Sirena looked at the handsome man behind Olen and felt her eyes turn blurry and hot. He is here.! After tormenting her for so long he is finally here, looking at her with those seductive eyes of his which took her breath away yet again. A lone tear slipped from her blurry eyes and before he knew it, Zed found himself hugging her tight. He buried his nose in her nape, inhaling her pleasant calming scent.
Zed felt his nerves relax inhaling her scent and tightened his arms around her. He felt her tremble in his arms and pulled back to look at her but the very moment he looked at her face, he froze.
Seeing her crystalline tears rolling down her cheeks and her always calm-looking eyes now filled with agony, Zed felt his heart freeze and go numb with woe. He slowly lifted his hands and longingly touched her face, resting them below her ears. He looked at her still flowing tears and kissed her forehead softly.
"Candy..." his voice cracked and he moved forward kissing her damp eyes lovingly. He sighed looking at her vulnerable self and spoke softly, " Baby, I'm sorry... I was late... Now don't cry like that. Look at me... I am here now." He explained to her and held her desperately, kissing her hair from time to time.
Sirena couldn't believe what he was saying or more like, what she was hearing. The desperate tone he was using and the warmth of him as he hugged her, everything, she couldn't believe it was all real. She couldn't tell why she was crying like this. Is it because of the pain and torment she felt due to his absence or the relief he brought her just by standing before her now?
She was missing him a lot more today and thought of him a lot these days. And now, here he was standing like this, hugging her and kissing her as he pleased. All that seemed to work because now the pain, fatigue, frustration, guilt and whatnot everything that was once buried in her finally burst out and she couldn't stop breaking down in his arms.
Bella, Dylan, Cara and Gabriel had strange expressions on their faces watching Sirena breaking down like that in the arms of the new handsome man whereas Roose had a small smile on his lips. He shook his head softly and retired for the night along with Olen. The rest four still looked stunned and couldn't move their feet no matter what. As long as they have known Sirena, that woman was never the one that looked like the type to be vulnerable. She was always strong and always had a calm mysterious halo around her. But now looking at the pitiful woman, all of them only had one thought in their mind that "Love can do wonders".
They decided not to disturb the couple and slowly went out making sure not to disturb them where an irritated Gabriel dragged Cara who had her eyes stuck to the handsome man the whole time.
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THE NEXT MORNING
Sirena opened her eyes and found herself in a warm fuzzy blanket-like embrace. She stretched her body trying to get out of bed but the hand on her waist tightened and pulled her back flush to a strong chest. Only then she registered what was going on. Every memory of what happened yesterday flashed in her mind and her eyes widened realising that all of the events that happened yesterday were all real. From Salaycia to the man now holding her... all were real.
She must have fallen asleep while crying and this brute being as shameless as he ever was, hugged her the entire night. Looking at her so lost in her thoughts, Zed kissed her cheek and asked huskily, " What are you thinking about?" His scorching hot breath on her cheek made Sirena shiver slightly. She frowned at him, ignoring his cute and hotbed look she removed his hand from her waist and got down from the bed. She didn't even speak a word to him and Zed frowned realising this.
"Candy?!" Zed scowled realising that she was yet to speak to him. His scowl deepened when Sirena ignored him and left the chamber. He pursued his lips and chased after her and caught up just outside their chamber.
" Why are you ignoring me?" Zed asked softly ignoring the dull pain he felt in his heart. He felt a prick in his heart when the woman in his arms was ignoring him and not looking at him. His thoughts ran wild and before he knew his lips moved, " Do you... not love me anymore? Do y-you love another man now?"
Sirena glared at him with bloodshot eyes and slapped his hand on her waist. Just how dare he say those words? How could he even think of it? Sirena badly wanted to smash his head into pieces. She glared at him one last time and walked away ignoring the confused man.
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INSIDE ANOTHER CHAMBER
Cara sighed looking at Sedna who was still unconscious. She turned to Roose questioned, " What in the world happened to her? Why is she not waking up?"
Roose looked at the sleeping woman and sighed, " Well... It's quite complicated. Let's wait for others to come. We wanted to discuss this last night but Zed's unexpected arrival delayed it."
Cara raised her well-shaped eyebrows at the mention of the new name.
"Is Zed the handsome guy from yesterday?" One could see the sparkle in her eyes at the mention of the Zed and this sight entered Gabriel's vision as soon as he entered the chamber.
He scoffed looking at the woman's sparkling eyes and gritted his teeth.
" Are you that interested in him?" Cara felt a chill up her spine hearing the cold voice and turned only to find Gabriel's cold eyes glaring at her. She gulped her saliva and laughed nervously shaking her head vigorously, "No! Not at all! I am only interested in you!" She smiled fawningly and jumped into his arms.
Her smile froze when Gabriel whispered in her ears," Looks like I didn't satisfy you well last night. You still dared to think about other guys now?" Cara stiffened at his threat and pouted her lips at him looking pitifully.