Revengeful Flame of Seduction

Chapter 7

"Khem! There is something between them, isn't there??" Ann yelled at the frightened servant.

"... I don't know mistress... I really don't know..." Khem answered, almost crying.

Ann slapped the servant across the face "You should know!!!"

With her hand on her stinging cheek, Khem forced the words out of her mouth "I swear I don't know mistress. My duty is not to spy on master and miss Serena"

Ann was fuming mad and slapped Khem again. "You whore! How dare you talk to me like that??" she then pulled Khem by her hair "You're fired!!"

"Ann, what are you doing??"

Ann released the servant abruptly and turned to face her husband. She almost screeched when she saw Serena's arm around Darien's. Serena was smiling mockingly at her.

"Darien! What is this all about??" she pointed her finger at Serena's arm linked with her husband's.

Darien told Serena to stay back and moved towards Ann "I think it's time for us to part ways Ann. This is not going to work and it never did. I'm asking for a divorce" Darien said firmly.

Tears streamed down Ann's face as she shook her head in disbelief. She went to grab Darien's shirt and shook him "Why Darien?? It's because of that bitch over there right?? You can't leave me Darien!!" she then quickly released him and charged towards Serena who didn't see her coming. SLAP "Get that you slut for stealing my husband!!"

Serena saw red and quickly recovered from the slap. She went to grab Ann's hair "Darien was mine in the first place! You were the one who stole him away from me!!" SLAP! SLAP

Ann fell on the floor, with both of her cheeks burning. "You!!"

Before Ann could hurt Serena again, Darien stopped her "Enough!! Ann, this is not going to solve anything! Don't put the blame on Serena! It was my fault since the beginning... I should have never left Serena and then marry you... now I have the chance to have her back... please Ann, understand me and let me go if you do love me..."

Ann cried endlessly and ran out of the house. Serena, stood there, motionless staring at Darien with his words sinking in.

"Are you alright Serena?" Darien asked, gently caressing her red cheek.

She nodded and removed his hand from her face "Excuse me for a moment Darien... I need to think..." she ran to her room and locked the door.

Darien was left dumbfounded. He then went to check on Khem.

"What the hell is going on?! This can't be happening! I can't be falling deeper in love with him than I already was! NO NO NO!!!" she yelled inside of her, throwing her pillows everywhere in the room. "Serena!! How can you be so weak and let his stupid words win you?? Did you forget how he left you?? Have you forgotten about his expression when he got his divorce papers?? He was like in Heaven!!"

Serena was breathing heavily, fighting with her inner self. Her heart told her to surrender but her mind told her to stand her ground. Was it worth it? To throw 5 long years of hardship for something that might not last forever like she wished it would? She slowly fell on the floor, fighting her tears back.

"Serena! Serena! Are you alright in there honey?" Darien banged loudly on the door, worried.

Serena quickly got back on her feet and adjusted her clothes. She had made her mind. Nothing will change it now. Nothing, no one. Wearing a straight face, she slowly moved towards the door and turned the door knob.

"Serena what happened?" he asked as soon as he stepped inside the room, seeing the mess.

She shook her head "Nothing to worry about... I didn't feel too well..."

"Do you want to go see a doctor? I'll bring you there" he took her hands in his.

She smiled "No I'm ok"

He pulled her into a tight embrace "Serena... if only I hugged you 5 years ago like I am hugging you right now... I would have known that it doesn't need much for a spark of love to appear... I love you..." he softly kissed her lips.

She held him tighter and buried her face in his chest. She wished she could die right now, things would be so much easier... no divorce... no marriage.... no revenge...

Two months later, the night before Darien and Serena's wedding...

Serena took Darien by the hand and led him inside her room before closing the door carefully.

Darien went to hug her from behind and began to nuzzle on her neck. "So what did you want to talk about babe? I can't wait until tomorrow..."

She slowly turned around in his embrace to face him. She cupped his face in her hands and stared at him for a long time "I hate you Darien... I hate you just as much as I love you... Don't blame me Darien, don't blame me for letting my hatred towards you win over the love I buried alive inside of me..." she spoke to herself, like Darien could hear every word she said.

