XXII

DELILAH

"Now, come, we have to leave the place, yeah?" He says gently, stretching out his hand for me. The bonds Maddox enclosed around my wrists were already taken off but the pain remained behind. I could see the purplish smudges on my skin, making me acknowledge the result of those bonds.

Even if unwillingness is still breathing inside me, I decided to do as he says.

I raise my hand and put it in his hand. He wraps his fingers around my palm with a smile on his lips. He gently pulls me up but the awful pain palpitates into my ankle that makes me whimper. I hurry up to hold his biceps so that I do not collapse, and he wraps his other arm around my waist, saving me from falling back into the chair.

I sigh, looking down at his muscular arm that stays on my waist. I swallow hard due to anxiety and nervousness at the same time. His touch puts us so close that my face is just an inch away from his face.

He is looking down at me with a smirk on his lips and I have to crane my neck up