Hellbound Heart

Thank you so very much @Lilli_Fiona for the supergift!

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A dark-haired lady stood by the door. Her skin looked really pale and her eyes were a shade of pale green. Nevertheless, even with all the paleness, she was a beauty.

She looked at Elle with widened eyes as the room went absolutely silent. Until the sound of the spoon clattered noisily on the ceramic plate.

Zeres immediately rose to his feet, carelessly pushing back the chair that he was sitting on, creating a slight commotion. It was as though he was suddenly thrown into a panic. And that made Elle wonder who this woman was to be able to draw out such exaggerated responses from this seemingly ever cool and calm Zeres.

"Iryz..." He was before her in an instant, hovering over her as he held her arms ever so gently with his large hands. "You shouldn't be here..." his voice was so tender. So very soft as though it were wool.

"Zeres..." she pressed her palms over his chest. "I thought we'd already talked about this â€"" The woman that he called Iryz spoke in a gentle yet broken voice.

"Shh... please..." his soft voice cracked a little while the lady named Iryz looked at him like she was about to cry. There was a sheen of tears glistening over her large doe-like eyes that were looking earnestly at Zeres.

Elle did not know why, but the sight of them at that moment was just so... sad. She just could not help but feel her heart being squeezed while looking at their forlorn figures standing so close together.

"Please, Iryz... let me take you back to our room." He bent to pick her up princess-style, but Iryz stopped him with just a lift of her delicate hand.

She shook her head at him. Her soft eyes pleaded with him and that was all it took for him to give in. She saw him clench his fists so hard before he stepped aside and allowed her to enter the room.

However, before the woman could walk closer to Elle, the loud and fierce barking of a dog from a distance pulled at their attention. Elle wondered why there was suddenly a dog barking. But she did not pay much attention to that matter as her attention was more focused on the lady that had entered her 'holding cell'.

Zeres walked towards the window and quickly looked outside, his body glowed silver in an instant.

"I'll take care of the rest here." Iryz told him as she took Zeres' spot on the bed. Then she picked up the plate to continue feeding Elle her meal.

When Zeres looked at her with an expression Elle could not quite read, Iryz smiled slightly at him. His brows creased a little and his sharp jaws clenched before he hesitantly disappeared before their eyes.

"Hello. I'm... Iryz." Iryz introduced herself after a few moments of silence and staring at each other.

"Izabelle." Elle replied succinctly, guessing that Iryz would have already known her name anyway. "Are you... Zeres' wife?"

"Fiancee." She corrected, smiling sweetly. And Elle could only think she had a really sweet smile. "Are you okay? You're not hurt anywhere, are you?" her expression changed to be one that was filled with concern.

Elle was about to shake her head but she refrained from doing so. Now that Zeres has left, this should be her chance to...

"My wrist... it's hurting..." she lied.

Her expression turned very sad as she stared down at the shimmery rope that was bound around her hands.

"I'm sorry... Zeres did this to you..." she whispered. "I'm really sorry." Elle somehow got the feeling that her apology was genuine.

Something with the look in her eyes and her voice made Elle feel so bothered about this woman. Not in a bad way, but she did not know why her heart seemed to be aching for her. Why was she so... sad? Like she was hurting so much right now?

"If you're sorry... then please set me free." Elle did not beat around the bush anymore. She felt that without a doubt, this woman was a good person. And she was definitely a human right? She could not feel any tremendous power coming from her. In fact, Iryz felt just like herself. Perhaps because she could tell that this woman was so in love with her kidnapper. She was genuinely sorry for her lover's crimes.

Their eyes just held for seconds until Iryz looked down at her hands again.

"Please forgive him. He is forced to do this. He's forcing himself to do this." Her voice was a little broken as she tried to contain her emotions. "He never was an evil person..." she clenched her fists and then she stood and headed towards the door.

Elle's eyes widened. "Please! Help me! Release me please, Iryz! I can't be kept here. My husband... he's definitely going crazy looking for me right now! Please! Help me! I can't be caught by Elijah. He'll kill my husband if that happens. You have someone you love as well, don't you? I love him... I love my husband with all my heart, Iryz. So please..." Elle's plea went louder as Iryz opened the door. She was desperate not to lose the only person that might listen to her pleading. "Iryz! Please!"

Iryz shut the door closed behind her, leaving Elle gritting her teeth in frustration. What should she do? How could she free herself from this? Right... her powers...

They said she was no mere human! Now would be the best time for her to use it, right? But how? How could she even call on her power?! How?!!! All that was told to her was she could become invisible. But her invisibility sadly could not help her in this situation. She could not even move. Zeres would definitely find her like he did last night! Could there not be something else? Alicia said she definitely had other abilities... but what are they?!

While she was desperately trying to figure out how to bring out the powers she even knew nothing about, the door opened again and she gasped out in shock. But to her relief, it was not Zeres who entered. It was ... Iryz.

A knife and a gun were held in each of her hands.