He smiled "What is it Serena? Why are you staring at me like that when we have a whole life ahead of us to stare at one another?"

Without answering his question, she leaned forward and pressed her lips against his. He then took control of the kiss. They kissed deeply and passionately as he put his arm behind her knees and carried her towards the bed. They shared a night of wild passion that could not be easily forgotten. That night was different from all those previous nights they made love. It was the first night that Serena completely surrendered herself to him without thinking about revenge.

"From all those endless nights we shared Serena... I know this night is the one that I will always remember and cherish the most... I don't know why but I feel it..." Darien spoke breathlessly against the side of her neck as he gathered her in his arms and kissed her cheeks.

She rested her head on his chest and held him tight against her. As soon as she knew he fell asleep, she finally cried... finally letting her tears flow down freely, broking the vow she made. She wet his chest with her tears but they soon disappeared with the hundred kisses she placed on his chest...

Guests started to fill the reception room but the groom was still standing alone, waiting for his bride to come.

"Mother, where's Serena?" Darien came up to his mother, looking worried. "All the guests had arrived"

"I don't know son. I already told the servants to go check on her"

"Maybe she's ill. I better go look myself" Darien was going to go up to her suite when Khem ran in, panicking and crying at the same time.

"Khem what's wrong? Where's Serena?" his heart began to race.

"Mistress is not in her suite and I can't find her anywhere! I only found this letter on her wedding dress" Khem spoke, wiping her tears away.

Darien quickly snatched the letter out of Khem's hands and unfolded it...

Darien...

By the time you read this letter, I am already gone, gone somewhere far where I would be able to forget you. Everything was a lie since I came back. I never came to forgive you nor came to claim you back. I came to get my revenge. I never forgot how you left me that day without looking back. You don't know how much I suffered during those 5 years because you abandoned me... but I managed to overcome that sorrow and built a plan to destroy you. It was a total success. I seduced you and made you divorced Ann to then let you have a marriage that will never have a bride. I am proud and satisfied of myself. Don't think that I am foolish enough to live with a man that had never looked beyond my appearance...

Goodbye Darien, have a happy life

Serena

The letter slowly slipped out of Darien's hands to silently fall on the floor. This can't be true... this wasn't happening... Serena didn't leave him... she didn't only came to get her revenge... He refused to believe what he read, what was written in the letter...

"Darien... what's wrong? What happened to Serena?" Mrs. Chiba asked.

He stumbled back a few steps and shook his head lightly "Serena... no... you can't leave me... Serena!!!!" he yelled and ran out of the room with the eyes of all guests on his back and his parents' voice shouting after him. He ran out of the hotel and took a cab to his house. He climbed the stairs and barged into Serena's room. He opened her closet and drawers. Everything was gone. He sunk down on his knees as he realized she really left him... that he was the only one who loved her all along... everything was fake... she lied to him...

"How could you Serena... please don't leave me... I can shoot myself if you want just come back to me! Serena!!!!" he cried in agony and let himself fall on the ground, his head dropping on the bed.

For the first time of his life, he cried. He cried... finally knowing how it felt to be left alone, to be pushed away by the only person you thought was meant to be with you since the first time you held her...

She sat alone in the seat, waiting for the plane's departure. She looked out through the window as memories flooded in. When they kissed, when they made love... She put her hand over her mouth to muffle her cries. Her clear teardrops fell and dropped on her hand endlessly...

"Why am I feeling like this? Shouldn't I be celebrating right now?" she slowly wiped her tears away "I can't look back... it's too late... I know I can live without him..."

The light above her head lit up for her to fasten her seatbelt. She slowly looked down and gently touched her stomach. One last teardrop slid down "You had been conceived by hatred, but you will be raise by love..."

The End

A/N : I admit, it was rushed lols I wrote this story some years ago when I just started writing and I wanted to edit it, put more details and stuff but I lost the interest so this is probably one of my worse stories that I've written lols I'm sorry and thank you to all of you who kept reading until the end even though it wasn't a really satisfying story ' If I ever write another D/S story, it wouldn't be like this again, I promise:) Arigato, minna-san!