Rosie's Games

Chapter 232: In his Embrace

Rosalind's heart was drumming against her chest so hard, she could barely hear the shouts and cheers of the surrounding people. She stared at Lucas, who seemed unaware of what was lying beneath the stage.

'Let it go,' once again the voice inside her head echoed. It was just as loud as her racing heart. She took a deep breath.

"There is another one on the stage," she whispered to Magda, who stood next to her. Magda was clearly prepared to catch her if she fainted and had been observing her actions and movements since they left that house.

"We needed to leave," Magda said.

"Not without him."

"He can handle himself."

"No," Rosalind shook her head. "Not with that amount of darkness." She recalled the Duke telling her that he could handle the dark curse coming from the weapon. However, this situation was entirely different. If that orb exploded, everyone here would be in contact with pure darkness.

While she had not heard of direct contact before, she was almost certain that it would severely damage someone. Maybe even directly kill them.

"I need to get to him," Rosalind said as she moved away from the crowd. It took her a couple of minutes to find a place where she could hide.

"You must leave this place," Rosalind said.

"Impossible," Magda uttered.

"I have to go. Alone." Rosalind said as she met the woman's worried eyes. "I will see you later." With that, Rosalind turned invisible, then she used her darkness to teleport her next to Lucas.

With the abundance of her darkness, teleporting was pretty easy. The moment she arrived next to Lucas, she immediately started absorbing the darkness on the stage. However, since she was not directly touching it, it is taking her a lot of time.

"Lucas," she whispered. "You need to leave the stage."

'Why are you here, Rosalind?' Lucas's voice echoed inside her head. He sounded upset.

"There is another explosive beneath the stage," Rosalind said. "We must leave. Now."

There was silence, yet she noticed the changes in his face. He was definitely angry.

"You must leave this place," Rosalind said. "I can teleport us out of here."

'The North cannot fall.'

Rosalind frowned. What was that supposed to mean? Was the North more important than his life? He wanted her to leave but he was willing to stay here, knowing that this thing would harm him too!

Sadly, before she could ask, the ground beneath them started shaking.

"What is that?"

"What is happening!?"

"Run!"

"Take shelter!"

"Beasts! The beasts are coming!"

Almost immediately, chaos ensued. Rosalind took advantage of the chaos to make him invisible as well.

"You—" Now that Lucas was inside her illusion, he could clearly see what she looked like. "What have you done to yourself?"

"I have no time to explain—" Rosalind tried to pull him so they could leave the stage. Instead, he pulled her towards his arms. "What are you—"

"I told you to leave when you cannot take it," he growled. The anger in his eyes surprised her.

"Lucas—"

"We have no time." Just as Lucas said this, he hugged her and sheltered her from what was happening behind him.

The ground continued shaking as the panicked voices of people filled the air. The sound of a loud crack followed. Rosalind had stopped absorbing the darkness when Lucas hugged her. However, this time, the darkness was automatically gravitating toward her body.

"I told you to leave!" Lucas hissed. Then he jumped from the stage, landing on top of one of the buildings. This did not stop the darkness from moving toward Rosalind.

'Let it go,' the voice inside Rosalind said. 'You must let it go.'

"Lucas?" Rosalind could feel the darkness wrapped around her body and then straight into her heart. It felt dark, ominous, and frightening. Screams of anguish surrounded her— she knew it was not from the people in the plaza.

"Do you trust me!?" Lucas suddenly asked.

"No." She answered almost immediately.

"You are supposed to say yes."

Rosalind frowned. The screams and cries were getting louder and louder inside her head.

"Open your eyes," Lucas ordered. She complied.

When Rosalind opened her eyes, she quickly realized that they were… levitating a few meters away from the ground. A swirl of dark mist was moving around them. The fear of the unknown glinted in Rosalind's troubled eyes. josei

"This will probably hurt me," he uttered.

"I—"

"You must absorb the darkness," Lucas said. She wanted to ask why or how. She knew she was nearing her limits. However, for some unknown reason, she could not speak a single word. Instead, Rosalind nodded.

"Open your heart and absorb as much darkness as you can," Lucas instructed. The sound of despair was already so loud inside her head, she could barely hear him.

**WOOOOHHH**

The surrounding mist swirled faster and faster as she started to allow it to flow deeper inside her.

"Lucas—" Rosalind called out. She was nestled safely in his embrace, yet she could not stop herself from feeling scared of what was about to happen. Her body was starting to feel full— physically. She felt bloated, like she had eaten breakfast, lunch, and dinner in one meal.

"Lucas, I—" Rosalind could not finish her sentence before Lucas let her go. Confused, she met his eyes and noticed that the black vein had appeared in his hand too. "Let me go," she said. While he was no longer hugging her, he was still holding her hands as they levitated. This could be the reason there were dark veins on his hand.

'Silly human,' Lucas's voice echoed inside her head. 'After everything, you still dare to order me around?'

Rosalind said nothing, not because she did not have questions, but because she could no longer utter a single word. The surrounding darkness intensified. It was getting stronger and more potent. She could feel it cut into her skin. She looked at him and just as she expected; the darkness was still cutting into his clothes, too.

However, for some unknown reason, Lucas did not look worried. Instead, he looked… at peace. The slight smile on his face was enough proof of that.

She frowned, her gaze turned complicated.

'Now let it all go.' She heard Lucas say.

"What?"

'Close your eyes and think of letting it all go.'

Rosalind did not hesitate. She closed her eyes and then… she felt him pull her towards his body. Before she could say a word, his hot lips touched hers.

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So, I am so exhausted. Spent the day in the bathroom. I don't know what to say. T.T