Snippets of her memory

After shutting the door Crystal walked towards the bathroom and thoroughly cleaned herself. After taking a refreshing bath she walked towards her bed and laid down. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep but couldn't. She stared at the familiar ceiling and thought about recent occurrences.

'It's been three days since I met Harry and Asher. I don't know anything about them but my heart just wants to protect them.' She wasn't a hypocrite to call herself a kind woman. She is the cruelest and coldest woman to ever exist in this world. She earned her alias 'Hell' through her cruel and swift actions. But why does her heart want to stay with that child. And why she isn't disgusted by the closeness of that man.

Earlier in the hospital she purposely leaned towards Asher to confirm if she felt as disgusted and repelled as she felt towards other men. But surprisingly his scent seems to calm her down. His grey eyes attracted her and made her do things she never thought she'd do for a stranger.

Crystal was lost in thoughts and couldn't sleep no matter what. It's been a long time since she held a weapon in her hands. The adrenaline rush hasn't fully disappeared yet. She stood up and walked towards the kitchen to grab a bottle of water. After taking a sip or two she walked towards the guest room and checked on Asher and Harry.

Surprisingly Asher was wide awake at this moment. So she decided to relieve her boredom by disturbing him. She knocked on the door which caught Asher's attention. She entered the room and dragged a nearby chair with her and placed it near the bed.

She comfortably sat on the chair and started at Asher. Asher looked at her and asked, "Aren't you tired?"

Crystal replied, "I am, but I can't fall asleep. Say will you sleep with me?"

Asher's eyes widened at her last remark and the tip of his ears turned pink.

Crystal chuckled at his adorable reaction and said lightly, " Hehe I'm kidding. Why would you sleep with a woman like me."

Asher frowned and glanced at her but her injured hand caught his attention.

He grabbed her hand carefully and checked her injury. For the first time in his life, he felt anger, worry and frustration all at the same time.

He stared at her and coldly ordered, "Get me a first aid kit."

Crystal clicked her tongue and said, "Jeez, why are you ordering me around. I'm the injured one here."

Asher just stared at her. So Crystal could only shake her head and follow the commands of His majesty.

She walked towards the nearby cabinet and took out a first aid kit and handed it to Asher.

Asher grabbed her hand and carefully disinfected the wound. It seems she had fun playing around with the knife. It was quite a deep cut, even her bones were visible.

Crystal hissed at the burning sensation of the wound and looked at Asher.

Asher looked up and pointed to the wound, "It needs stitches."

Crystal let out an uninterested 'Oh' and kept quiet. Asher took out the needle and prepared to treat the wound himself.

Crystal came back to her senses and snatched her hand back. She looked at him cautiously and said, " Do you even know how to handle that needle."

Asher smiled at her and simply grabbed her hand, "I know a little. Trust me baby."

Crystal was mesmerized by his voice and unconsciously relented, the pain of needle piercing through her skin brought her back to her senses.

She didn't immediately react and observed his movements. Although he was a little clumsy, he stitched her skin back cleanly.

After completing the procedure, Asher dressed her wound and carefully released her hand.

Asher looked at her dazed expressions and slowly said, "If you are afraid you can sleep beside Harry, there's enough space."

After saying his piece he quickly laid down and covered his face with a blanket.

Crystal chuckled at his shy expressions but she still chooses to go back to her room. She can tease him, joke with him. But the demon of her past doesn't let her sleep beside any man. It's still surprising that her body doesn't reject his touch.

Otherwise in the past, she'd rather leave her wound open than let any man touch even her finger.

Crystal walked back to her room and lay on the bed peacefully. This time she fell in the dreamland or what they call nightmares.

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Asher removed the blanket from his eyes and looked at the empty room. He sighed and switched off the bedside lights. Asher slept peacefully that night.

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(IT'S A DREAM OF WHAT HAPPENED 14 YEARS AGO)

A young girl of around 8 years old was hiding inside an empty box of new refrigerator. Everything in her vision was dark. She was sweating because of the suffocating environment. She slowed her breathing in order to hide her traces.

She looked at her hands in darkness, she couldn't see the blood on them but she could feel them trembling due to fear. Her entire body was shaking and in no time she started to cry softly. Her low whimpers were heard by the sharp ears of the nearby guard.

Everyone was searching for her. The guard who heard her was none other than Snake. He could've left the young Crystal considering he was her personal security who watched her grow up. But he decided to catch her and send her to her brother in order to get in the good books of her brother because his previous master, her late mother got killed by her brother.