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“I never want to see you again, Luka." Hyuna's cold voice pierced through the empty air.
Luka's empty eyes glanced at her, lingering for what felt like an eternity before looking away to stare at the sea’s horizon, where the sinking sun accompanied with a golden sky melts unto the surface of the bottomless sea.
Hyuna's lips trembled; her eyebrows faintly creasing, she already knew that Luka wouldn't believe her. This wasn’t the first time she pushed him away; scared that she would ruin his life, like how she ruined her dear brother's one and only life.
“Don't lie to me, Hyuna." Luka finally whispers his acknowledgement, breaking her train of thought. He turns to her, his beautiful face expressionless like a porcelain doll; unmoved and unchanging. Completely nonchalant towards his lover’s declaration.
'You would never leave me. You’re Mine, I'm Yours.' A solemn whisper from the past rings through Hyuna's head as she looks at her lover, her partner, her weakness.
This isn't the first time Hyuna tried to break up with him. Despite her carefree and confident personality, his father's endless passive aggressive comments about her aspirations as a singer planted a seed of insecurity in her ability to be his "wife". Although, there are other reasons as well, but it's meaningless.
Hyuna scoffs as she turns away from him, she knows what's going through that stubborn head of his. “I'm serious this time." The sunset’s gentle light envelops Luka in a beautiful array of colors, a breathtaking sight.
‘My Angel...’ her thoughts betray her resolve. Luka's ethereal features have always captivated her; his delicate voice could move mountains, maybe even pierce deep into the endless sea. The burden that has settled deep into her heart, the overbearing guilt from losing her one and only jewel, only seems to subside ever so slightly when Luka's by her side.
And yet that fact also adds unto the guilt, how could she, after all that has happened, still love the man that in some way, was also the cause of her brother's death?
Her eyes softened as she stared at his features, hoping to forever commit it to her memory—a dangerous thought. Her conflicting emotions about the matter caused her head to throb. She loves Luka, she truly does. But she could not afford to falter.
Not if she wanted her freedom, not if she wanted to protect everything she has left.
This time is different, Luka can feel it in his soul. Hyuna is serious, the firm resolution in her eyes leaves no room for arguments, but Luka argues anyway.
"Hyuna, what about the plans we made? What about our-" He reasons before Hyuna covers his mouth with her hand.
Luka tried to keep his composure, he has always been a calm man. But Hyuna always manages to coax out parts of himself that he never would've known if not for her effervescent presence in his life.
"Be quiet... My head hurts." Hyuna whispers as she closes her eyes. It's one of those moments, Luka knows from the way her furrowed eyebrows throb as she bites her lip— a bad headache is afflicting his beloved.
Despite this cruel situation that he is going through once again, Hyuna's soft palm pressed against his mouth elicited a playfully sensual response.
Hyuna yelps as she felt Luka lick the palm of her hand, before she could yank her hand away from him, Luka held her wrist in place. Despite his frail appearance, and his numerous ailments that has been with him since birth, his strength and endurance is still a cut above the rest.
Hyuna watches as Luka licks and bites her fingers, a familiar feeling of desire blooming in her when his long eyelashes fluttered as he closed his eyes while he sucked her fingers seductively. She blushes as Luka sloppily kisses her ring finger, no doubt tasting the ring he gave her, the evidence of their love.
'Shit... You're playing dirty as always Luka!'
Her knees feel like it would give out any minute now, Luka knew very well the effect he has on her, especially how much he turns her on when he kisses any part of her passionately.
Hyuna feels Luka's grasp on her relax as he begins to lightly bite her flesh. Hyuna yanks her hand away, taking advantage of his entranced state. Luka's eyes finally opened, his satisfied expression now replaced with deep disappointment
"This is enough, Luka." Hyuna asserted sternly, as she wiped her hand on her clothes; focusing on wiping away the spit in order to avoid looking at his sad eyes. Hyuna sighed, knowing that what she would say next would ruin him even further, but even so, she has to do this.
"Let's break up."
He should have seen this coming, Hyuna suddenly wanting to go to a beach after days of isolation? Did she want to spend one last beautiful day with him?
‘As if this will be the last.’
But Hyuna’s faraway gaze shatters something in him, unleashing his deeply concealed feelings of insecurity. His heart hurts, breathing doesn’t feel right, his sight blurry.
“Why now? After everything that's happened between us, why now?" His composure gone as he sluggishly moved closer to her, gently cupping Hyuna's face, forcing her to look at him.
“We’ve been lovers for half a decade, soulmates for more than that. So don’t leave me…”
‘Take responsibility. You made me like this. I can’t be without you. I’m not letting you go. You’re Mine. Forever.’
His pained expression and the subtle tremble in his voice almost made Hyuna lose her resolve. Luka's glassy eyes makes her want to apologize, for even daring to entertain the thought of leaving him, to hold him tight in her arms as she pets his golden hair, to kiss him endlessly, to throw away everything she's worked so hard for.
Luka's tears began to fall, and out of instinct, she reaches for him as would a mother do to her child.
‘Don’t cry. I don’t want to see you cry.’
Countless thoughts run in her head as she hugs him.
‘He’s worth it, he’s everything to me…’
'I can’t do this.’
An image of hyunwoo's comatosed body flashed in her mind.
‘YOU HAVE TO!’
