The Irish's Sanity

Chapter Thirty Six

I felt him close the door behind us. We were alone I could see his siblings leave, the gate was left open. The sun was setting, casting an amber glow through the window. My heart pounded against my ribs. Before I could even turn I felt his presence, it spoke for itself. My insides turned as I tried to make sense of everything. Instead it was making me realise there was no reason why I was still here at the same time I did not want to piss Lachlan off just the thought made my stomach drop. I turned watching him fear sprouting from the tip of my fingers my body not forgetting who he was. He would easily squash me.

His presence dominated the room, the top buttons of his shirt undone, his tie hanging loosely around his neck, he was in the process of taking it off. He looked impossibly handsome in the dim light, the sun caressing his skin I was convinced even nature was infatuated with him as he stood not far from me one of his hands in his pants pockets, the other poured himself a drink. Despite the danger he embodied, Lachlan was a vision that made you forget, just for a fleeting moment, how terrifying he truly was. But it didn't make him any less of a monster.

Tears gathered in my eyes when our eyes connected as he took a sip of his drink, I have never seen anything so masculine and threatening in such a simple act it alerted my entire body of danger, this was Lachlan after all. My senses seemed heightened as the back of my eyes burned.

"Love." His accent thick, his voice deep- the simple single word sending shivers down my spine, —he said allowing me to speak. Tears flowed down my cheeks. He wasn't a man I could take on or even dare try I knew my limits. There was no way I was leaving through the door that meant I would have to get past him which didn't only seem impossible- it was impossible. 

It was like he was just waiting for me to fuck up. He was giving me all the time in the world.

"I spoke to Lucian." I started. Trying to hold it together but miserably failing.

"I-I-" I sobbed he didn't move, just watched me. I was so scared. Everything about him was calm and threatening - I wanted to disappear and leave him at the same time my body sought comfort from him and him alone. He was all I knew -all my body knew I understood.

"Please don't kill my sister— Lachlan." He chuckled placing down his drink. I moved close to him, my hands trembling. "Lachlan —I -" I shuddered taking in his scent. "I come in peace — I'm not going anywhere I have recently learned new things of my sister which I won't dwell on because I will go mad, but please. You -You-" my voice cracked-" you took everything from me —my life is yours I'm about to walk down the aisle in a few-in a few days and marry you —Lachlan please I won't leave —I will have your children —we will be a family and I will never try anything. I promise." I poured out my heart meaning every word as my chest ached.

"You don't give me ultimatums, love. I can bring you your sister's head tomorrow and make you sleep with it for an entire week, do not fuck with me. Whether I kill her or not you will still do all those things. Try something else." His voice was incredulously calm, his tone never changed as he watched me, I had took my trembling hands off him, his hands were now both in his pants pockets as he watched me, his drink an after thought. I was scared and I couldn't stop crying.

My sorrow was slowly turning into anger which I tried to suppress. It would be foolish of me to be angry in his presence - it would be extremely foolish of me to speak without acknowledging whom I was speaking to.

"Lachlan please just listen but-" my voice went up a few notches because I felt he wasn't listening he didn't understand the severity of the situation. Lives were nothing to him.

"Isla I'm not your friend. You don't speak to me like you are climbing down a tree. I will fuck you up." His levelled tone never changed although the entire atmosphere changed, his voice filling my ears making me cower. There was eerie silence around us yet my head contained a lot of noise. I paused. Feeling my bladder stir as I gulped nodding trying to make him understand that I was listening to him.