Along With The Night (The Billionaire's Love #5)

Chapter 24

The things of past

I saw the engagement ring into her hand. One which I brought for someone so foolishly thinking maybe this time it would be something different. "It is nothing Querida, just a ring, just a foolish little thing I did." I said. "if you kept it this much secure that despite of being here many times, I did saw it. And somehow this picture fell accidently when I decided to pick it up, I found this tucked in the back securely."

I looked at her taking the ring out of her hand. "I know you think this is important in my life. Once it was. Now it is just a piece of jewelry long forgotten. Nothing more. I can assure you that it holds no meaning to me now. It just evokes bad memories I tried so hard to forget." I said. "I didn't mean to evoke those kinds of feeling in you. Sorry, Lucian" I placed my hand on her cheek.

"Do not be sorry baby, I know you find it hard to trust me with yourself. Truth is no one exactly knows about my past. Before coming here, in New York City, I had a seriously fucked up life. I do not wish to make it a part of me now. I wanted to forget Violet. So bad, I wanted to forget what I had been through in Greece" I looked into her eyes. "I have nothing but bad memories of that place, of betrayal, and the nightmares that turn so intense time to time..."

She hugged me. "I am so, sorry Lucian, I do not want to upset you" She said. "You are not, it is just that when I remember my past, I remember I was nothing but a disappointment to everyone including myself. And I never did expect to come out of that dark desolate place I disappeared to." I entwined our fingers leading her towards the bathroom. "The water will get cold perhaps we can discuss this while taking the bath? It will relax you baby" I said.

I slowly undressed her and she slowly lowered herself into the tub. I followed after. She leaned against my chest with her back meeting my chest. I pushed her hairs aside and kissed little tattoo she got while in Greece over her shoulder. A little memento as she had said. "You have engraved my last name into your skin why?" I asked. "Because I wanted to be belonged to you Lucian Night. I always have" I simply love things she does for me.

"Well I too have gotten something for you it is somewhere only you can see." She blushed. I took her hand and slowly placed the ring onto her finger. It fits perfectly. " Lucian I..." "Now, every part of me belong to you forever my Querida, Like I belong to you." I told her. "Tell me why you bought it?" I shied. She deserves the truth, she needs to know doesn't she? If not the whole story than maybe some of it?

"Remember I told you how I lost my virginity?" She nodded. "Well that wasn't the end of it. I have saw that girl again." She turned around to look at me. "I have been off duty, came home after a tour and I saw she was there in my house talking to my mom." I slowly stroked her cheek making her shiver. "I was surprised but I was angry too, I was angry because that morning she left me without saying any word. I always hated her for this. I had given my all to her and she didn't even bother to stop and clarify things between us. But she never did give me that chance," I said.

She was listening to me not questioning me at all. And I am so thankful for that. I am so thankful to her, for just being here for me. "And then I didn't said a word , I just walked to my room. But I was so angry. How dare she came here? How dare she cross the threshold of my house." I felt her cowering away. "Don't be afraid Querida. That was old me, old me held grudges. And now I realize that life is so short for that." I said holding her closer to me.

"You do not hold grudge against her now?" She asked finally. "No, I think it is useless, I do not have an feeling towards that person. I don't even resent her. And that is something. I feel sorry for her. I feel sorry for what had happened to her." I said stroking her thigh. "She ended up with the shallowest person I known but that one time I did believed that she and I can be together you know? It was moment of vulnerability for me."