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HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 241 Last Night (Part I)
LAST NIGHT
Sebastian was all alone in the castle's wine cellar when Alexander found him. He was slumped over and moping around with many bottles of wine already emptied and lying all around him.
To put it nicely, he was not looking good. To put it bluntly, he was a mess. A complete mess. He had been drowning the past few days' sorrows and regrets in alcohol - ever since that night.
He could still remember it so clearly. So vividly as though he had just experienced it only minutes before. The image of him choking Izabelle. The tears that rolled down uncontrollably from her eyes. Her, coughing for breath as she lay there crumpled on the ground. Every bruise and wound on her skin were still freshly imprinted in his mind.
It was a new nightmare for him. One that was far worse than the previous others. He would have willingly endured any damages upon himself. But if it was her who suffers... it was impossible.
"I know it's going to be as hard as hell, but... pull yourself together, Sebastian." Alexander told him. Sebastian knew Alexander was just genuinely concerned about him and Izabelle. But Alexander would never understand. He could never. "Your wife needs you."
"No..." Sebastian replied, shaking his head as a bitter and cold smile curved across his lips. "Izabelle doesn't need a man like me... the very man who had hurt her and nearly killed her. I am the very last person she needs from here on."
"Sebastian... that's... What had happened was not your faulta�""
"Enough... please..." his voice broke as he cut Alexander's words off. "Didn't you know about what the humans say? That once a man lay a hand on his own girl, he'd do it again next time too..." Sebastian pressed his forehead against the heel of his palm as he chuckled brokenly. "I know I'll hurt her again, Alex. One way or another, she'll get hurt again because of me... or worse... with these..." he looked down at his trembling hands. "With these f**king hands of mine."
He buried his face into his palms. His body was trembling. He had never allowed anyone to see him like this, except for Izabelle. But he could not hold himself together anymore.
"That's not going to happen, Sebastian..." Alexander trailed off and closed his mouth when Sebastian shook his head again. Clearly refusing to believe him.
"What was it that's not going to happen again?" he bitterly scoffed, gulping more wine down in an attempt to numb his feelings. "You won't even allow me to go and search for Elijah and kill him." He then stood, turned his back from Alexander and yelled at the wall. "I know... f**k, I know!"
Sebastian knew the risk of chasing after Elijah and killing him. Elijah had been holding onto the greatest threat not only to the vampires, but also to the entire kingdom of Viscarria.
For years, Elijah had been keeping so quiet. According to everyone, Elijah had been the perfect obedient one for so long. He had barely caused any significant troubles at all. He was fond of the humans and was even obsessed with studying. He did nothing for so many years but just studied. They said Elijah had wanted to learn everything and he never seemed to have any plans on stopping himself from going to school.
However, according to Alex, his brother Ezekiel still had him closely monitored in secret. Alexander had admitted he had even asked Ezekiel to stop doubting Elijah. Because he had sincerely thought Elijah was truly harmless.
They said Ezekiel had never caught Elijah doing anything suspicious. He had hidden his motives all these years. Or more like, Elijah had waited patiently to make his move. He waited until Ezekiel was gone.
Elijah had then taken over one of the world's internet providers and created a bomb-like system that could be detonated with just a single move from him. It was not a literal bomb but to the vampires and Viscarria, it was the same as an atomic bomb. It was a bomb containing loads of information and evidence including videos and everything that could prove the vampire's existence without a doubt. He had gathered them in secret for many years and now he was just one tap away in spreading all of that information throughout the entire world.
In short, Elijah held the key to detonating the possible destruction of the vampire race or... causing war to break out between humans and vampires.
They had simulated so many scenarios once Elijah detonated his bomb, and not one result could be considered even mildly good. They knew that this would only lead to destruction or worse, an apocalypse for the vampires or for the humans.
This was why for so many years, Ezekiel, his brother, had worked so hard in keeping the existence of vampires unknown and still secret to the whole world.
