The Devil's Rebirth

CHAPTER 18. Hope Is Back

EMIR'S POV

"What is wrong with you?" She asked annoyingly with her hands on both sides of her hips.

"Hope?"

"What's with that look Emir?" She asked again and turned, but before she could leave the room I quickly grabbed her and embraced her tightly.

"Let go of me, what is wrong with you!?" She said pushing my body, but I didn't let her go.

"I can't believe this is real," I whispered unbelievably.

"What do you mean? Could you please let go of me already? I can't breathe!" She said while she kept on pushing me, I cupped her face with my big hands and looked into her eyes.

"Tell me that I am not dreaming,"

But she didn't utter a word instead she pinched my nose with her slender fingers so hard.

"Aww!" I winced.

"No, you are not dreaming, but if you want to have one can you please get out from my room now?" She sarcastically told me but I can't, I don't want to let go of her from my arms.

"Hope, can we not sleep tonight?"

I saw her face turned to blushed and she bent her head down. I hold her chin up to look up to me,

"I don't want to lose you, Hope," I whispered to her when I didn't notice some tears escaping from my eyes and she wiped them out with her fingers.

"I never thought that a devil knows how to shed tears," she chuckles, mocking me.

"I love you, Hope," I whispered and leaned to kiss her but she jerked her head to prevent it.

"Emir, can we stop this already? Our marriage cannot be fixed anymore, there is no chance Emir."

"No!" I hissed and felt irritated with her words.

"That's not true! You have no idea how I struggled when you've been gone. I can't even look at you or face your family! I felt so alone Hope, I have no one left."

"What are you talking about?" She asked, confused.

"And now you're telling me again to let you go? That's not gonna happen, not in this life, not in my life!" I continued and pushed her on the bed.

"You are not getting out of this room!" I told her and left.

I will not let her get away again, I swear.

I fumble on my jeans to find my phone and realize my clothes have changed as well. These are not the clothes I used when I time travel. I check my phone's date and time, tomorrow night is when the party will be held.

I quickly dialed Henry's number.

"Mr. Villafranco, do you need anything, sir?" He asked when he answered.

"Find Ariane, immediately."

"But sir, I thought you already told her to go away?" He asked.

"She didn't leave, she's just around the city, look for her and be quick."

"Right away sir."

I ended the call and went downstairs to find Karen,

"Karen, give back to Hope her phone and serve the dinner."

"But sir, you told me earlier not to and I thought you'll be in bed already since you came drunk with Mr. Red."

Honestly, I don't remember what exactly happened during this night, but I'll just have to follow with the current situation. Good thing I didn't travel back within weeks, months, or more because I'm a bit worried that my business will be at risk, all I need is my wife alive.

"I changed my mind, just do it."

"Yes sir."

And that's it, I'll just have to make things right until the party has passed and Hope will live.

"Emir!" And there's my wife again, how did she get out? I turned in her direction and sighed.

"You can't do this to me! You can't just lock me up anytime you want!" She hissed, glaring at me.

"Fine, if you don't want to be locked up, then you'll be staying next to me wherever I go," I said and pulled her to the dining.

"Ouch! Stop pulling me!" She stubbornly said.

"Stop resisting so you will not get hurt!" I retorted and carried her bridal style instead and sat her on my lap.

"Stay," I warned her when she tried to stand up.

"You know what?" I asked her with our faces just inches apart.

"What!?" She responded sarcastically with her scowling face.

"The first time I saw you, you looked so sweet and fragile but now? You're like a beast, so stubborn and wild." I commented.

"Alright, I'll tell you why, it is because you're the dark and I'm the light, and for almost two years of us being together, your darkness is spreading out, invading the light and that's why and how I slowly adapt your characteristics, so don't get surprised." She explained seriously that it makes me chuckle.

"And you're proud of that? Aren't you?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I?" I mocked at her but it only made her more annoyed but I don't care.

Karen serves the food in front of us then she excuses herself.

"Don't tell me you are going to have your dinner in this position?" She asked again.

"That's what I intend to do," I said and fed her.

"I don't want to eat." She said and jerked her face.

"Come on, look at your body, you're so thin."

"What is it tonight that you keep on noticing my body? I know I'm not attractive or sexy but I don't care," aside from her body, I also notice her eyes welling up,

'I'm just telling the truth, why is she so upset.' I thought.

"That's not what I mean, I just don't want you getting sick. You always drink coffee and don't eat well, you think that's healthy?" I explained.

"Why just suddenly you become so concerned? Have you forgotten that you left me when I needed you? I felt so vulnerable but my husband is nowhere to be found." She said and quickly wiped the tear that rolled down her face, I don't know what to say, should I say sorry? But even though I'm away I provided everything she needed, why is she still upset?

"Why did you leave? Am I really not that important to you?" She asked with a shaky voice, looking straight into my eyes.

That's not true, she is important to me, isn't it obvious? But how can I explain that I cannot stay next to her in that condition, that I don't have the courage to look at her in such a state? How can I suppose to take care of her, if I can't even help myself? Me too was vulnerable.

I heard her sighed and picked a cut of chicken using her fingers and munched it.

"Is it about my body that's why you get bored and choose to find someone else,?" She asked again.

"No, you're the only one that I love Hope, so stop mentioning it again." I retorted quickly.

"But you still did. Why?" She asked again, looking at my eyes asking for an explanation.

"Why do you have a lot of questions? Could you just stop it already and eat?" I'm starting to get annoyed again, asking about it making me feel uncomfortable.

But she didn't move and keep her gaze at me, she's like waiting for something.

'My beautiful Angel,' I thought and cupped her face with my hand while the other was holding her waist, I kissed her on the lips, but she didn't respond to it so I stopped. I looked at her eyes which were still looking straight into mine, but now it was moistened with tears.

She dropped the food she was holding and cupped my face, though she is my wife, I'm still surprised when she suddenly does the initiative to kiss me. She even wrapped her arms around my neck and so I held her body tight pulling her more to me to feel her warm fragile body.

'I'm glad that I'm back and just at the right time.' I thought and carried my wife without breaking the kiss, her legs wrapped around my waist while her hands tugged my hair.

'Second chances are truly the sweetest.'