Crimson Hearts: A Tale of Power and Compassion

part 4 (Betrayal and Redemption)

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(Betrayal and Redemption) Part 1

The calmness of the beautiful evening was shattered by the sound of hurried footsteps echoing through the dimly lit hallways of Shu's temporary headquarters.... The air was quiet and thick with tension, as if the walls themselves were holding their breath in fear of the storm that was about to break....

In a corner room of the building, dearly furnished, Shu sat at his desk, deep in thought.... He had let his guard down, allowed himself to trust again, to believe that the worst was behind them....But trust, as he was slowly learning , was a double-edged sword....

A sharp knock on the door snapped him out of his thoughts ...Shu’s one of the strongest and his right hand man , Kaito, entered with a grave , fearful expression. "W-we have a problem," he said, his voice low.

Shu's eyes narrowed as to why the man in front of him is so tensed "What is it?"

"It's Kenji... He’s been working with our rivals... Pythons ..They've been planning to take you down from the inside...."

The news hit Shu like a sword stabbing his heart....Kenji, who had been like a brother to him, who had shared in their victories and defeats....But the betrayal from him was always the hardest to bear.... Shu felt a wave of anger and hurt wash over him, but he pushed it aside, focusing on the immediate threat....even though he didn't show any expression but deep down everyone knew how angry and hurt he was..

"How did you know that he is helping them?" Shu asked with a calm voice

"Today as I was crossing his quarters..I heard him talking to some men on the backside of our quarters...They were talking about something like if you don't succeed, we're unable to succeed in our plan...Find a way to bring him down! Don't let the Pythons get disappointed" With that Kaito replied to his question....

"I see..You can go now...." Shu said as he turned his attention back to his thoughts and paperwork...

Kaito vowed and was about to unlock the door when suddenly a line from Kenji's conversation struck his mind....He turned back around to Shu and said "And they were also talking about the girl , Y/N, that how much of they need her...They even said to Kenji to bring Y/N to their boss since you're away from her...And I think her life is a great threat now since you're away from her" ...With that he gave a last vow and left the room...

The words left Shu in horror...He quickly stood up from his chair and made his way out of the headquarters followed by his men..."If Y/N were to be in The Pythons hands then he would lost to them for sure...Sh*t...why didn't I think of it first..if I'm away then they surely will target Y/N..With no one to protect her, she'll be an easy target..."He thought as fear and rage took over his body

"Prepare the cars...we'll be leaving now!" He commanded as the few of his men hurriedly went to take out the cars... Within a minute the cars stopped in the front of the headquarters' entrance..He sat in one of his cars as the others sat on theirs and left from there...

Shu opened his laptop and ordered someone in the call "Track Y/N....Find out soon where she is..NOW!" ..The man on the other car responded to his call by immediately tracking her down in a few seconds and sending her information to Shu..

"Good..Now follow her location... Drive Fast" the driver nodded and took off in full speed followed by others from  behind....

For the first time ever Shu felt like he was going to lose something precious to him...The whole way his anger only grew to the extent of killing anyone who interrupts him then...

After 03:47:15 hours~

After finally being back to his town ,he didn't waste any time but straight went to Y/N..."BE OK.." he thought as he went inside her office building..."Y/N!" He shouted as he quickly walked to one of the elevators..."F*ck this elevator...Why is it taking so long!" He said and punched the wall, blood dripping from his hands...

"S-sir.. please c-calm down..." One of the staffs tried to calm him down but instead he picked the man by his collar and was about to beat him when suddenly...

"STOP IT SHU! what do you think you're doing?" A familiar voice spoke as fear and concern was visible in her eyes...

Shu ,after seeing Y/N, finally calm down and left the man's collar...He walked up to her and hugged her, eyes closed as he sighed in relief.."I thought I was gonna lose you.." He admitted his fear...

Y/N was confused "L-lose? Why?"She asked hugging him back..The memories of their past moments colliding in her mind...Lost in warmth and comfort they ignored all the commotion and hugged for a few good seconds before finally pulling back...

After breaking the hug both got lost in each other's electrifying gaze.... Shu's hand reached for her cheeks...Y/N then took a notice of his hands and immediately rushed him to her cabin.....

She made him sit on the sofa and took out a first aid kit from her desk drawer...Tears rolled down her cheeks as she tend to his hand "W-why a-are you s-so rec-reckless? I t-thought I w-will n-never se-ee you a-again..." She admitted her worries as well..

"Worry for me..."...This made Shu so happy that he didn't waste any of his further time and pulled her on his lap and kissed her ...

As Shocked as Y/N is ,Shu remained calm deepening the kiss as she relaxed and wrapped her arms around his neck... Breaking the kiss he looks at her , trying to catch her breath...He then attacked her neck with his teeth as she moaned in pain..."Mm~ S-shu s-stop.."

Suddenly the pain was gone as she looked at Shu ,who was now again looking at her... Without wasting any time again he picked Y/N and took her to the bedroom connected to her cabin, she built for when working hours were much and going home was difficult...

He threw her on the bed on her back and hoovered over her...."May I?" He asked as Y/N nodded in fear..He smiled and said "I promise to be gentle" with that being said he claimed her on that night...Marked her as his 4ever...

The next day~

It was a beautiful morning with the sounds of rain and thunder... Enjoying the warmth of each other, Y/N opened her eyes only to see Shu already staring at her...She smiled and hugged him "I love you Shu"

Shu replied "Same here my love..." And then he kissed her on the forehead...after which Y/N rested her head on his chest...He smiled and stroke her hair...

Y/N closed her eyes and asked "So why did you come back soon soon? Did u bring down the python?".... Suddenly Shu's expression grew of hurt and anger...
He sighed and finally answered her question..He explained everything to her as she knew how much it must have hurt to be betrayed by someone u care for...even though he doesn't let anyone know how he feels ,she knew that he is hurt ....

She looked up at him as he sadly smiled at her... without a word she placed her hand on his cheek and leaned forward to kiss him....He melted into the kiss and kissed her back..

Likewise, he flipped and hoovered over her... Without breaking the kiss ,He got a hold of her hands with his on either side as she wrapped her legs around his waist...

"I'm yours ,Shu.. Always and Forever" Y/N said as they both again got lost in their love session...

Thank uuuuuuu 💚

"You are able to sit under the shed of the tree only because someone planted it sometime in the past"

This book will be ending soon and will be released very soon...

Reminder: Roses Of Desire
Coming soon
07th of July 2024