When Alicia still had her powers, Elijah was apparently still being cautious but he again made a huge mistake five years ago. His attempt in getting his brother, Ezekiel to return to his family had failed and as a result, Alicia lost her powers.
That was the day Elijah had started to really execute his plan. And when they found out about it, it was too late to undo it. They could only hope to mitigate the effects of Elijah's move.
Alexander and the witches had started to make plans years ago to counter this problem. And Alex still believes that Elijah will not just detonate the bomb on a whim. He had reasons they still were not privy to, and as long as they did not corner him to the very edge, Elijah would not do it. Not yet.
They thought they had time.
And he thought he would never... feel anything again.
Sebastian knew now what Elijah had been waiting for. He was waiting for him to find someone he'd love more than his own life and see and desire the light again in his eyes. He had waited so long, just for him to find a reason to live and fight so that when he managed to snatch everything away, he would be shattered completely to dust. So that the ending would be more satisfying for Elijah.
He needed to change the tide of the game now before it truly became too late.
He needed to give his Izabelle up... because right now, that was the only way to save her from thi
s hellish nightmare.
HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 242 Last Night (Part II)
"I'm letting go of her, Alexander." Sebastian then said. His voice no longer audibly broken. It was steely. But the emotions in his eyes were still screaming out in pain. "She needs to leave Viscarria and go back to Dalenn now. As soon as possible. She needs to cut ties with me completely. And that will also include you, and every other non-human she has been acquainted with, especially Abigail. All of us need to cut ties with her."
Alexander's lips parted in disbelief, shaking his head even as he was still in the middle of listening to Sebastian speaking. But Sebastian firmly continued nonetheless. "I am divorcing Iza." His voice broke again but he stubbornly regained his composure in a blink of an eye, showing Alexander that his decision was now set in stone.
An almost mocking smile tugged at the corner of Alexander's lips. "Do you really think this will solve anything? Do you really think divorcing your wife is the solution, huh, Sebastian?" 𝚒𝚗𝚗re𝚊d.c𝚘m
"Yes." Sebastian answered without hesitation.
Running his fingers through his hair, Alexander sighed exasperatedly. "Sebastian... I know you've already thought real hard about this. But listen, you're going to regret this. And have you ever thought that she'd only be put in more danger if she returns to Dalenn? Who would protect her then, huh? Have you even thought about that, Sebastian? Do you really think Elijah would stop going after her just because you divorced her?"
"Elijah only came after her because he'd found out I cared about her. Elijah thinks that I love her and that's why... that's why he had dragged her into this hell! As long as Iza's with me, he'll never stop targeting her until she's... All I have to do is prove him wrong. Elijah will never hurt anyone I care nothing about, Alexander, you know that!" Sebastian pressed his forehead against the wall, his fist clenching so hard as though he was restraining himself from punching the walls until the entire castle crumbled to pieces. "No one can hurt her in Dalenn anymore." He added. His voice suddenly became soft. He was clearly exhausted, emotionally. "Brandon Haze is already in my hands and he's never going to go back to terrorize my wife ever again. I'll torture him for as long as I want. Until I'm satisfied."
"And you think Izabelle will just let you decide everything on your own? You think she'll just sit there and nod and go away without a fight just because you said so? You should know what kind of a person your wife is by now." Alexander reminded him rather pointedly.
Sebastian flashed him a bitter smile. A smile so heartbreaking that even the appearance of his dimple did not do anything to make the smile look less broken.
"She will leave me. I'll make her." Sebastian whispered, as though making a vow to himself.
"You're going to hurt her, Sebastian. Is this really worth it? You're going to break her heart to pieces."
"I know... I know..." his voice nearly inaudible now as he slid down to the ground. "But I'd rather break her heart and break myself than have her broken corpse delivered to me one day."
A long silence reigned within the wine cellar. Sebastian had wanted Alexander to finally leave him alone, but the man spoke again and said, "You know... there could be another way out."
