Dead melody (Harry Styles/Jai Brooks)

Chapter 27

Eva's POV

He carried on telling me about his night with her while I itched to just get away.

Finally he finished and decided that he needed to be off to wash himself and I was free to just go and just clear my mind by the lake.

I didn't even want to reflect on what he was telling me, I didn't even listen half the time, I just kept thinking about escaping to the lake.

I didn't even watch him walk off I just instantly set one foot forward and made my way out of the lake, body numb and mind burning.

Jais POV

"And without a father we understand that this is all on you, which is why we are offering you our daughter now, so how does next month sound, we already have so much prepared"

All I could feel was my body shaking as the eyes in the room where on me. Honestly all I wanted was to get out to the lake and just clear my mind. I had too much going on.  The whole situation with Eva, not only fucking her but also trying to explain what happen to her parents. How they "accidentally" died, and now I had this marriage to add to the list.

Maybe I could hang myself by the lake

I shook the thought from my head, suicide had already taken his toe on the family when my mother did it-

I just nodded and stood myself up

"It is set then, do pardon me I must go, my butler will see you out" I said as I turned to Harris, not able to look anyone in the eyes, expect the eyes in the painting. The painting of Eva and Harry's wedding. I stared at painted eyes. My own pained eyes.

Maybe this marriage would work, I guess from now on me and Eva will be distant, this marriage could distract me.

I began to walk out, I kept my posture until I had walked down the corridor and out of sight, that's when I burst into a run and ran to the lake.

Eva's POV

I was sat, my legs crossed, staring at the water as I ran my hand through the wine stained glass from earlier mistakes.

I heard a Russel behind me and turned to see Jai run into the area, his cheeks were damp and as soon as he saw me his eyes expanded like a rabbit caught in a trap

I turned away from him and whispered

"Harry fucked a maid"

"I'm getting married next month" he whispered back and he came and took a seat next to me.

Suddenly I felt my whole world collapse. My worse fear had come true.

No worse could describe the crippling pain I felt just rush through me.

I had the only good thing in my shitty world stollen from me

"Just leave me alone" I whispered. I felt his eyes glare

"Wha-"

"Jai" I spat as I turned to him "just don't be anywhere near me anymore please" I said, my voice was shaking, my throat was burning and my eyes were streaming with tears.

"Is this about what happened earlier, Eva I'm sorry I know-"

"That's not the reason-" I took a break since even talking became painful. I had to speak thought gritted teeth because my body was just clamped on agony "I don't want to hurt" i took a few deep breaths as i tried to calm the raging strorm inside "if i learn to forget you, it will hurt less" i didn't even realise that i was confessing my love for him, but he probarbly already knew. "You are you the only ray of sun i have in this dark world" i whispered. He hesitated before throwing his arms around me

"I'm never leaving you" he whisperd as he squeezed me as i screamed into his chest "because i know that will break you, yes i'm getting married, but that won't stop me from doing my best to comfort you, yes i can't stop Harry hurting you, but i would never ever leave you to cry on your own, you understand me" he said lifting my head as tears streamed down his face too. I nodded. He was right. Blocking him out would do more harm than good "it kills me knowing each night he tortures you, we are both feeling the same Eva, yes we cant touch each other, but the love is still in the air, and i will always be there just outside the door everynight to steal you away from the pain for a little sweet moment" he said sobbing as hard as me.

I looked up to him

"I can't ever thank you enough"

"Never thank me"

"How about we enjoy these last moments we have of bliss, of having each other, Mary said we can't risk doing anything like that again" i said as i reached my hand up to his cheek

"Harry doesn't know about this place, let's embed one last happy memory to get though this" he whispered as he brought his head down further to mine

"Lets"