Devil's vow novel Chapter 17

Allac State

Russia

Alaina's pov

Ever seen an ocean, the waters swallowing the shore everytime, drowning it in it's love and engulfing it's sorrows, telling that even though it can never mix, it will always leave a beautiful imprint on it.

Seeing Ajax infront of me made me tremble, he was my savior, he saved me that day, he was the one who was with me every night, that sunkissed golden skin glowed like burning ambers in the faint light, his hair all dark brown, beautifully unkempt, with features that could bring Adonis to shame, with a few freckles adorning his cheeks. To say he was handsome was unjustified, he was a god in all his glory.

I couldn't form words when my eyes met his- all merciless and beautifully cold. They softened to the shade of forests and I could only form a single word.

"Why?"

His features softened while seeing me, it was maybe only a touch for him, maybe just a thing for one time but for me, it meant the whole world.

When I was a kid going through abuse, it was like an unwritten rule for me- to die in solitude, I had left all hopes of ever finding a person for me, who would like a girl so vile and tainted?

They would accept me, maybe for my empire, or for this hideous face which may appear not-so-hideous to some or maybe for this tarnished body. The options were many.

But his oncoming in my life gave me a hope and it was so cruel of him to do that to me.

"You have your information... Laina what happened? " he asked when a stray tear escaped my eye, wiping it quickly I stood up, trying to leave.

"Why show care to me? why save me? You are here for some purpose ,right?-a big one, why to play me like a doll?" I said before walking towards the door.

A hand wrapped around my wrist pulling me to a hard, warm chest providing me security from the outer evils. " Leave me" I protested quite unsure if I really wanted that.

"Shhh, listen to me" his fingers delicately wiped the tears escaping my eyes to which I turned my face away.

"I played you as a doll huh?" His hot breath whispered in my ear as he twisted my body so that my back was plastered to his warm smooth chest ,his arms coming around my waist, holding me like I was fragile flower.

"Have you seen yourself princess? Not a doll, my little treasure, MY doll and I promise the one who lays a finger on you will prefer the dark depths of molten hell than his life." his vow made my eyes go wide.

A tender kiss was placed on my shoulder, then on my hair. The action was not for pleasure of bodies, it was pure like the gardens of Eden, it was a promise, an oath, a feral vow. It was a thing so pure, it could have been undecipherable if we have been lovers.

"You gave me your word to protect my secret binding it to your pride, today I, Ajax promise you- nobody will lay a finger on you, little treasure and I bind it with my life" his placed a last kiss just behind my ear, making me shudder.