Just when Sebastian's jaws clenched and was about to retort, Alexander continued. "How about we make this as an act instead? That way, we can save you both from breaking yourselves. Let's have the divorce, but just make it as an act instead. At least until we are able to deal with this time bomb in Elijah's hand."
"No..." Sebastian shook his head. "Don't underestimate Elijah, Alexander. I don't think someone could ever fool him."
"I think it's you who is just thinking of the worst already, Sebastian. No matter how intelligent Elijah is, he'll always have some blind spots like every one of us. Even Zeke who is supreme in every way compared to Elijah had missed out some vital things. Your extreme fear of losing her has made you surrender and a�""
"What if Elijah won't be fooled, then? No, I'm not going to risk Iza's life anymore, Alexander. Never. I've taken risks before just because I refused to give up... I have never won. All I got in the end were the corpses of the ones I had been fighting for. I know I started risking Iza the day I started to want her. My guts warned me, but I ignored the warnings and told myself I can protect her... I told myself, this time I won't fail... And look what happened to her. So it is enough now... never again." His eyes closed and he sucked in a deep breath.
"I still think you need to think more about this , Sebastian. Give it a few more days before you decide..." Alexander trailed off. Whatever he saw in Sebastian's face at that moment seemed to make him finally understand that whatever it was that he's going to say, won't change Sebastian's mind anymore.
When Sebastian opened his eyes, he looked unseeingly at the ceiling. "It must be nice to be the villain... doing whatever you want selfishly without a care, even if the world burns to ashes. I'm envious of them. I've thought about betraying you and everyone and just go ahead and kill Elijah, so I can keep Iza in my arms. I've thought, 'to hell with the world'. But if I do that, I'd be doing the very same thing that creature I once called 'father' did. Iza doesn't deserve a man like that. She doesn't deserve to even live with a monster and his f**ked up world." A heartbreaking chuckle escaped him before the smile faded and he held Alexander's gaze. "It's funny how every way I've considered, only leads to something worse. Letting her go is the best choice, Alexander. No matter how you try to twist everything, no other choice is better than that."
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HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 243 Result
BACK TO THE PRESENT
"I've signed our divorce papers, Princess Izabelle." Upon hearing those words that left Sebastian's lips, an unbearable silence reigned inside the study.
She did not make a sound nor made a single move. He knew that his words must have made her paralyzed. Maybe, it had shocked her so badly that she could not even respond.
He fought to keep his breathing even. To keep his stance as relaxed and uncaring as much as possible. He needed to end this quickly so she could finally leave this place. To leave him. He needed her gone now before he started to waver.
"Since you've already signed it beforehand, I've already sent it to the court for processing. It should be officiated soon enough." He mercilessly continued, breaking the silence once again. "I expect that the result should arrive in a few minutes."
"Look... look at me." Her shaky voice made his heart shudder in pain. The raw torment and tears that he could hear in them... he swallowed as subtly as he could, trying his hardest to stop himself from whipping his head around to look at her. It was all that he could do to stop himself from falling to his knees before her and beg her for forgiveness.
"Please... look at me, Sebastian." She sounded like she was trying her best to keep herself from crying. Every sound she made were like serrated daggers piercing into his chest before being twisted cruelly to cause the most extreme pain possible.
But he shook his head. He could not allow himself to look at her. Because the moment he does, his meticulously put up fa?§ade might shatter beyond repair. Moreover, this could be the best move that would make Elijah believe he and Izabelle were truly over as husband and wife.
"Sebastian..." she weakly called out as she took a trembling step forward as she lifted a shaky arm, when he shut his eyes closed and his entire body tensed up. It was so obvious that Elle could visibly see him stiffening up.
"Don't. Don't come any closer." He hissed out rather sharply. "You promised never to fight me over this issue. Did you not remember our agreement? This is the time to honor your vow, Princess." He reminded her heartlessly. Though he knew that was a vicious move, he still did it.
