Chapter

Rosette sat to the left of Caelum on the long dining table. He sat on the main head seat.

Rose had skipped breakfast, after seeing the look on Caelum's face in the morning she had lost her appetite She ladled her soup with her spoon and carefully brought it near her lips. It smelled delicious but the knots in her stomach were so tight that she suspected she would be able to keep her food down.

She glanced at him. His face looked puzzled and angry. Rosette was sure he was busy trying to find a sweet way to get rid of her. He hadn't even allowed her to go to the office with him, and he had been avoiding any eye contact as well.

Was he so embarrassed of her?

Living in the constant fear of being abandoned is not easy. Rosette was done playing damsel in the glass tower. She was tired of relying on others, of seeking comfort in their fake words. He had said he would take care of her and for that little moment when he had cradled her face in his palms she had thought that maybe, just maybe not every light was turned off. But how could she blame him when she was so ugly?

She wanted to scream on the top of her lungs , 'Don't leave me', but she couldn't, not again. She was tired of begging people to stay. She was going to release both of them from this misery.

She gripped her spoon tight her fingers as she blurted out, "let me go."

Caelum almost spat out his soup, "Pardon?"

"let me go." She said her voice firmer, her heart hammered against the twelve bones of her cage.

Shock registered itself on his face. He knew what she meant, she wanted to leave for good.

He knew he should have said yes, he knew he should have let her go. Let her see the world in colourful shades instead of black and white, let her feel the warmth of the sun deep in her bones and the softness of winter in her soul. He knew it would have been the right thing to do

But instead he said a word, just a word, "No." icy and cold.

She dropped her eyes to her soup, "Why?" she whispered.

She raised her eyes "Why cant I just go?!" she yelled. "Why?" her voice lowering towards the end. She met his eyes with hers threatening to spill large drops of tears on her cheeks.

He almost gasped at the sight. What was he? A sadist? Perhaps, yes.

Her cheeks were flushed crimson and her lips quivered. Her round eyes begging him. He had just found another reason to not let her go.

"Because you are my wife." He said, nursing his expression, "I can't and won't let you go because you are my wife." His voice had a scary calm to it, but Rose had no intentions of stopping today.

"Why me?!" she yelled, "just because I slapped you? You said you will ruin my life, now that you see I don't have one what do you plan on doing?"

Her words stabbed him straight in the gut. Guilt rose in his veins and quickly turned into anger.

"Rose, donot put me in a position where I need to show you how cold my heart can be. You are my wife and-,"

"You don't treat me like one! You wanted to make me your fuck toy or whatever. You never wanted a wife. But guess what, I am so useless that you can't even use me as a toy!" she yelled between tears and sobs.

He banged his spoon on the table and threw the soup dish on the floor, smashing them into a thousand pieces.

"BE HAPPY. TRY TO BE HAPPY FOR ONCE!! YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU EVERYDAY IN THAT HOUSE!!?" He gulped, "YOU WANTED ME TO RAPE YOU?!!" he thundered.

Rose Stiffened. He knew. He knew everything. Since when? She couldn't connect the dots in her head. She bit her lips hard until she tasted blood. It was all real.

Caelum calmed his voice but his anger still pulsed in his veins, "You would've hated me, Rose." He said.

"Maybe I do." She whispered.

Caelum's eyes widened. She hated him. He got up without a word and left.

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Caelum's POV:

Why couldn't I let her go?

She hated me. I always knew that, didn't I? Then why do I feel like this? Why does this thing in my chest feels weak?

Rowan had told me everything. Eric, Amy and her ignorant dad.

I felt like killing all of them. I would have relished in torturing them till I felt their souls leave their worthless bodies. And fucking Rowan and Libelle, they knew what Rose was going through and they enjoyed the show sitting in the front seats.

A kid so pure and beautiful that just a sight of them, makes you want to hold them. Rose was that innocent kid. Always ready to trade her everything for everyone. She had always been an angel, even when hellfire had licked at her wings.

Now it was time for a demon to step in.

I wasn't about to sit around and let them live in peace, not after what they had done to Rose.

My Rose.

She already hated me, I didn't have anything to loose.

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Rosette sat in the company cafeteria with Katy and Thomas. Caelum had gone out for a business dinner. He wouldn't come home till late. By rules and comfort, Rosette, as his personal assistant should have very much accompanied him, but then again he was still avoiding her.

It seemed that Caelum just wanted her to relax at home for that day because he had told her very well to be in office on Tuesday.

Rosette was nibbling on a cream-bread. She was lost in thought, nothing made sense to her.

"Rosy, ROSYY!" Katy snapped her fingers in front of her face. Rose blinked twice.

"Yes?" Rosette asked, coming back to reality.

"YES!?" Katy almost screamed.

Rose was taken aback, "Yes" she said back confused.

Katy hugged her, "Oh my dear Rosy, You are finally going out for drinks with us. Do you know how happy I am? I feel like if I cry right know, my tears will be sweet."

"Drinks?" Rose looked at their faces shocked.

"Now don't break my heart!" Katy pouted and said.

Thomas just sipped his coffee chuckling lightly. He wasn't the type that talked much.

"I-" Rose started but Katy cut her off, "If you don't come, I swear I will never talk to you ever again." She fumed.

Something clicked in her head. She was married not imprisoned, he promised to keep her happy. Going out with friends would make her happy.

"Fine I'll come." She said.

Thomas looked shocked but grinned , "You are gonna have one hell of a night." as he looked at Katy who was hyperventilating from happiness. All of them grinned weirdly as she dropped a text for Caelum telling him about her plans for the night.

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