Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 250

“No, Madame. Is he a friend of yours that got lost? Should I help you search for him?” the guard offered with genuine concern.

“No! It’s ok…I…I have to go…” I said in a hurry before sprinting away.

I can’t waste any more time. Where could Reiner be?

I stopped in my tracks when a thought suddenly hit me.

The tree.

Without any more thought, I started sprinting to that old tree where I had spent time with him around when we first met. I was breathless by the time that I arrived. Then my heart almost stopped as I spotted a silhouette of a tall man deep in the dimly lit garden.

“R! Please wait! R!” I shouted so loud that I was shocked at how loud I could be.

I ran towards him as fast as I could, ignoring the tall grass and dry leaves scratching at my feet and ankles. There was no way he couldn’t hear me at this distant.

Although the man did not make an attempt to walk away, he did not turn to face me. I ran up to him and hugged him tightly from behind. I knew for certain from the first moment that I touched him that after all these years of being apart, I had finally come in contact with Reiner once again.

“Sorry Madame, but I think you’ve got the wrong person,” the man replied stiffly.

How could I be wrong when he smells just the same as I have always remembered?

No…I didn’t make a mistake. I would never make a mistake on this…

Although he told me that I made a mistake, he did not shake off my embrace. I hugged him tighter as I felt tears sting my eyes. I felt so relief that he was…still alive. That was all I needed. I just needed to know that he was ok…

“…My apologies. You just look so much like someone that I long to see. I promised myself that if I ever had a chance to see him again, I would tell him that I forgave him for everything so long ago. That I never held anything against him, that it wasn’t his fault…that it was all an ill-fated mistake…and that I’m so thankful for everything he’s done for me…and the last gift he’s given me…” I said as all the bottled-up feelings inside of me spilled out all at once.

I don’t know how many times I’ve dreamt of this moment and rehearsed what I wanted to say to him to myself. However, now that it was finally happening, I couldn’t remember what I wanted or needed to say at all. I just wanted him to live a happy life…a life free of any guilt. I wanted this man to be free.

I was no fool. I knew that we couldn’t go back to what we were and even if we could, I would never choose to do it at the expense of abandoning my loving husband and children. However, for just this once, I wanted to be the old selfish and childishly passionate Natalia…

“…Madame…” the man whispered.

It hurts, he won’t even say my name. However, he did slowly turn around to face me after untangling my arms from around his torso.