Another unbearable silence crept through the walls. He could almost hear her heart breaking into shards that he could never ever repair. Or was that breaking sound coming from his heart? It seems, both their hearts were going through the same torment. But he truly hoped he was going through agony that was far worse than she was. He wished Iza's pain was still tolerable. He wished that she had not fallen for him way too deep yet.
"Look at me and... tell that to me again. Say it while looking me in the eyes, Sebastian." She broke the silence this time. Utter hurt was still in her voice but this time, she spoke with firmness. He knew she was obviously trying to steel herself from breaking down. "Otherwise... I'll go back to our room and pretend I did not hear anything. That all of this did not happen at all."
Sebastian clenched hisfists. He hated how his heart just rejoiced at her words. At the fact that even after the hurt she was experiencing, she was still holding on and refusing to just back off as she was told to. His treacherous heart was already starting to f**king betray him.
When he heard her move to turn around and leave, his voice echoed a little louder.
"I just f**king can't!" he rose and braced his arms against the window. Dropping his head so low as he gritted his teeth. "I can't anymore. I can't... look at you anymore."
That was a big fat lie and he knew it as clearly as he knew his own face. Despite what happened, Sebastian never saw anyone else's face on Iza's the moment he snapped out of his nightmare. He had stared at her for so long that night until Alexander had brought her back to the Black Forest.
That last statement was a total lie, but he knew that it would be the final blow. The final blow to make her leave him. The final blow to end everything between them. The one and only thing that would make Elijah believe that he was truly and completely done with Izabelle. And the one and only thing that would make Iza believe they were truly over. He knew what it would mean when he said those words, but it needed to be said.
She would believe that the incident in that dungeon has made him unable to look at her the same way anymore. That he was traumatized by that incident. That the one he was seeing whenever he looked at her was the face of that monster.
This lie was going to kill every hope in her that the two of them would still be possible. That they might still have a chance. It would crush her with hurt but... he knew Iza would recover. She was a strong woman. Stronger than anyone else. She would stand again and finally be free. Free to live her life without the shadow of danger following at her heels.
He had already thought of what her life would be once she was back in Dalenn. With the amount of fortune she would receive as alimony and compensation from their divorce, no one - not even her own father - could treat her like a useless and powerless princess anymore. Izabelle was not a fool and he knew she would know how to utilize the fortune she had in her hands to her advantage. With the disappearance of Brandon Haze, she no longer needed to worry about him anymore either.
Izabelle was going to be alright. He knew she would. Even without him.
The vibrating sound of his phone pulled at his attention. He already knew what that notification was. The result he was waiting for was finally here.
HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 244 Madly
"It's approved." Sebastian told her callously before slipping the phone back into his pocket. "Lucas will be dealing with the rest of the procedures with you. For now..." he paused and sucked in a deep shaky breath. "I need you to... leave. I don't... want to ever see you again." These words he forced himself to say shredded his heart into a million pieces. After today, once she was gone for good, he knew he would be good as dead all over again. Just like how he was before she appeared in his life. Or maybe he would be far worse this time. But it is alright. He was willing to die if that was what it takes to keep her safe.
Not giving her any more chances to react or to process the painful lies that he had cruelly thrown at her, he called out for Lucas and then told her, "Your luggage has been packed and all ready to go. The royal family's private plane is already waiting to transport you back to your country."
The door opened and Lucas's voice rang softly. "Yes, Your Highness."
"Escort the princess to the airport now." Sebastian ordered. Still never once looking back at Elle.
Elle could hardly breathe. Everything seemed to be moving too fast for her to process. She felt like she was freefalling to a certain death. No... even now, she felt like a part of her was already dying.
This pain that was wrapped around her so tightly was nothing like she had ever imagined. She remembered how she used to think about this day when Sebastian finally decides to divorce her. Everything she had imagined before was nothing compared to the reality of it happening at this moment. Right now, she finally realized that no amount of preparation would ever prepare her to face this pain. It was like knowing that a knife was sharp and it would definitely hurt if it cuts your flesh. However, knowing it and actually feeling the blade of the knife slicing into your flesh and drawing blood was worlds apart.
