Dangerous Love

Chapter 11

"Jonathan, what...? What are you doing here?", I asked in shock.

"I was on my way to... Who is that?", he yelled and came toward us.

"Jonathan, please... I can explain!"

"What do you want to explain? That you're a whore?!"

Suddenly Enjolras stepped forward and looked at Jonathan furiously. "Watch out what you're saying!", he barked.

"Enjolras.", I said calmly, stepped next to him and laid my hand on his arm.

"He has no right to call you like that!"

"Actually, he does... He's my future fiancé...", I said quietly.

"I thought you didn't want to marry him!", Enjolras protested.

I couldn't stop myself, I just had to say it. "But you'll die, so...", I replied quietly.

"Yes, he will. Especially after I told your father about this!", Jonathan shouted and turned around.

"No! Jonathan, please!" I ran after him and stopped him. "Please don't tell him! I beg of you!", I cried.

"Tell me one good reason for not telling him!", he yelled at me as a reply.

"Enjolras will die in the revolution, so I will marry you... and that's what you want, right?", I whispered.

"Do you honestly think, I still want to marry you? I'm not after a title, I want this because I love you. At least I did love you.", he barked angrily.

"I do think you just want to be king one day.", I whispered. It was wrong and dangerous to say that, but I couldn't stop myself.

"What did you just say?", he hissed.

"You only want to have power, that's the impression you always gave me.", I whispered, again I couldn't stop myself.

Suddenly I felt sharp a pain on my cheek. I cried out and almost sank down on my knees, but I could channel my power to keep standing. Enjolras ran toward us and held me in a tight embrace. "How dare you-!"

"No, how dare you! She is my fiancée! She is mine!", Jonathan yelled.

"I am not!", I said, my head laying on Enjolras' chest. "I don't belong to anyone. Except myself." I let go of Enjolras and looked at Jonathan. "But Jonathan, I beg you. Don't tell my father and I promise you, I will do, whatever you want."

He looked at me, his eyes shimmering with tears of anger. "Please, Jonathan.", I whispered with tears in my eyes.

He looked at me for a long moment, then he turned his head a bit away. "This isn't over yet.", he whispered and rushed.

"Jonathan! Jonathan, please!", I shouted after him, but he was out of my sight already.

I turned around and looked at Enjolras. His look was a mix of seriousness and anger. I walked toward him and let myself fall into his arms. "I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have come here. All of this is my fault. If he tells my father-!"

Enjolras laid his lips gently on mine to make me shut up. "I am sorry, Melissa. I was so selfish, I just wanted you to be mine. But I guess you're not.", he whispered after the kiss.

"What? No! No, I am, I am yours and I'll always be!", I cried out.

"Melissa, we all have our duties. Yours is to marry Jonathan..." More tears started to fill his eyes. "... and mine is to die for this cause."