Betrayed By Husband, Stolen By Brother In Law-Chapter 134: Hold Her

As Adam's arms finally closed around her, despite the tears and the sobbing, a triumphant glint flickered in Saira's eyes. At last, he had let down his guard. Releasing her grip on his shirt, she slid her arms around his waist and held him tighter, pressing her body closer to him.

She felt the steady thud of his heart beneath her cheek and closed her eyes, letting his scent wash over her. It had been so long since theyd been together. In the past, she'd liked being in his arms but this time, it felt like a safe haven. She felt as if she would never suffer again if only she could stay here. She let herself tremble, just enough for it to feel real, just enough to make him think she was breaking and needed him.

"I hate feeling like this," she whispered, close to his ears, her voice low and breathy against his lobe. "Like I'm nothing. Like I'm disposable. And do you know what is the worst part? You make me feel that way, Adam... when you look at me like I'm the enemy."

His arms tightened instinctively around, and she smiled through her tears. Her fingers skimmed slowly along his back, her nails dragging lightly over the fabric of his shirt. Her breath was shaky and uneven, fanned against his skin. She needed to remind him how he would always hold her when they came together... when he let himself go...

"Do you know what it's like," she murmured, "to beg someone to stand beside you and be met with silence?" She pulled back just enough to look up at him with wide eyes and licked her lips, letting his gaze follow her and spoke softly, "I just didn't need you to save me. I wanted you to want to."

She reached up slowly, letting her fingers brush the side of his jaw in a feather-light caress. "But I get it now. For you, I'm not worth saving. Not anymore."

"Saira..." Adam began in a tight voice tight and despite her pained expression, she knew she was close to victory. She knew just how to melt this man.

Her hand slid into his hair, caressing slowly, as her eyes met his. "But maybe I'm worth something else." Her body arched slightly into his, her breath catching as she leaned in closer, lips almost grazing his. "It's been so many years, Adam since I've been held. Even if you don't want to save me...be with me, Adam. Let this be the goodbye that we should have had."

She saw as he frowned and his hand started to move away from her waist but she caught his wrist with one hand, holding it in place, "You think I don't see what you want? What you fight so hard to ignore every time you look at me? How protective and possessive you are of me?

Her other hand drifted down his chest, slowly, "I've always known what you like. What you need. And you know what I need, Adam. Can you give that to me?"

Adam didn't move. But she let her question hang there, waiting for him to take the final step. Because he didn't pull away. And for a breathless second, she thought she had him. That he would finally surrender—just this once.

But when she felt his fingers twitch and he looked at her, she knew he needed yet another push.

She tilted her chin up, closing the distance between them, letting her lips almost brush his. "Let me give you what you won't ask for."

But just as she leaned in, just as she felt the tension in him crack like a thread about to snap—he stepped back, taking his hand behind his back.

The air between them cooled instantly as he took a full step away, creating a space that felt like a chasm.

Saira froze, eyes wide, her lips still parted ready for his kiss "What—"

"If you really need my help," Adam said quietly, "then I'll do the best I can." He paused, letting the weight of his words sink in. "But I don't need you to pay with your body."

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For a moment, the room was silent. Her expression shifted and gone was the vulnerable look onher face, replaced by anger as she crossed her arms in front of her defensively and glared, "Is that what you think it is? You think I was trying to sell myself to you?"

Adam didn't flinch, instead simply glared at her, "I don't know what it is, Saira."

He looked at her, finally, with an unreadable expression that infuriated her.

"Because haven't you made it clear that you're willing to use your body to achieve your means?"

Her lips parted and her breath caught in her throat, but she didn't deny it. Couldn't. She had played that card just now.

"And so, I will not touch you."

She opened her mouth and let tears fill her eyes," Adam... I..."

But he shook his head and held her gaze unwaveringly. "I won't touch you. Not until I've finished helping you."

"You really think I'm faking everything? What I feel for you and what you feel for me is not a lie and both of us know it!"

"I know nothing about you, Saira! I think you don't know how to be vulnerable without turning it into a weapon.And I won't be one of your casualties this time!"

His words struck her like a slap. She clenched her hands tightly, letting her nails dig into her palms, letting the slight pain remind herself that she needed to stay calm and do this.

As she watched, he turned around and walked out of the door. But at the last moment, he stopped and turned around to look at her," I'll handle that man, Saira. Until then, don't make any foolish decisions, Saira."

Saira watched as he walked out of the office and finally unclenched her hands! She'd had him! Almost had him! But dam* it! Why did he have to step back at the last moment!