Flames of a lie

Chapter 73

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And concern turned into anger.

I felt a firm body pressing against me as I didn't even realise when William came running towards me as soon as he saw me dressed like a girl. A gasp left my body as I felt him engulfing me in a hug. He had covered my body with his big frame even before the head chef's eyes wandered below my body. My wide eyes remained fixed on the head chef as he kept his mad grey eyes on me. 

"You can't do this to yourself, Sage. Think straight before taking this big step" he whispered in his worried voice as he knew why I had come dressed in women's clothes. Everyone's eyes were fixed on us as they saw me and William standing like that. Logan had the same look on his face with pleading eyes looking at me. James was standing stunned with a look of disbelief on his face as he had seen what I was wearing because he was the first one to notice me when I walked in. Whereas chef Oliver had a neutral look on his face. I took a deep breath because my heart was already beating so fast. 

"I know you are worried for me but I have decided to tell him the truth," I said in my quivering voice. I was trying to sound firm but from inside I was scared not knowing what the next moment would show me. 

"Think Sage for the last time you have still not recovered. You still have a chance"  William said again to make me change my mind but no. If I don't do it today then I won't ever do it. Now or never. I had gathered all my courage to face him and tell the truth. Even if I want to back out and take their advice very badly I can't. I can't do it. Kings never run back. I took one more deep breath as I saw the head chef's eyes turning even mad as William was still hugging me. He clenched and unclenched his fist trying to control his anger. I know how much he dislikes when anyone gets near me. Sometimes his possessiveness makes me think about what my place is in his heart. 

Is that place high enough for him to forgive me? 

"I know but I'm going to tell him now," I said with a bitter smile on my face as I moved out of his hold. He looked at me with worried eyes but I gave him a bitter smile moving past him. I took a deep breath feeling the loud heart beating in my mouth as I lifted my eyes and looked into grey eyes. They were a bit relieved that I was no longer in some other arms than his but they turned confused as they wondered about downy faces. Soon that confused look turned to bitterness. His eyes kept on double-checking me as he took his threatening steps toward me. 

"What kind of joke is it," he asked in his demand as he stood in front of me only a few centimetres away from me. 

"Why are you dressed like that? If you think it's funny then it's not. Go change it now!" He said in his firm voice still not trying to accept what he was seeing in front of his eyes. I saw so many raging emotions lingering in his grey eyes as he still kept double-checking me. A big lump was firming in my throat as I felt everyone gaze at me. They were waiting for me to talk. I had gathered all my courage for this very moment but it puffed out of me when the time came to show it. 

"Can't you hear what I said? Go change your damn clothes" he burst out loudly in his raging voice while grabbing both of my arms to make me do what he was asking. His voice echoed in the kitchen making my heart jump out of my mouth. Tears of fear formed in my eyes looking at his sudden outburst. He has never talked this harshly with me even when in the beginning I started as an intern when he didn't like me a bit. I was not the only person scared in the room. He looked scared too, looking at my silence. He kept looking down at me as his fingers dug deep into my skin. A small whimper left my mouth with a tear of pain slipped out of the corner of my left eye.