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

Chapter 32

Domination

I grunted as I removed my shirt. That fight took more out of me than I was ready for. I looked at the time. It was late almost two in morning. And Miss Washington isn't back yet. But more than that it was bothering me why a random stranger would ever attack me like that? Why I feel like I know him from somewhere? And why he just left me after I defeated all his men? What that man was after?

I saw the little bruises lining my body where few of them trying to land some punches. But that didn't do much to me sadly they were thinking they were trying to subdue me like it can harm me. What else can harm me? I was trying to get someone who wasn't mine. I cannot have her if she wanted to go. "And I thought I was good enough for something I do not think I am good enough for my own girl."

I heard the elevator bell chime. I chose to ignore it. I saw her walk in and I still chose to ignore it. I didn't want to deal with now. And she is very right, she has a right to anywhere she wishes to as I am not her guardian or anything. I am just the boyfriend and that doesn't give me the right to cloud up her personal space this way. She is right.

I checked up on my knuckles. These are very well be bruised for the time being. But more than that, my soul was bruised with her words. I didn't know I possess no right on her. This was hardest blow I received ever. But am I complaining? 

No, because I cannot. It was my fault entirely that I let it escalate this far with her. I left my heart venerable, not anymore. I cannot let my fragile heart break anymore. And I laughed remembering Rosa's words, Wish she thought opposite of it can be true but no one did not even her.

I felt the water burn my skin and the pain felt so good, It made me feel alive again. And I remembered all those days when we would run around, half awake at night so that no one could get to us. That pain was physical but the damage was emotional, killing a person in cold blood? 

It changes you from within. And there isn't anything you can do to help sadly, It stays with you forever. It stays till the day you die living and screaming in your dreams that becomes your personalized nightmare.

I tried to wrap myself up but it was very difficult to do by myself. I felt her hand on my skin wrapping me up gently. "Done, did you get in a fight again?" She asked. "It is late, it's better we sleep." I told her pulling away from her. 

"Are you angry because I went out with Jace?" No, I am furious that you went out with Jace but where my opinion doesn't matter, I will never lend it. "I am tired," I said getting into the bed and pulling the duvet on me.

After a while I felt her warm body slip in the duvet too. And after a while I felt her breath even out. She is asleep finally. I pulled the duvet off me and covered her properly. And then I placed a kiss on her forehead. "Sleep tight Querida." I whispered. 

And then I pulled away walking out of my bedroom and closing the door behind me. I needed to be alone for a while. I need to make my thoughts clear. And being here next to her will not do it. It will just hold me back. That is all it will do. I needed to clear my head.

I opened my study door. There this will have to do for now, I can think about the things that I had done and what could have been made a little difference. Maybe more difference than I think it can, "Let's do some work." And I opened my laptop opening the files about the new incoming shipment.

 As I worked more, I got eased into the routine more. And slowly everything begins to slip away little by little. And soon all I can think about finishing the task in hand and no Jace or Violet or even the days of my former occupation graced their presence in my mind.

Something made me look up towards the doorway and there stood Miss Washington looking as clueless as ever. I wonder what was going into that head of hers. Certainly, something that cannot be understood by sheer logic of things. She tilted her head to one side not leaving my eyes, studying me thoroughly as if she was seeing me for the first time in her life. "You are awake?" She questioned.