"I-I w-will but y-you must promise t-to not h-hurt—"
"Darling," he softly murmured.
Elias was instantly hurt by her reaction. She was stuttering more than usual. Something was bothering her, and he believed it was him. Her face had gone white as a sheet, and she looked like she was going to throw up.
"I've scared you." Elias loudly sighed. He retracted his hand and took a step back. She was trembling before him, like a small prey before a predator.
Fuck.
When she looked at him like that, how could he dare to stay angered? He wanted to cage her in this castle, and placed her in a pretty birdcage for his pleasure. But he could not. He could never restrict her freedom, never trap her, and he didn't know why.
"Forgive me," Elias muttered.
Adeline could not lift her head. She was s
