Russius fucking Riven

CASSIUS POV

While I thought of going after Alessia, I shrugged the idea.

She didn't mean whatever she was saying.

She was only mad because I refused to say a thing about myself.

Fuck!

I can't do this anymore. No more.

Before I could even stop myself, I already left my office, walking in fast stride, so as to catch up with her.

Luckily for me, she was at the gate. At the verge of leaving.

I grabbed her hand, just before she could leave, turning her towards me.

“ What do you want?” She raised her brow, avoiding my gaze, so I didn't see that she had been crying all the way out of my office.

“ You can't leave.” I growled. “ I won't let you.”

“ Why?” She raised her palm to wipe the tears on her cheeks, smearing her makeup. “ You already made it clear to me that you already gave up on whatever we had, so let me go.”

She struggled in my grip. Alessia wanted to leave my life, but can I let her go?

No, fucking no!

I can't! Not in this lifetime or the next.

“ I didn't give up on you or whateve