Forever (Book 2) Dark Romance | Henry Cavill

Chapter 42

Chapter song: Bet U Wish by Raye

"You're way too late.
And I was on this freaking train.
And I save you a place.
You threw it back in my face."

"Stop the car," I demanded sternly, keeping my arms folded across my chest.

Henry only responded with silence.

"You said you wanted to talk so let's talk."

Again, nothing but silence.  Was he doing this on purpose just to aggravate me? Because it's working.

"Will you stop messing with me?!" I blurted out.  "I'm about to get over you. Can't you stop hurting my feelings?"

He kept his gaze down the street, deeply mulling over a thought before gently pulling the car over to the side of the road.

"I'm not trying to hurt you anymore," he said, purposely keeping his eyes away from mine. There was no hint of anger in his voice, no vexation nor annoyance.  He sounded sincere, almost.  "I don't want to hurt you anymore."

"Liar."

His head lifted slowly, his soft gaze finding mine.

"Let's just go home to talk this out, please, Ally."

"No. I'm not going there," I shook my head, thinking back to those cold, lifeless walls.  "Even if you threatened me, blackmailed me with my brother's life, I will never go back to that house with you."

"You're my wife, Ally," he needlessly reminded me. "Please come home."

"Home?" I scoffed harshly.  "That house of your's. That house never felt like home to me."

Henry's expression completely fell, but I could only catch a short glimpse of it as he turned his attention back to the street.

"Fine," he replied.  "We won't go there then."

He swerved into the main lane again, and although I desperately wanted to ask where we were going, I knew all too well the answer to that question. 

Henry pulled up to Pearce Hotel's driveway.  I glared at him as he stomped around the front of the car and once my door opened, he effortlessly grabbed my wrist and pulled me out towards the lobby entrance.

"Let me go. I can walk by myself," I muttered to him, but he refused to listen. Enough with his antics, I imploded right in the middle of the entire lobby. "Henry!"

I felt a few eyes reel on us, as Henry stopped in his tracks.  He spun around to look at me, his lips in a stern line and those familiar eyes filled with contempt. "Say that one more time."

"Let. Me. Go!" I yelled, trying to fling my wrist out of his grasp.

But instead of freeing my wrist, Henry hauled me closer to him. He skillfully wrapped his arm around my back in a second, and another behind my legs, lifting me up from the ground. 

"Say that again, and I'll kiss you right here," he threatened with a teasing smirk.

I could feel my cheeks burning at the multiple stares we were getting as he made way to one of the elevators.  Once we entered Henry's office, I managed to struggle free as he began walking towards the window, leaning one arm onto the glass window, gazing far out into the horizon.

"What do you see in him?" He suddenly asked.

"Is that what you wanted to talk about?  Nick?"

"Answer my question, Ally."