Chapter-5



Author Pov

Harry stared at the running cars on the road through the vast window of his office. The night had fallen. The weather was cold. Too cold. 

Even though his office was cold but the man felt nothing. He stood there with his hands in his pockets and stared at the outside busy world with an emotionless gaze.

His tie and coat were laying on his seat while he was just in his dressed pant and shirt. The upper buttons of his shirt were open and the sleeves of his shirt were rolled up as well revealing his veiny arms.

Soon he heard a soft crack of the door indicating him that the woman he was waiting for had arrived. He heard her soft steps reaching towards him. 

Rose had been in anxiety from the morning. She knew no matter what she had to go to him. But still, it wasn't easy for her to face the one she's responsible for his worst condition.

She stopped at a favourable distance away from him staring at his back. She could hear her own heart thumping in her ears as she stared at his rugged body.

He looked way too muscular than she had witnessed before. His muscles were flexing. They were ready to rip his shirt and come out of it anytime. Even his back looked like a death bell to her.

She couldn't help but feel cold sensation run through her spine. Not because of the cold environment but the way he was standing there having a clear idea of her presence but still he didn't even turn around.

He stayed glued on his spot. His posture was calm. Too calm. But she knew better than to dream of him letting her off so easily. Because she knew.

It was a calm before the storm.

When she entered the company everyone was going home as the official time had ended. Only Harry's secretary and Harry were present in the company. But her body went more in anxiety when she saw his secretary going home too.

She knew she was alone with him. And he purposely asked her to come at a time when no one would be present in the company. She was scared!

And his calmness was scaring her more.

"I-I. I" She tried saying something but nothing came out of her lips.

"J k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z." She flinched hearing his mocking tone.

She unconsciously took a step back when he slowly turned around finding her looking at the floor. 

"I didn't invite you here to listen to how good your memory is that you still remember Abcd." He said sarcastically before walking towards his table and looking at her.

"What you waiting for Ms Rosaline. Give me the file. You here for my signature right." She frowned still staring at the tiled floor.

She hesitantly went towards him and held her hand up to give him the file. He snatched it harshly with a stoic face and opened the file.

Reading it for few minutes he signed it. Rose had no idea what he was doing. She almost gasps out when he threw the file in front of her and went to stand in front of the window again.

"Pick the file and get out." He said coldly keeping his eyes on the dark sky. But she stayed glued on her spot.

How can he just ask her to get out? Doesn't he want to punish her? Doesn't he want to hurt her? That's why he asked her to meet him right. Alone.

Then why is he asking her to go?

"Want me to carry you out. That will only happen in your dreams. Get out I want peace cause seeing your face had snatched it from me." He said making her bit her lip.

She knew he wasn't wrong. But she can't go back like this! After so many years she finally can stand in front of him. She finally got a little bit strength to look at him even though not in his eyes. But still.

She can't go back. No! she can't. Shaking her head. She reminded herself. It's now or never. She heard no words from Harry and few minutes passed away in a killing silence and choking coldness.

"I-I am sorry." She let out a huge breath finally utterly those words that were stuck in her throat for years. How many times she had said them. But he was never able to hear her.

"I can't do this. I can't go back without telling you how much I regret what I did. I am dying Every day every minute every second. I know nothing can change it but I will do anything to earn forgiveness from you. Please forgive me." 

She stuttered out as tears started streaming down her eyes. She stared at his back as he said nothing neither he turned around nor he said a word. He stayed there with his calm posture.

Steadily she went to her knees. Her whole body was slightly trembling. Every word her tongue uttered she couldn't breathe properly because of it.

"I-I will do anything. Just forgive me. Please I beg you. I beg you to free me from this pain. I can't do this. Please I beg you." She cried out letting her sobs echoed in the silent cold room.

Suddenly she heard a laugh. Full of mocking and taunting. Her sobs paused a bit as she looked up.

Harry was laughing like a maniac. His laugh wasn't genuine it was just a mocking laugh. Telling her how much her words amused yet pleased him.

He slowly turned around only to find her on her knees. Nothing changed in his gaze. No mercy. No softness. More likely he felt satisfied seeing her the way she was sitting.

