The Alpha: Claiming His Enemy's Daughter novel Chapter 193

Chapter 193: WILL

The tension was so real for Will when he clasped the necklace around Hanna’s neck. He didn’t know whether it was enough to show his feelings for her, or if the message was delivered well. He mulled over a lot of possibilities and what he had to do to make it work.

However, that was also when he saw her coming closer, his mind froze and his first thought was; he was being attacked, thus his instinct told him to defend himself. Everything happened so fast. Even Will couldn’t process the fact that Hanna was harmless. She was not an enemy and it was absolutely ridiculous and impossible for her to harm him.

Yet, his twisted mind read the whole thing differently because Hanna moved closer to him so abruptly.

The sight of her crowding him overlapped with another unpleasant memory and the next thing he knew; he had pushed her so hard, as if he was fighting for his life.

And when the murky clouds in his mind finally cleared up and he could see clearly, he knew what horrible thing that he had done, but his body couldn’t move. He was shut down from reality and could only watch Hanna bleeding profusely before she fled the room without him getting to explain himself or trying to run after her.

It took him a long time before he could function properly again. He felt very horrible when he had to clean the broken table with Hanna’s blood on the floor. He felt like crying, but there were no tears that he could shed.

People like him had stopped crying a long time ago.

"It’s okay..." Hanna said gently.

"No, it’s not okay... I hurt you." It would never be okay for him to hurt her. How could she still talk to him so softly? "It will never be okay. I am sorry..."

"You don’t need to be sorry, it was me who misunderstood your intentions..." Hanna was embarrassed. She lowered her head. She really wanted to run away now, but Will still held her hand firmly and refused to let go.

Hearing that, Will felt uneasy. She misunderstood the whole situation. The sound of her voice as if she was being rejected pained him physically.

"Can I... can I hug you?" Will asked, he didn’t dare to look Hanna in the eyes, as he waited for her answer. This came out of the blue, but he was so desperate to tell her how he felt, that he did not reject her feelings.

She was the reason why he was still alive today.

"Hm?" Hanna was caught off guard when she heard the question.

"Is it okay for me to hug you?" Will asked again, this time, he raised his head to look her in the eyes. He saw how confused she looked, but she eventually nodded her head.

With her permission, Will moved closer to her, he moved so slowly, as if giving her a chance to push him away, but Hanna wouldn’t do that. She let him take his time and when, finally, she was in his embrace, she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn’t even realize she had been holding her breath.