Forbidden Heat R18

“…Sure. Thank you, R” I thanked him softly as I climbed on to his back.

This really was the exact repetition of what happened the last time we were here. Reiner carried me on his back into the forest; however, this time I had the courage to keep my eyes opened. The forest was quite dark, and the main source of light was the flashlight that Reiner held. This time the walk felt shorter than the last and it felt like we arrived at the grassy clearing at the edge of the forest in no time.

“Wow. The stars look just as beautiful as the last time we were here. Remember?” I asked as I pointed to the starry sky above us.

Reiner also looked up at the starry sky as he nodded in agreement. It was a magical moment as we stood there side by side just gazing at the stars in the silence. The road below was empty and only rarely did a car pass by.

The strong gust of wind blew by causing me to shiver even though it wasn’t that cold. Reiner wrapped his arm around me to hug me close to him. I sighed in bliss as I relaxed my body and enjoyed his warmth.

“This is not a bad date spot, honestly,” I said after a short period of silence had passed.

“I guess…” Reiner replied vaguely.

“Let me pick the spot for our date next time, ok?” I said as I smiled at him.

Reiner was silent as if in deep thought as he gazed up at the stars.

“You think this is a great date spot because we can see the stars, right?” Reiner said almost absentmindedly.

“…Yes, that’s right,” I answered, feeling a little confused.

“You once asked me why I came here…” Reiner continued, his eyes now focused on the road below.

“Yeah, you said you were here for work, and I didn’t believe you,” I replied with a small laugh.

“For my line of work, this is a great spot. Not because you can see the stars but because you have a clear view of that road,” Reiner said as he pointed to the curve in the road below.

“What do you mean?” I asked, the knot inside my stomach tensing tighter as I had a sense of foreboding.

“Around ten years ago there was a car crash right at that bend in the road,” Reiner said as his eyes focused on the road below.

“There was an accident here?” I asked in shock.

“Well, it wasn’t exactly an accident…” Reiner said as he turned to face me. His face was grim.

“What do you mean?” I asked in a whisper. I didn’t like where this conversation was going. I wanted to go home.

“Save…Na…ta…lia…” Reiner said in a strained voice.

“What?” I asked in confusion, my voice barely a whisper.

“Those were your mother’s last words,” Reiner said softly.

“No…wait…how do you know that?” I asked, unable to believe my own ears.

“Your mother died here, Natalia,” Reiner said with a sorrowful expression.

“So, it’s true? My mother was really murdered?” I asked in a whisper. I didn’t doubt Lucien’s words but hearing it from another person made it more real.

“That’s right,” Reiner stated emotionlessly.

Wait…

“How do you know this location? I didn’t even know. It was never disclosed and…how do you know my mother’s…last words?” I asked in a shaky voice. I didn’t know when it started but I had started crying.

“Listen well, Natalia. I killed your mother,” Reiner stated slowly and firmly. His eyes locked with mine without hesitation. His blue eyes were clear as water in a lake and I was forced to believe his every word.

“You…killed my mother?” I repeated. It wasn’t a question, but I had hoped that I had misheard.

Reiner…killed my mother…ten years ago…right here…Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

I felt everything around me went completely still and silent as if the world around me had caved in completely into darkness. My hand and feet felt numb, and my head throbbed. Am I about to…faint?

“I was hired as a sniper to shoot a car and ensure that the driver was killed. The job was simple. With information from the client, I scouted the area and found this exact location to have the best vantage point for sniping the target. Everything went smoothly as planned. I shot the car and cause the accident. I then went down to check that the driver was dead and that was when I heard your mother’s last words,” Reiner recounted the event of that day in a completely detached manner.

“Why did you do it?! My mother…she didn’t do anything wrong!” I shouted at him as I beat my clenched fists against his firm chest.

I felt hot tears stream down my fast. I trusted him. I loved him so much. I wanted him to be with me forever…

I can’t believe it. This man killed my mother. He took her away from me…

“Have you ever considered that every person that became a sniper’s target…had a good reason why someone wanted them dead?” Reiner asked rhetorically.

“What are you saying?! Tell me this is a bad joke!” I wailed as I continued crying.

“That job was easy, but it earned me a high level of trust with the Rosenhall. A few years later, I started working for the Rosenhall family as a butler. The Elders paid so much money to cover up this incident. Most family members don’t even know that the crash happened here,” Reiner went on emotionlessly as if he was telling someone else’s story.

“It’s a lie. It must be a lie, right? R? Reiner?!” I pleaded for all of this to be a dream.

“My name isn’t Reiner. It’s an alias I use while serving the Rosenhall family,” Reiner stated flatly.

“…what?” I whispered in shock. There were just too many things to take in and I couldn’t keep up.

My eyes hurt from all the crying, and I was finding it hard to breath. My head felt like it was going to explode, and I felt like throwing up. This can’t be true…this can’t be happening…

“You didn’t have to put it that way, Reiner,”

Suddenly a low and familiar voice cut through the mayhem. I suddenly realized that Reiner and I were no longer alone.

–To be continued…

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