Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 997 Unyielding Embrace

After pronouncing those words, he firmly clasped Cherise’s shoulders, guiding her into the car with purpose, and followed suit, enveloping her in his embrace as they settled inside the vehicle.

Throughout the journey, Cherise hurled curses at him, her anger simmering beneath the surface like a tempestuous sea.

Her ire stemmed from Damien’s confining of her freedom and his inexplicable failure to offer an explanation.

Why, she pondered, did he not clarify if he was facing difficulties?

Why did he remain silent if the situation did not align with Sebastian’s depiction?

Given her current feeling f

explanation he provided.

him, he should have known that she would unquestionably believe any

Yet, he uttered not a single word of clarification.

Did he truly lack an explanation, or did he feel absolved of the obligation to offer one?

What, she questioned, did he perceive her as?

An object?

A pet?

Or perhaps merely a plaything devoid of memories, past, or the capacity for independent thought?

In truth, she harbored doubt regarding Sebastian’s assertions concerning their relationship.

Her instinctual response to Sebastian was repulsive, while her innate connection lay with Damien.

Furthermore, she entertained the notion that the version of herself devoid of memories held affection. for Damien.

could have been entangled with Damien amidst an arranged union resembling a transaction, compounded

wearied by the ceaseless internal conflict, she

surrendered to the enigmatic warmth that radiated from Damien, a

she confessed, her voice tinged with a newfound

embody a clarity that discerns between love and hatred,” she continued, her words trailing like delicate

after comprehending the depth of those

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from the depths of her being, she exhaled a deep sigh. “Let us

me, we shall dissolve our union,” she implored.

grip on her arm. “I refuse,” he declared

she reopened her eyes. “By what right do you oppose my decision?” she questioned, her tone laced with a

have begun as a transaction and later entangled with

chapter has long

an oath never to let you slip away from me in this lifetime,” he

hold for me?”

no longer the Cherise of yesteryears!” she declared, her words

to be the woman who would relinquish all for love! I possess reason and intellect,” she asserted

formed on Damien’s brow as he regarded her with an intensity that pierced through her defenses.

played on his lips. “Are you suggesting that the former Cherise was a woman governed

her lips, nodding in affirmation. “Yes, she admitted.

glint flickered in Damien’s eyes, his expression inscrutable as he considered her re

drew near, capturing her crimson lips in a fervent kiss

affection.

as the kiss reached its conclusion, he seized her with force, his teeth harshly sinking into her

flesh.

Cherise’s mouth, the sharp pain causing her brow