His Sanity by Mirah Selim (great book club books .txt) 📖

Author Pov

"Are you sure Cate?" Catelin sighed heavily turning to her aunt who had a worried scowl settled on her forehead.

"I am sure aunt. I am not backing off." Lilian pouted sadly walking towards her. Catelin zipped up her traveling back before turning to her aunt.

"Why are you going now? When everything is settled between you two then why? " Her aunt asked sadly.

It's been three days of Lucifer claiming his love completely. He talked to his parents as well who had no objection in making Catelin their daughter-in-law. Lilian always wanted someone as simple and innocent as Catelin.

She knew her son is a hot-headed man who likes to throw tantrums like a kid sometimes and only Catelin can handle his mood swings.

While Martin at first didn't agree with Lucifer thinking that Catelin doesn't want him but after talking to Catelin he realized the love has been bloomed on both sides. He happily approved their relationship. For him, his son's and Catelin's happiness matters the most.

But Catelin wasn't ready to forgive the man yet. Lilian thought she will give up the idea of going overseas for her job but she didn't which sadden Lilian and Martin.

The door of the room got slammed open revealing the heavy breathing beast. He glared at Catelin completely ignoring his mother. Lilian looked at Catelin who smiled at her assuring her.

"I want to talk to her mom. Alone." He said not moving his dark eyes away from the girl who skillfully ignored him and turned to finish her packing.

Lilian sighed walking out of the room closing the door behind her. As soon as she left the raging beast stalked towards her with angry steps and turned her around grabbing her arm.

"Is it true?" He asked grabbing her both arms and pulling her closer.

Catelin sighed looking up in his glaring hazel eyes. She placed her palms on his shoulders to push him a little back but instead, he pulled her even more closer.

"Is it true?" He repeated his question making her sigh.

" Yes, it is. " She replied and in a second he left her body pacing back and forth in the room rubbing his forehead.

"No. No. No." He stammered turning to her.

Catelin's eyes slightly widened when he palmed her cheeks leaning closer to her face. His eyes looked desperate.

"Listen to me, baby. I am sorry ok. I am sorry for ignoring you. For not listening to you. For hurting you. I am so sorry but please don't leave me. You know how much I love you. Please." Catelin's heart melted away seeing the desperation in his eyes.

She wanted nothing more than to just say yes and give up but she couldn't. She already had said yes to the hospital and she just can't back away now. Plus this big boy also deserves little punishment.

"Please don't make this more hard for me Lucifer. I need to go." His shoulders slumped down and Catelin's eyes widened seeing slight tears in his eyes.

"You haven't forgiven me right. You're taking revenge." He complained like a kid sitting on the bed.

He glared at her packed back before punching it to the floor. Catelin stared at his childish tantrums with her stunned eyes. Now he was behaving exactly like kid Lucifer. She smiled at his tactics before kneeling in front of him making him look down at her.

"I have forgiven you but you hurt me for three months. Those months were so painful that you can't even imagine." She mumbled making him bite his lip in regret.

"Now it's your time to feel the pain I felt." She said looking at him with a mischievous smile. Lucifer sighed pouting at her.

"You're being cruel." He whispered making her palm his cheek.

"After all, I am Catelin Lucifer King. I have learned from better." This made him smile.

Hearing her attaching his name with hers flared his insides up but he still wasn't able to remove the sadness his heart was feeling. He grabbed her tiny hands staring in her eyes with his puppy ones.

"Don't go." Catelin stared in his eyes almost melting away but restricting her heart she shook her head standing up.

"No. I am going that's it." She said trying to move towards the bag he threw away but Lucifer grabbed her wrist and pulled her on his lap.

"I can give you a job here in this city. Just name the fucking hospital you will be the owner of it tomorrow." He said with authority making her sigh. She turned her face to look at him.

"That's the problem Lucifer. I don't want you or uncle to do anything for me. I want to achieve everything being Catelin and not by using the power of being Catelin king." She replied refusing his help.

Lucifer felt proud but angry at her at the same time. Seeing her wanting to achieve everything on her own made him proud of her but wanting to fly so far away from him made him angry.

"Will you be happy to be this away from me?" He said sadly looking into her green eyes. Catelin smiled shaking her head.

"I will never be happy to be away from you but you know I heard somewhere." She paused caressing his beard jaw.

" Love becomes stronger when it's given from afar. I love you and I am sure it will become stronger when we will be far away." She said making his eyes soften.

He leaned closer placing his lips against hers making her close her eyes in return. They shared a soft loving kiss without the use of the tongue.

"I love you." He mumbled detaching his lips from hers.

"I love you too." She whispered back caressing his cheek.

Two weeks Later

It's been two weeks since Catelin flew to another country leaving the only beast that was wrapped around her tiny fingers to go crazy in her absence.

He wasn't even able to focus on his work anymore. All he could think about was her and she was also doing a good job in punishing him. She hasn't talked to him for the past two weeks even a bit.