It hurts. It hurt so bad it was killing her.
Part of her wished that she did not hear his story. That she still did not know anything about the abuse he had gone through when he was young. The suffering and the nightmares he was enduring for so long until this day. If she did not know about all those, she would still be stubbornly refusing to back out of this marriage. Maybe, she would be rushing towards him and hugging him from behind, demanding him to turn around and look at her.
But she was no longer ignorant of his history. And it hurt her so much that she could not do anything anymore. Because what else was there that she could do when he... when her Sebastian could no longer see her the same way as before? When he was now seeing that monster in her?
She could not even make herself try to fight for their relationship because she was terrified of his reaction if she dared to try and even touch him. Can she survive more heartbreak if he jerks in disgust the moment she touches him? Would she be able to survive that blow when her heart was already shattered to pieces?
Even if she was dying with pain right now, she could never do anything that would make him suffer even more than he had already suffered. This broken man had suffered enough. If her leaving would make it easier on him and reduce his torment, then she would go even if she was unwilling to leave him.
Her heart protested and cried out as silent tears finally fell from her eyes. She wondered if this pain would ever heal. If she could ever get over him her entire life.
Even though she had signed that agreement between them, she had never thought this was how their story would end...
"Princess..." a weak voice echoed and her eyes lifted to look at Lucas.
"I said to escort her out. Now!" Sebastian's cold voice thundered.
Lucas's face twisted with hesitation. But Elle knew the man did not have any other choice but to obey his master.
She forced a nod at Lucas as she wiped away the tears that were still falling from her eyes. And when Lucas finally moved to open the door, Elle felt like someone was sucking her breath away. The pain was getting more and more unbearable.
Looking at his stiff back one more time, Elle finally turned around. The door was like a gate of hell that was opened wide to her.
Lucas held the door open for her and the moment Elle took a step forward towards it, she could almost hear pieces of her heart falling and shattering like glass being smashed onto the floor. She thought that by the time she was out of the door, there would be nothing left of her heart. She would be leaving her heart back there. No, she did not even have a choice. Her heart decided to be left behind in pieces with him.
Maybe it was better this way... maybe that was a mercy in itself.
Why... why was it so hurt? How could it be this painful? Why? How? She almost laughed brokenly at the answer that her mind screamed at her. 'Because you fell so madly in love with him, stupid.'
She could not even deny it anymore. 'Madly' might even be an understatement. It was unbelievable. It was such a short time. She did not even get the chance to tell him how she felt. And he... he never said those words to her as well.
A heart-wrenching smile tugged at the corner of her lips. 'How tragic.' She thought.
Still, deep within her, she wished she had one more day. Just one more day before that tragic night happened that ended everything. If only she could have one more day... she would definitely tell him. How much she had come to love him. She would tell him over and over again that she loves him. But it was too late now. It was all too late...
She suddenly halted as she stepped on the threshold and whirled around.
Elle stared at his back and then... a hollow, almost lifeless sound escaped from her lips. "I love you."
HELLBOUND HEART
Chapter 245 Three Words
"I love you." The moment these three words left her lips, the walls holding back Elle's emotions collapsed like a house of cards. Everything she had been holding back gushed out like water from a broken dam. And she could no longer stop it, neither did she want to. "I love you, Sebastian!"
She could not even see him clearly anymore because of the tears that were flooding her eyes, blurring everything within her vision. But her lips kept moving. She kept on speaking. Letting him know what she truly feels for him.
"I love you..." She did not know exactly what she was trying to accomplish by saying it over and over again like a broken robot. They were already officially divorced. He was no longer her husband. She was not his wife anymore. But she still could not stop. As if those words were the only words she knew at this moment.
"I love you, Sebastian." Or perhaps she was saying them as many times as she wanted now because she knew this would be her last chance to say it to his face. She knew that after this... after she was sent out of his world, he could no longer hear it no matter how many times she said it. He would no longer be by her side to listen to her say these words that had been wanting to burst out of her heart and spill forth from her lips for quite some time already.