"Forgiveness huh. From how many people you will have your forgiveness tell me. The list of the people you had destroyed and ruined is just too long that even if you take several lives you wouldn't be able to redeem the sins you have done." 

He seethed out making her close her eyes. Her head was dipped down as she clutched her coat tightly in her fists. Her eyes squeezed letting the tears fell on her black coat.

"Stand up." He demanded her as he started walking towards her.

Without another word she obeyed him. Standing on her trembling legs she heard him walking towards her. She still didn't let her head up. 

Finally reaching her he walked around her and stood behind. " You will do anything to have my forgiveness right." He whispered leaning to her body letting his breath met her ice cold ear. 

She nodded her head making him chuckle letting his breath met her cold skin. She almost jumped in fear when she heard him moving back.

"Marry me." 

Her system stopped as well as her body hearing his words. Her lips parted and her eyes widened in shock when she heard what he just said.

In shock, she unconsciously turned around and made eye contact with his fierce gaze. He stared at her without showing one ounce of emotion.

She took a step back only for him to step forward. A small smirk appeared on his lips when she kept on walking backwards while he forward like a predator. He loved the horror in her gaze.

"What happened Rose full of thorns. Isn't what you always wanted." Her steps halted when she heard his words but he didn't stop.

Clearing the distance between them he stood in front of her and held her jaw in a tight grip yanking it up. She looked up in his eyes letting more tears fell.

"You did all this to marry me right. You wanted to be my wife. You wanted to be a woman that will warm my bed. You wanted to spend your whole life with me. Wasn't this you always wanted?" He said squeezing her cheeks and yanking her body against his.

She did nothing except stare at him. Tears kept on escaping her eyes as she stared at him not knowing what to say or do. She knew what he was doing. He wanted to punish her for ever wishing for him to be hers.

"Come on Rose. You said you will do anything right. Then marry me. Be someone I can torture whenever I want. Let me take my vengeance out. Out on you. Be the stone that could stop the lava inside me. I want to hurt you. I want to show you every pain I and my sister had gone through because of you and your bastard brother." 

She closed her eyes feeling a stabbing pain in her heart when he mentioned Liam. She couldn't hold herself anymore. She was feeling too weak.

She let herself be loosened up and fell on the floor but the beast refused to let her go. As soon as he witnessed her legs giving up he held her waist and pulled her towards him.

He forced her to stand on her trembling toes. She gasped out weakly before opening her bloodshot eyes. He grinned before taking only two steps forward and pushing her harshly.

She whimpered coming in contact with a soft material. She was laid on the sofa and in a second he was above her. She was too much weak to do more. All the tension didn't let her eat anything properly from the morning. 

But he refused to show any mercy. His hand went to her jaw again as he pulled her face upwards leaning his down a bit. His lower body completely empowered hers not letting her move.

"I am a man of my words, Rose. Once you will give yourself to me there is no going back. Once you signed the papers of being my wife just understand that you have sold your soul to me. And only I have a right to use you the way I want." 

Letting her jaw go he caressed her tear-stained cheeks roughly wiping them away. She whimpered when he dug his head in her crook sniffing her alluring scent.

"You will remain as mine till your last breath. Choose wisely. I am a man of consent. I will never be the man you labelled me as." He said making her whimper at the mention of the sick false accusation she made on him years ago.

His large fingers kept on caressing her one cheek while he stayed over her body with his head resting in her neck. He didn't let his whole weight on her as he knew if he did he will crush the tiny girl. She is too small she will end up dying from suffocation. 

"You will fulfil every obligation of a wife. Which means I will touch you. I will touch you the way I want. I Will take you the way I want. I will do with your body whatever I want. So prepare yourself before signing those papers. Because signing those papers will give me your consent. But again."

He paused pulling his head up and watching her paralysed body laying under him in pure shock. And it was obvious from the way she was staring at him.

"Choice is yours. If you want my forgiveness. Give yourself to me." He leaned down keeping his sinister gaze staring at her stunned ones.

"Sell your soul to me. And with an idea of never going back. Because once you entered my hell. You will never find an exit. Never!" 

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That was intense. From this episode, the real story is starting. Hope you have already understood that  Harry's way of thinking is not ordinary so you will find a lot of dark twists in the story.

Till the next Adios.