Chapter 28

Ve was taking Taria to her home, leaving Tian home alone. He didn't know what to say as he knew his brother was the one in fault, so he stayed silent. Taria looked at his confused face which was her first time seeing, and she laughed unintentionally, breaking the play she was acting so far.

"Oh come on, did you really think I would leave your little brother like that?", Taria said while her eyes got back their sparkles, making Ve at ease

"Should I take you back to him?" Ve asked

"No, he needs to get rid of his meaningless worries if I want to take a step further with him", Taria said calmly

"He loves you", Ve said, and Taria smiled softly, then she said "and I love him too, so much"

"Wow, you seemed like a wise old lady just now", Ve said

"A wise lady is one of my personalities. I have the devil that I become when I'm drunk, and I have the crying baby too", Taria said, breaking Ve's last worry. He knew, deep inside, that his little brother was safe as long as he was with that crazy girl, and he was truly happy to know that.

Meanwhile, Tian was trying hard to keep his devil locked inside his heart, swimming back and forth at the swimming pool to exhaust himself as much as possible, but it wasn't working at all. He saw Taria's face every time he took a breath, he felt his warm hands surrounding his neck whenever he was under water, and he saw her bright smile in front of him after finishing every round. He was getting insane, little by little, yet Ve calling him forced him to stop.

"Physical pain won't ease what you are feeling now, how many times should I say it for you to understand? I sent you a voice note", Ve said, knowing that Tian would be pushing himself beyond his limits, then he ended the call.

Tian played the voice note on a speaker while he kept swimming non-stop, however, when he heard her voice, he paused.

The voice included the conversation Taria and Ve had on their way back home, which made Tian's wounded heart much better. He got out of the pool, then he kept listening to the voice one time after another.

Ve came back to find Tian beside the pool listening to the voice for the hundredth time already. He knew that it was really hard for him, he knew that his little brother wasn't used to having feelings or to be happy, and he blamed himself for that as the person who raised him that way. Ve raised Tian feeling less as his own feelings were the things that hurt him the most. He taught his little brother how to fight, how to be cold towards everyone, and how to be strong on his own, but he never taught him how to love or to be happy. In other words, he didn't want Tian's feelings to hurt him, so he raised him without them, but after finding that girl, he realized that he was wrong.

"Brother Ve, was it always that hard to be alone?" Tian said calmly

"Get up, little brat. I didn't send you the voice note to bury yourself in it. That girl is waiting for you to go hug her, don't lose your one and only sunshine, then get sick because of the darkness, Tian", Ve said.

Tian became more confused. He knew that he can't live without her, and he knew that she loves him, but what's next? What would he say when he face her again? What should he do? Then suddenly, Ve punched Tian on his face, taking him out of the prison he put himself in.

"Shit, I tried to use a civilized way but it seems like it won't affect you. If you didn't go to her right now, I would break every single bone in your body"

Tian gasped as his dark thoughts faded away. "Let all those worries burn in hell, she is the only thing I want", he thought, then he thanked Ve and went out heading towards Taria's house.

Ve went to his parents' graves with a cigarette in his mouth, feeling less, as he used to be. He took a deep breath, filling his lungs with smoke, then he exhaled to create a cloud over his face. "I now understand you, mother. Feelings are really the most powerful weakness a person could have", he said, then he went back to his office, the place he spent his days at since he was fifteen.

Taria was at Mia's house at that time, crying her heart out after telling Mia what happened, discluding the parts about Tian's family and secrets.

"Don't cry. He is just worried about you and it's cute", Mia said while patting Taria's back, but Taria pushed her away then said "are you my friend or his?"

"You know I would prefer a handsome man", Mia said jokingly, and after three hours of girls' chatting, Taria went back to her house.

She opened the door, feeling cold and lonely, then she turned on the lights to see Tian sitting on the chair.

"Tian...", Taria said, yet Tian pushed her towards the wall while holding her hands above her head and covering her mouth with his hand before she could continue what she was going to say

"I'm not going to let you go until you listen to me. When you confessed, my childhood memories came back. My mother used to face so many hard times because she loved my father, and I saw you in her, that's why I didn't want you to live the same life she did. You know how much I worry about you, so I didn't know what I should do back then, and I forgot that you and I aren't the same as my parents. I would never let you alone, and I will keep you safe no matter what. Taria I truly love you, I love you from the bottom of my heart, and I have already reached a point where I can't even imagine living without you, so please, Taria, please let me stay by your side", Tian said fast, trying to say everything on his mind before looking into her eyes. He started breathing fast after he finished talking, then he looked at her eyes with a sad look just like a puppy, and took his hand away from her mouth to hear her respond.

"Kiss me, Tian", Taria said while looking into his eyes with a foxy eyes

"huh?"

"Kiss me, touch my body, and make me scream your name tonight", Taria said seductively. His heart started beating like a drum, and he felt dizzy as his blood was running fast on his veins. Her foxy eyes that he never saw before make it even harder for him to hold back, but why should he hold back in the first place after she was the one who suggested it?

Tian carried Taria to the bed, then he laid her down and took his shirt off. He crawled over her body, looking into her half opened eyes that were curved at the edges, then he moved his face closer to hers and whispered "as you wish, my lady"

Taria felt her heart stopped beating with every kiss Tian gave her, and she felt his warm body over her own, making her stomach hard. She loved the feeling his cold fingers moving above her body gave her, and she loved the way his sleepy sharp eyes were digging her soul, so she left herself to him, feeling hot at every part of her body he touched, kissed, or even bit.