Echoes Of a Forsaken Heart

Chapter 123

Chapter 123

Natalia didn’t answer Hamilton’s question. All she wanted to do was wriggle out of his grip and take a cold shower to clear her head.

But Hamilton wasn’t about to let her go.

“Let me go, Hamilton. You have to let me go!”

Natalia felt like a fish out of water, desperate for the soothing embrace of the sea. She was inexplicably drawn to the man before her, yet her mind was in turmoil, fighting the impulse.

“I need to take a shower, Hamilton; let me go.”

Hamilton’s brow furrowed deeply. It was then he realized that the red mark on her face wasn’t the only thing off about her.

Her temperature and overall state were far from normal. The thought of what might be afflicting her turned his face as cold as a slab of ice. Suddenly, he gripped her wrist, trapping her in his

arms.

“Natalia, where have you been? Who did you meet? What did you eat?”

Natalia could barely make out what Hamilton was saying, fighting against her own instincts.

She wanted him, this man.

But deep down, she didn’t want to beg him for anything.

She bit down on her lip so hard the taste of iron spread in her mouth, but she didn’t loosen her grip.

Hamilton held her even tighter. Seeing her lips were already bleeding, he pinched her chin, forcing her to release the bite.

His voice was chilling, his eyes blazing with an almost tangible fire. “Who did you meet? What did you eat? Answer me!”

Natalia’s eyes reddened, her voice trembling with the agony of the drug coursing through her. But the pain Hamilton inflicted by squeezing her chin brought back a sliver of clarity.

She clutched at his shirt, knuckles white. “Gideon Chappelle, he wanted to see the villa.”

Hamilton’s eyes narrowed dangerously.

“Did he drug you? Did he touch you?”

“No! I told him… I belong to you, and he stopped.”

Hamilton’s expression didn’t soften.

She whispered, “Can you let me go now? Hamilton, I really need that shower.”

Hearing her plead, a wave of awkwardness washed over Hamilton. Even now, she was pushing

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him away.

chin. “Let you go? Natalia, at a time like this, you should be begging me

desire, refused to

lip, blood nearly

a surge of anger watching the woman in his arms, her face flushed,

of helplessness crept up on him.

hard to yield to me? Would you rather suffer like this

me?”

felt like she was dying.

or drowning, she wasn’t sure. It was like being seventeen at the seaside again, surrounded by an endless

she didn’t want him to save her

He was both a vortex and an abyss. Once trapped, escape

as she lifted her

“Hamilton, let me go… I’m begging

her into his arms, heading

the only way I’d let you

Natalia was tossed and turned

coerce compliance from the

effects finally wore off, and dawn began to break, Natalia finally fell into a deep sleep.

sat by the bed, his gaze heavy

he stood up and stepped outside

something else, despite a night of passionate

a deep drag of his cigarette and let out a wry laugh. He was surprised to find himself

sympathy? It was laughable. He wasn’t supposed

watching Natalia last night, he felt it

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had thought he wouldn’t care.

her go. So when he wanted

any means necessary.

hesitated to employ those means with Natalia. But now,

unfamiliar reluctance.

game that had been quite enjoyable had suddenly lost

and he no longer wished

to the filter, Hamilton exhaled

Natalia woke up, it

after freshening up, she noticed several missed

she saw they were all from Tatiana’s attending physician.

“Doctor, is there a problem with

you that Mr. Fowler said

a moment before she managed to say, “Okay, I got it, thank you.” After hanging up, she took a while to process the news.

meeting, but at the sight of the call, he picked up right in front of

“Awake?”

a

“Thank you, Mr.

real gratitude. You know I don’t care for

a loss for words. After a long silence, she offered, “I’ll cook you

not short of a maid or a chef.”

and said, “Think it over and call

that, he hung

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