Or maybe because she was still hoping that by listening to her confession, that these words might still be able to do something to him. At least, to make him look at her one last time. Not with eyes filled with horror or disgust, but with eyes that belonged to the Sebastian she had come to know and love.
"I love you a�"" she was secretly hoping for some kind of miracle to happen.
"Stop!" Sebastian roared. His nails were now digging into the window panes that he was facing.
The first time he heard her say those words, he felt completely paralyzed. Those were words that he had never expected to hear coming from her. Words he never thought would hit him so hard. Those famous three words. These well-known three love words that were said throughout the world, spanning across time, race and species. Words that he had never said to anyone and even to her. Never had he thought that these three little words would send such a significant impact ricocheting through his entire being.
Love was a word he despised - loathed to the extreme. Because that word only reminded him of his father's words to his mistress. When he said 'I love you' to that monster even as they watched behind bars.
His father loved his mistress so much that he was willing to give up everything to be with her. Everything, including them - his very own biological children - and even offering up their lives. He had thought since then that love was a dangerous and filthy powerful thing that could easily drive the sanest, most loving father into the maddest and filthiest b**tard ever.
When he first came out of the dungeon ten years ago, he always scoffed every time he heard someone saying those words. His negative reactions slowly became better because of Alex and his wife, as well as the stories he had heard about his brother, Ezekiel with Alicia.
Still. After all these years, he had never said it to anything or anyone else. Nor did he ever want to hear someone, especially a woman telling him those utterly disgusting words.
But now it was Iza who was saying it...
Sebastian did not feel what he had expected himself to feel. He had been simply rendered dumbstruck like he had just heard the most unbelievable thing in his entire life. And when she repeated it, with that choked up voice which sounded to be filled with tears, he started to lose it.
His mind tried to hold on. Telling him that he could not afford to lose it. That he must hang on just a little while longer. That he needed to keep on with his plan.
But Iza did not seem to want to stop. She kept on repeating those words. And everytime she said it, it was like a massive hammer being swung before landing heavily on his already cracking defense. He did not know how much longer he could hold on.
"I said stop!" he hissed through gritted teeth. He could not take it anymore. He could not...!!
"I love you..." Her broken voice sounded again even after his angry warning. As though she had not heard it at all.
Before he knew it, he harshly turned to face her. His stiff body that felt battered from all the invisible shackles and chains he mercilessly wrapped around himself felt heavy. Despite feeling as though thousands of pounds were chained around him, he still could not stop his body from moving. Towards her. It was as though she was his gravitational centre and he would always gravitate to her no matter what.
"I a�"" She started again. But...
He grabbed her shoulders. His heart and entire soul bled at the sight of her wretched looking face, her tears that were still falling from her eyes, showing no indication of stopping anytime soon. Now he had gone ahead and done it. This was why he had planned to never look at her no matter what. Because he knew that with that one look, he would never be able to bear it. Looking at her being so hurt and broken like this hurt him more than her.
"Stop." His voice sounded choked. His hands that were clutching her shoulders began to tremble lightly.
Elle snapped out of the numbing trance she was in. She only realized that he was right before her when he had grabbed her. The light yet firm squeeze of his hands on her shoulders was the trigger to jolt her out of her trance. Her mind had started to float as grief numbed her and censored everything out except the pain that continuously crashed over her in unending waves.
Eyes wide, she blinked up at him and her tear-filled eyes cleared.
The moment she confirmed that it was Sebastian who was indeed right before her, holding her and now looking at her, her lips trembled. And as though she had totally forgotten all the other words she had learnt, she repeated those same three little words again. However, this time, it was not with that lifeless, defeated sound. But with all her heart, soul and strength. It was spoken with all the love that she had within her.
"I love you!" she uttered and his lips crashed over hers, kissing her.
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