The Husband She Didn't Want

Chapter 16

Water was up to her thighs and it was getting harder to walk. The current was getting stronger as Mi got further out. Silent tears fell, it's the only way. Mi cried. Right before she was to go under the water a pair of arms reached for her and yanked her backwards. "What the hell?!" Mi whipped her head around to see who it was. Have you lost your fucking mind?!" It was her husband, Jeon. "I'm not going to let you kill yourself!!! You're insane woman!!!!"

He pulled Mi's body to his and once they got close enough to the shore, picked her up in his arms and carried up the beach to the house. "I am not letting you out of my sight again!" Jeon shouted at her tiny soaked figure.

What did he mean by that?

Mi couldn't believe it why was he here and why the hell was he here? Mi tried struggling but Jeon was stronger. "Stop struggling woman! Cease!! We're almost to the house." The night air had grown cool and mi felt a shiver run through her body and Jeon felt it too. "If you hadn't decided to go and stupid by trying to drown yourself in the ocean of all places, you wouldn't be chilled to the bone."

He pulled her closer to his body even though he was just as soaked, he emitted some warm her body did not. Jeon carried up the windy sandy path to the house where they ran into Taehyung. He had his head dropped and appeared to be upset. "I'm so sorry Jungkook-ah. I went to check on her and noticed she wasn't in her bed so I woke up Jin-hyung to find her. We automatically thought...." Jeon put his hand up to stop Tae. "I've got this, she's okay. She thought a midnight swim would be fun but the current caught her it was by the grace of god I happened into the beach and saw her shoes by the water's edge. Go back to sleep I'll handle this."

Jeon squeezed Mi body and pulled her even closer to his. Mi's head was spinning and she was starting to feel tired. Taehyung nodded and stepped to the side to let Jeon pass by.

Jeon stepped into Mi's room and kept walking till he got to her bathroom. He placed her on the bathroom counter. "Stay there and I'll run you a hot bath. You're freezing and liable to catch a cold so stay put.." It was an order and Mi for once didn't argue with him.

She watched him as he made his way over to the bathtub, bent down and turned the water on. The steam started to fill the room as the hot water slowly rose in the bathtub.

Jeon turned his attention back to his wife by now she was shaking and shivering badly. Jeon shook his head and sighed deeply. He got up and walked back to Mi. She was hunched over trying to find warmth within herself but having no luck. "Take your clothes off, Mi." Her head shot up and looked him dead in the eyes. There was no playfulness in them. There was shock. 

Jeon saw close up what those monsters did to his wife. Something that resembled silent rage, filled his veins and his body.   Her beautiful face was black and blue under her right eye. Her petite little nose was still swollen and bruised as well. There were cuts in her lips and cheek where she was slapped.

Jeon, before he realised what he was doing, he leaned to kiss her cheek where she was slapped by her father. The gesture so gentle and unlike Jeon took Mi by surprise that she froze.   He pulled away then kissed her right eye softly then he kissed her lightly on the top of her nose. She could feel his warm breathe fanning her cold skin and she shivered.  All this time his eyes were closed but when he opened Mi saw something there. 

  He held her eyes in his for a moment.  His eyes spoke what he could not say.  They started to water up and a single tear escaped and rolled down his cheek. He didn't even bother to wipe it away.  Jeons hands came up to delicately hold Mi's face. Mi still held her breathe at this sudden change in her husband didn't say a word for fear it might break some kind of spell or trance he was in.  Then he finally spoke.  "I'm so sorry Mi. There's nothing I can do to change what's happened but all I can do is say I'm so sorry. I should of said it sooner.  I was a righteous bastard."