Hyuna’s eyes widened in resolve as she craddles Luka’s head to settle him in the curve of her neck. His tears drop on her endlessly; leaving stain marks on her skin. After a while, Hyuna feels his sigh of relief; believing that she chose him, as Hyuna always does.
'But not this time, and never again. I have to.’
“I'm really sorry Luka…” She gasps as Luka suddenly raises his arms to hug her back, his long arms possessively settling on Hyuna’s slim waist. Gripping her tight as he nuzzles into her neck, deeply inhaling her addictive scent.
'She's not wearing my favorite perfume. What a shame.'
"I forgive you." Luka whispered before lightly biting Hyuna's skin. A whine escapes Hyuna's lips as he lovingly nibbles at her exposed neck to produce light yet noticeable marks.
‘That’s right… you’re not leaving me.’
But this isn’t enough to calm the raging insecurity that clawed its way back into his frail heart. He needs more than this. He needs to be engulfed in her warmth, to be surrounded with her scent, to taste every inch of her, to feel her touch chase away the ever present coldness in his heart, in his mind, in his body, in his soul. He needs-
Hyuna then pushes him away. Before Luka could question why, Hyuna held the back of his head roughly, a sharp contrast from her gentle hug earlier, to pull him close as she kisses him desperately, as if she'll die if she doesn't get to taste his lips— like it's the last time she'll ever get to.
She grabbed a fistful of his hair to keep him in place as she gently cups his cheek. Luka moaned into their kiss as he grabs her waist to push their bodies together.
He travels his hand under her shirt to greet her warm flesh with his painfully cold skin. His eyes roll back when Hyuna sucks on his tongue as tears begin to fall down from her gorgeous face.
He has always been full of want, but he never knew what it was that he wanted before Hyuna came into his empty life, his savior, the light of his life, his one and only.
Hyuna breaks the kiss; she placed her forehead on his shoulder as she removes the touch of her hands from his body.
"Touch me again..." He seductively whispers while taking her hand; kissing the back of it while looking at her with eyes full of desire.
“Please… let me go. We can't be together anymore Luka.” Her sincere plea as she removes herself from him broke his heart. What happened? Where did it all go wrong? Luka grabs her wrist as she turns to walk away from him, as she attempts to leave, forever.
“Why? Tell me why. Please…” His voice was suddenly hoarse and inelegant; full of hurt, a far cry from his demeanor just moments prior. Hyuna's eyes rattled, it’s conflicting, it’s painful.
This moment made her remember the times when she tried to leave him, after Heperu's countless biting comments and sabotage, after their argument, after the accident.
Back then, Luka begged her so desperately, pleading her to stay. The realization left a bitter taste in her mouth, because this time, she can't afford to stay.
“I never want to see you again, Luka...” She removes herself from his grasp, and utters something that Luka will never forget.
“I don't… I just can't be your wife.” Hyuna sobbed as she finished her sentence; removing the beautiful gold ring on her ring finger. Luka watches her with complete shock as she reaches for his hand; leaving the diamond ring on his palm.
“Marry me Hyuna. Please be my one and only. For the rest of our lives.”
“Luka?! Yes! I... Of course I will marry you.”
The beautiful memory haunts her, and she knows that the same memory is in Luka's mind at this very moment. She watches the subtle shifts in his pitiful expression, as she tries to not fall apart in front of the man she loves so dearly.
Luka’s teary eyes stared at the ring dumbfoundedly. His head replaying that memory over, and over again. What happened after that? What caused this to happen?
‘This can’t be.’
Fresh tears begin to fall from his gorgeous amber eyes. “You said you would marry me.” Luka croaks out pathetically; Hyuna’s final straw.
Her beautiful brown hair covers her face as her head hangs low, perfectly catching the Sun’s gentle glow.
‘I’m so ashamed… I can’t bear to look at him.’
Tears began to fall, staining her cheeks.
‘I need a drink.’
That absurd thought ruined the pity party her mind was beginning to throw for her. Hyuna chuckles.
‘Fuck… I really am a crazy bitch.’
Right, it’s her cruel addictions that made things turn out this way. An alcoholic hedonist singer marrying a second generation conglomerate heir? As if.
'Uncle Heperu would ruin me before we even sent out the wedding invitations.’
Luka’s eyes swiftly locked his gaze on her the moment her broken laugh took him away from his stupor.
‘Why is she laughing?’
He looks around for cameras, could this be a prank? Hope begins to enter his broken heart.
‘I won’t forgive you easily for this prank Hyuna!'
He foolishly thought before seeing the somber expression on Hyuna’s face as she hugs herself pitifully.
The sun has set already, and the cold is starting to pierce through their skin, settling into their bones. And yet they stood still, with their feet tethered to the sand, listening to the gentle roars of the sea. There are so many things they want to say and do, but this whole situation is too absurd, too sudden, and too much. Mere minutes full of silence felt like an eternity.
Hyuna was the one who walked away first, not saying a single word before her departure, not even a single goodbye.
Despite what happened, Luka followed Hyuna silently as she walked back to the entrance of the beach. A beautiful car came into view, a man in uniform opening its door.
Before Luka realized it, Hyuna ran as fast as she could, not looking back even once. She settled in the car seat before it drove away.
‘What the hell was I doing?! Why didn’t I stop her!’
Had Luka known that this would be the last time that he would see her in years, he would have drowned himself in the sea. Hyuna surely would have saved him then, and perhaps then she wouldn’t think of leaving him ever again.