from now on.

Sebastian still could not fully understand what was going on with him and why in hell was he having these sudden violent feelings towards her. The reason was still logically inexplicable to him, but there was one thing that he already knew for sure and was a 100 percent certain about. He wanted her. He so badly wanted her. And what he wanted… will ultimately end up being his…

The gleam in his eyes was still so intense even by the time he had climbed into their bed and silently laid down next to her.

He did not sleep and just stared up at the ceiling as if waiting for something to happen. And after some time, when Elle turned and scooted towards him – a source of warmth on the bed, the corner of his lips tugged upwards.

His arm draped around her naturally and pulled her closer to his body before whispering the words, "Mine… you're going to be mine, Izabelle…"

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Elle was so shocked to find herself lying so close to Sebastian when she opened her eyes. She even had her hand draped over his stomach, as though it fully belonged where it was. What happened? Did he not leave?!

She could not believe that he was right there in her bed that she thought she was dreaming for a second. But from the warmth that her hand felt, he was really there! And he looked… so… unlike the beastly god of the dark Sebastian that she was so used to. At that moment, he looked, like… some kind of heavenly being that accidentally fell into her bed.

The fact that he looked so peaceful and seemingly vulnerable had rendered her speechless. But she knew that this sleeping Sebastian just the eye of the storm. Once he awakens…

He suddenly pulled her even closer against him, causing her to almost gasp out in shock. The way he held her almost felt like… it felt like a lover's hug.

Her heart raced and thudded wildly as he squeezed her like he could not get enough of her closeness.

Just as she was about to call out his name, that familiar occurrence happened again.

"Ali… sa…" he uttered in a broken voice. And the gleam in Elle's eyes dulled in the blink of an eye. Her body stilled and stiffened like a block of ice as she continued listening to his voice, calling out that name. Again.

Elle did not move this time and just stayed as immobile as a doll in his arms for what seemed like a long stretch of time. His hold on her had loosened up slowly as he eventually stopped uttering that name. Her throat felt so hot and tight. She hated what she was feeling. She hated the damned ache that was in her throat right now. She hated it so much. So much…

Soon, her eyes fell to the thick curtains and realized that it was already morning. It was time for her to rise and get ready for the day.

Quietly, Elle carefully extracted herself from his hold. Thankfully, he did not wake up, so she climbed off the bed and immediately went to the bathroom. All she wanted to do was to get herself ready and leave the room before he wakes up so she could begin her work for the day. She just wanted to get herself moving and extremely busy again. That way, she would not need to think of any unnecessary things.

But the moment she entered the bathroom, she found herself standing there, utterly shocked at what she was seeing on the wall.

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