Embracing Pain

"I deserve a few more slaps from you for making you go through this..."

Davis spoke with a bit of regret emerging in his voice, "I used you as the foremost bait in order to lower that bastard's guard against me. After all, if I was tough, irrational, and rude enough with almost everyone here, I guessed that he would not find me inviting Hailac to bed suspicious, but the only mistake I made was using you as the foremost bait, thinking that you would understand my intent while I was investigating and would not get hurt."

"I'm truly sorry."

Davis sincerely apologized with all his heart, hoping that Tanya would understand, but seeing her lips curve down and tremble while tears emerge from her eyes and run down her face, he was unable to take it and pulled her into an embrace, cuddling her with all his heart.

"Ahhh~"