Hellbound With You novel Chapter 816

A long silence passed by, but Ezekiel did not seem to want to respond. And since it was that way, Alicia waited for him to say 'next', but he did not either. So she assumed that there was a chance that he might answer it if she waited a little longer. But even after waiting, no answer was forthcoming and there was still no 'next' as well. Thus, she decided to ask another question to prompt him.

"Does this have something to do with your brother, Sebastian?" her question was slow and careful.

And his eyes slowly drifted closed. His hand on her tensed as well, indicating that Alicia had hit the nail on the head. She had always wondered about Sebastian ever since she had seen him in the dungeon.

Ezekiel nodded. The muscles in his face and neck were also tensing up.

Alicia swallowed before she opened her mouth again with difficulty. "If… if you give in and choose me… is he the one who will be –" she hazarded a wild guess. Somehow, with the way that he reacted whenever it came to Sebastian, she had a strong hunch that it might be it.

He yanked at her and buried her in his embrace. She could hear his heart racing violently as her ears were plastered to his strong chest. And this alone was enough to confirm that her question just now had landed on the jackpot.

"Sebastian had… suffered greatly in my place." he uttered in a broken voice. "If it was not for him… I wouldn't be who I am right now or even be here. I've been waiting for so long so I could finally free him from that cursed prison. So he can finally live the life that was taken from him long time ago. I've promised myself that I will do anything it takes to free him and now…" his voice died down, turning into a whisper as his grip on her tightened. "… eight more days and it's finally going to happen. I can finally free him then…"

Alicia embraced him back. Now it was all clearer to her. It hurt her so much that she was right but then a genuine smile was curving on her lips as she caressed his back, giving him as much comfort as she could.

"Mm… you will free him, Ezekiel. Just eight more days… just hang on there." she whispered to him.

And both of them just stayed there, half soaking in the now cold water, as the drizzle continued falling on them.

The scene of them embracing each other in the dark almost looked like one tragic but beautiful painting.

…

After an immeasurable amount of time, Alicia was the first to pull away and break the silence. "Is there any clothes we can use to change into back in the cabin?" she asked innocently as she blinked at him.

He stared at her for a moment before he finally lifted her together with him, and they emerged from the water. "Yes, there is."

"That's great then." And she gave a little laugh.

Once they were back inside the small house, the two of them silently dried off and put on their clothes. Alicia once again did not have any underwear, but Ezekiel made her wear his boxers.

"This house is yours?"

"Yes."