Hellbound Heart

After just lying there and listening contentedly to Sebastian's pounding heart, Elle finally lifted her face off his chest.

Though part of her was adamant and refusing to do anything too suddenly, for fear that this magical, miraculous moment would end, she knew that there was nothing else they could do but face each other and deal with their remaining dilemma. She needed him to speak now.

But first... she really needed to get off him first! Blushing hard, Elle moved her hips and tried to lift herself off him.

To her shocked surprise, Sebastian's hand around her waist did not budge. And that caused her to fall back into his lap again.

Looking at him with slightly widened eyes and reddened cheeks, Elle spoke. "I think... we need to fix ourselves first, Sebastian. We really can't be putting this off any longer and need to talk."

"Can't we talk... like this?" He looked at her with a neutral face, as though he was being serious with that suggestion.

Elle almost choked before parting her lips in shock. Those words were the last thing she had ever expected him to say in this situation. Was he even serious?! Who could even think straight if being put in the situation that they were both in right now?

Her hand shot out and before she knew it, she had already pinched his cheek. Hard. "Sebastian... I'm serious... we..." she trailed off at the realization of what she was doing. A wave of relief washed through her when she realized the fact that even if they were divorced now, it did not seem to have changed anything between them - with the way she was responding to him. In fact, it was unbelievable but she felt even closer to him right now than ever before. It was hard for her to put what she was feeling right this moment into words, but all she knew was that she was certain something had changed between them and it was only for the better. And that realization brought a flutter of joy filling in her heart.

Fighting the urge to smile outwardly in disbelief, Elle's eyes wandered and it fell to his neck.

Her expression immediately changed and her gaze turned worried and confused. "Why... is my bite not healing yet?" She asked, as her heartbeat raced and her brows knitted together. Sebastian's wound should have healed already with his vampiric powers!

"Because I'm not letting it heal." He replied to her simply. His fingers now on her lips, tracing its outline gently, looking so engrossed in that as though he was touching a highly prized piece of art.

"R-really? You can do that?" Elle was taken aback.

"Yes, Iza. That's your mark on me. I don't want it gone yet."

Elle tilted her head a little but she then felt relief flooding her entire body in the next second, knowing that it was intentional on his part and not that there was something wrong with him. Her creased brows relaxed. She sighed in relief because for a while there, she thought she felt something strange.

"But... it looked... grave. And it's still bleeding a little. Can you heal it a bit?" Elle still asked despite the assurance given from Sebastian earlier.

He shook his head. His gaze still focused on her swollen lips. "No can do. It'll heal without any trace if I do that."

"Oh... but we can't just leave it like that." She argued. No matter how she tried to ignore it, the wound and blood on him was something she could not bear. Just why in the world did she have to bite him that hard?! Did she have a dog for her ancestor?! Lord...

As though he finally realized how bothered she was about his wound not healing, Sebastian gave in. "Alright, let's just put some band-aid and ointment on it."

She blinked at him, not expecting his choice. But she chose not to argue anymore as she just found a way to have him release her. She could finally get off him so that she could finally think without getting distracted by having his manhood still stuffed inside her.

"I'll go get the first-aid kit." She told him and Sebastian finally loosened his grip on her.

Elle quickly climbed off him and fixed herself. She rushed towards the door and then to their room to wash herself off first.

Once she was back in Sebastian's study, he had already fixed himself. He was standing by the window and looking outside.

Her eyes caught the box of first-aid kit that was sitting on his desk and it seemed that he had already dealt with his wound himself.

Elle approached him quietly, placing the kit down on the table before she stood behind him. Reaching out, Elle's arm circled around his middle and hugged him, pressing her forehead against his back.

She felt his body flexed at her touch and then relaxed. "What are you thinking about?"

Sebastian took her hand and turned around, facing her. His grey eyes now serious, a little intense. "I want to send you back to the Black Forest, Iza."

She met his gaze, staring deep into his eyes. "Can you tell me why? And what about you? What are we going to do about our... divorce?"

"I want everyone to think that we're truly over. You will leave me. But instead of going back to Dalenn as originally planned, you'll take refuge at Abigail's home instead." He caressed her cheek gently. "I don't know if this can fool Elijah. But at least, he can't touch you while you're in there if he ends up not believing it at all. Witchcrafts and such won't work if you're within the Black Forest. So that's the safest place for you to hide out for now. The safety won't be a hundred percent... but with Alexander and the witch queen in there, I know you'll be much safer with them than having you tag along with me."

"What about you?" she asked him in a low voice.

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A/N: Thank you for your patience. The mass release will come next week as I needed time to write the chapters. ^^