Forced Marriage: Thirteenth Wife
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Arkas' hatred of Elios must have been so great that the place of his confinement was made so far away. Roxanne even got tired of walking in the underground passageway before finally finding where Elios was locked up.

The view there is also terrible.

Elios is on his knees. His hands were chained, his eyes were closed and his mouth was flanking iron. A view that shows how much he is humiliated.

"Mrs." Daniel in front of Elios' cage greeted him immediately. "How did you come here?"

"Of course the permission of the First Young Master." Roxanne kept looking at Elios there. "I came to bring food for Young Master. Open the cell."

Daniel opened the cell door right away Roxanne said. "I'm sorry to make you have to do something like this when you get hurt."

But Roxanne didn't do it for Elios. Turns out Daniel and Zack really consider Elios a friend, huh?

"Open the iron in Young Master's mouth."

Daniel did it on Roxanne's orders. Then he went out, leaving Roxanne alone with Elios alone.

"You hear me, Elios?"

Elios' chain sounded as he moved faintly. "My wife," he murmured weakly. "I made you see the sad thing again."

Roxanne jerks. He thought Elios would return to his original character, saying that Roxanne was very disdainful of pretending to care. Can't it be true Elios has changed, am I?

No, right?

"You shouldn't have come." Elios spoke weakly and almost as helplessly. "It's not your job to see things like this."

Roxanne wanted to say a lot of things, but Elios' response sounded so weak it made her forget.

"You," Roxanne gulped, "you're not tired of pretending to be nice?"

"Pretending to be nice? So you think I'm pretending to be nice, Roxanne?" Elios laughed a little. "Not wrong indeed. Obviously you think so after everything."

"But—"

"I told you I was sorry" said Elios in despair.

Elios seemed to want to come closer to him, because the sound of the chain was heard loudly restraining his movement.

"I regret what happened between us so, my wife, if I can just forget it," she pleaded. "Of course, it must be hard."

Elios is not against. He also did not laugh madly anymore. He said weakly admitting his regret and making it sound as if he was sick thinking about everything he did.

"You don't love Eirene anymore?" ask Roxanne quietly. I think that's the way to make sure.

"Eri everything to me." Elios answered sincerely. "Everything. I can't and will never stop loving Eri."

"...."

"But that doesn't make me unable to accept anyone anymore. You my wife also have a special place in my heart."

Can Roxanne believe it? If the real Elios has changed, at least aware of his duties, it means Roxanne can be a little peaceful. He would no longer have to risk his life to meet Elios or to fight with Elios' wife.

And come to think of it, if everything was just acting, what would it have to be like this?Time had passed long enough since Elios had begun to change, and he had never hurt anyone again.

"Roxanne" whispered Elios. "Maybe it's too late to say this but .. please, forgive me for hurting you. Physical or heart, sorry for hurting him."

Roxanne's stunned.

"I didn't ask for a chance. I'll prove it myself. After all, Graean is gone, so I have to work hard for you."

Roxanne bit her lip. Though he came to bring food and make sure Elios lives so that Roxanne is not widowed, but he instead said such a sentence.

Excuse me. A haram Narendra said sorry, truly sorry. Should he really believe?

"You promise?"

Elios smiled even though he didn't see Roxanne's face. "Narendra has not made promises. We're sticking with it by direct action."

"...."

"Can you hug me if you agree? Sure, not if not."

Roxanne was silent. It even made Elios think he didn't want to. But soon Roxanne approached, putting her face on Elios' cold shoulder. He smelled of spice while locked up here.

"Please don't do that again" whispered Roxanne. "I don't want to experience it anymore."

If he was willing to take up his duties, Roxanne would not mind calling him Young Master again.

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