Blackmailing His Runaway Bride by Dance-is-me (carter reed .txt) 📗

As Charles's hands went into his pockets, he said, "Think about it fast before Gabriel sends a human body next." Her chest fell as he took a few steps back. "My man will call you in when he has the mess inside taken care of."

"Charles?" His face which looked so full of emotions earlier had become instantly blank. "Thank you."

"Sure." He made to leave.

"Charles?" She stopped him again. "Why do you want to marry me?"

"Because I want to."

"That is not the response I am looking for." Her eyes darted to the brown tile.

"What are you even looking for?"

Her eyes went back to his. "Assurance. I think."

Charles sighed and moved a bit closer. "What is the question that is bugging you?"

She hugged her robe closer. "It is more of a feeling I want to confirm."

"I am all ears."

"It is rather embarrassing to ask."

"Ask away, Isabella."

"Okay." She rubbed her palms together. "Say, I marry you, are you by any chance going to get your revenge by turning me into your uh... sex slave?" Her lips pressed tightly as she waited.

"Have you been reading those weird erotica again?" She looked up at him. "What sort of question is that?" His head tilted a bit to the left. "Wait, is that why you don't want to be with me? You think I am going to exert my revenge by using you for... Wait a minute, wait a minute. Did that Manifold guy use you that way?"

"Huh? No, no. Forget I asked."

"Don't worry Bella, my revenge will be exerted in a way that you'd like." His eyes smiled at her. "In a way you'd never forget. In a way that would make you want more." Isabella still couldn't hold his strong gaze which was now very intense.

"Uh- Uhm." She cleared her throat again.

"I will come by later, Isabella, I expect you to have a response by then." The smugness in his eyes before he walked away, reminded her of the time he kissed her at the charity event. The way she felt that time also came to mind and frankly, unconsciously, while he was talking, she had waves of emotions building up inside her.

Charles had that much of an effect on her. And, that was way scary.

But, like always she was going to push aside any thoughts of intimacy with the sexy man and for once she was going to sit down and ponder on whether or not to marry the man who was making a re-entry into her damned life.