Hazel did not pay attention to him, she continued to look at Anne who was stunned but nodded her head in the end.
“Hazel!” Rafael scowled, he held her in his arms and then started walking away.
He could not believe that she was saving him even when he refused. Did she have any idea how much he had suffered in those few hours when they were not able to find her?
His eyes turned colder and all the light vanished from them. His face looked indifferent and cold as if all the emotions died in his heart.
But she knew that he was pissed. So, she did not struggle anymore in his arms.
She leaned further, enjoying the warmth of his body when he coldly harrumphed but did not throw her away.
“Why did you save them?” he asked in a voice full of frustration, “if you think it will change their heart, then you are a fool. It will only give them encouragement to attack you again.”
“I know.. I am not saving them, I am saving myself from spilling more blood.” ‘because i am afraid that i would really be the demon they think i am.’ she did not say those words out aloud but her face was screaming her emotions and he sighed.
He placed her softly in the carriage and then sat beside her,
“You need rest. Close your eyes. I will wake you up when we reach the palace.” The whole area was burning with fire.
Many were running here and there. The sound of screaming and shouting had filled the whole black market.
The witches were caught and the men who dealt with drugs and other dealings were caught too.
It was going to create sensation in the morning when the empire would know what happened.
Just as Rafael closed the door to take Hazel back, the door of the carriage knocked.
“Start the carriage, i am not in a mood to entertain anyone else now.” he said in a harsh voice when Hazel opened her eyes again.
She peeked out of the door only to find the girl who had attacked her, Luhan and a few other persons standing behind them.
She knew that all of them were witches.
“Open the door of the carriage!” Rafael stared at her codly. As if telling he was not going to listen to her this time.
When she held his cheeks and looked at him gently.
“I know I am worrying you too much. But this is the fight of my existence. I do not want to hide and live in fear all my life. I want to end it once for all!” her eyes were filled with pain and she looked torn.
The massacre earlier must have left a deeper impact on him than he had thought. He rubbed her back soothingly as if assuring her that nothing would happen to her as he took her in his arms again.
“If any of them tried to play a trick on you, then i will fucking suck all of their blood and hang them in front of their house to teach a lesson to all of those witches who think they are god and have the right to take decision for you!” he said in a low but threatening voice.
By the looks on his face, she was sure that he would not think twice before doing so.
He would kill all of them and even enjoy it.
She nodded her head when he was expecting another rebel from her.
“Mm, then i will make sure to behave allegiant since you are the one protecting me!” she chuckled slightly, making him shake his head.
“You know my weakness well enough!” He knew that even if she was lying about that, it made him feel relaxed that she was going to rely on him and ask for help.
He never liked to be bothered by others, but sometimes her independence and doing things on her own, hurt him too much.
If only he would have been a bit late.. He trembled thinking what result would it have brought and closed his eyes again.
His presence was making him feel better when the door of the carriage was knocked again this time with more urgency.
“Tsk! They should know that they could not disturb a couple. What if we were doing romance.” he said in an irritating voice when she chuckled.
“Are we now?” she asked, rubbing her head on his bare chest from the three opened buttons when he ran hand in her hair.
“If you want, I will be happy to oblige with a quick session?” it made her chuckle more, soon the dark feeling in her heart dissipated.
“Nah! I do not want a quickie. I want one long and hard one that would continue all night.. How about handling them first and then running straight to our bedroom.
I want to tear these damn clothes that separate us from each other.” this time his eyes filled with mirth and desire.
“I could have gotten rid of them for you here, my love. But I think the one standing out of the carriage are too impatient to let us be.” he scoffed as he let her go finally and made sure that her dress was fine.
He loved to see her without one but that should only be his exclusive right. If anyone would see her that way, then he would gauge their eyes out.
She could read that in his eyes and smiled. Her face looked better and he felt relieved.
He opened the curtains of the carriage and stared at the group with cold eyes when Hazel took over.
She stepped between the window and Rafael to open the door when Luhan and Lilian walked in while others waited for them out of the carriage.
“I have neve thought that you would actually burn the whole area. Did you find the witches imprisoned there?”