BLACK GHOUL
Chapter 195: Black Gloom

Chapter 195: Black Gloom

Outskirts Of The City

Black Clover Hometown

The O’Brien’s Mansion

Riley stirred awake with a groan, she slowly opened her eyes, making with the chandelier just at the ceiling, she groaned sitting up, turning to the side. A frown formed against her features when she saw the empty space beside her, for the past week it has been like this. She always woke up in an empty bed, she rarely saw her husband, it was like they were both strangers in their own home.

No closure or anything, he wasn’t even sleeping in bed anymore, he was a damn ghost, her features frowned further, she just wanted him close and to be able to tell him that everything was okay, but he wasn’t giving her a chance to.

Each time she comes home after seeing the others, she doesn’t catch a glimpse of him, although he was in the house she doesn’t see him, like a ’damn ghost’ as she said.

She sighed heavily.

Suddenly the door opened and she whirled quickly to it, she met with Liam and her heart fluttered just by seeing him, have they even seen this week?

"Liam," she said with shaky eyes.

He turns to her, the black bags under his eyes becoming more evident, his skin paler than usual. He had on just a pair of loose pants and a shirt.

"You’re awake" he said in a dim tone that she couldn’t even recognize, which made her heart ache.

"Yes" she answered in the same dim tone and the next was ardent silence between them and it was getting uncomfortable and awkward, since when was the silence between them like this?

He gave a nod and spoke like he sensed the awkward moment between them. "I went to see Sean," he said walking to the chair set close to the window.

Riley got out of bed walking toward him.

"His condition doesn’t seem to improve" he adds.

"Liam" she began walking close to him but he drew back instinctively.

It was like a spear was driven to her heart by the action, at even the faintest contact he drew back, just how long will he do this?

"How long are you gonna be like this?" she asked in a heavy tone, watching him act like this was hurting if he would just let her in.

"Riley, don’t-"

But he was trying so hard to push her apart and it broke her heart, she was both angry and hurt.

"Don’t what huh? is this how we are gonna live now?" she said in a hurtful tone, her fury gaze meeting with his. They were husband and wife now, and they needed each other.

"For better, for worse... that’s the vow we took" she adds.

And Liam ran his fingers in his hair.

Doesn’t he get it? That no matter what she was always there for him, through the worse like they have always been, even way before they were married, why was this any different?

"Liam, what happened wasn’t your fault!"

"You don’t know that!"

"You know what... this is what Vincent wants... the past week we haven’t been working our plans against the agency... how long will you keep doing this" she hissed with sad eyes. "Even us we..." her tone breaks. Everything felt like it was collapsing but she was refusing to let that happen.

"I talked with Anubis... Riley, I’m a threat to my own kind, I can’t even trust myself anymore because of what happened and what could happen" he states with a shake of his head.

Great Anubis told him and now he was just gonna blame himself further, he was doing exactly just that, what he has been during for weeks and she was sick and tired of that, blaming himself further wasn’t gonna change anything.

"Blaming yourself further is not gonna change anything, only what we can do is keep fighting and try to stop a stop to this"

"I could hurt you again" He began, his sad dreadful eyes on her, and Riley felt her heart heavy at his words. "Or worse... I could... I could"

"Liam please stop," Riley said, taking his hand and giving it a gentle squeeze, she didn’t want him to go into that again.

He tried to pull her hand off but she held it firm, not ready to let go ever again.

"Liam please," she said with pleading eyes, there was no way this will tear them apart not after everything they have been through together, they have been through so much worse and pain, it was always pain and disaster but Riley refused to let that be the foundation of their relationship, they were worth way more than those things and they have overcome it together

He looks away, not meeting her gaze.

She slowly reached and placed her hand on his cheek. "Look at me" she urged but he didn’t even flinch.

"Please Liam look at me... please," she said with pleading eyes.

He slowly turned to meet her gaze.

"Don’t do this to me Liam..." she said, taking a step forward. "Don’t do this to us" she adds softly.

Liam’s eyes saddened at her words.

"Don’t let someone like Omari come between us... it’s not worth it... not after everything we have been through" she sobs.

"Riley" he began.

"Please Liam don’t... let it come between us, don’t let it tear us apart... Don’t let it destroy us, don’t let this... don’t let it hinder our revenge on the agency... we can’t-"

He cut her off as he smashed his lips on hers, Riley gasps at the sudden action making him accumulate more access to her mouth, their lips both roamed together in longing, the feelings and emotions of their lost time together bubbling up.

With eagerness Riley wraps her arms around his neck close-knit, reaching on her tiptoes as she deepened the kiss, Liam’s hands straddled her waist firmly before he pulled away.

"Liam," she said perplexed as she stared at him, his eyes shut like he was abstaining from something. "Liam?"

"Riley I can’t" he soughs. "I can’t," he adds, opening his eyes and meeting with her unhappy ones.

She taunts turning to leave but he grasps her by the arm.

"Then let me go!" She snaps facing him, if he doesn’t wanna be with her then he should let go, that was what he wanted, wasn’t it? She was trying so hard, so so hard just to handle it with him but he wasn’t letting her, that was even more painful than seeing him like this every day like he can’t do a damn thing anymore that was not the Liam O’Brien she knew.

"I-I-I can’t," he stammered.

"I don’t get it... what are you so afraid of... You always go for what you what Liam, don’t become like this, this is not you"

"Omari," he said, his stare on her "There’s this... heavy feeling... this darkness within me, I don’t know I can’t explain it... Babe I’m scared of losing myself to this darkness," he said, shaking his head. And she saw it, he was breaking again and she didn’t want that.

"You won’t Liam," she said, placing a hand on his chest. "Not while I’m here" she adds softly.

His sad eyes met hers, he slowly reached for her cheeks.

"You’re not in this alone," she said she assured him with a serious and certain gaze. "There’s no need to be scared... everything is gonna be alright"

"Promise me something" he began in a serious tone.

"Anything," she said softly.

"Promise me that no matter what happens to me... you will bring down the agency and free the ghouls"

Her heart skipped a beat, and she nearly panicked. "Liam nothing is gonna happen to you!"

"Just promise me... please," he said with pleading eyes.

Her lips quivered but nevertheless, she nodded. "I promise".

He nods, she goes on her tiptoes pressing her lips against his. He kissed back without holding back anymore, as he let his desire spawn free.

His hand ran through her hair as he deepened the passionate kiss between, their mouths in moaning and desperate need for each other, mouth-watering, emotions sprung free in all angles and the heated moment of their bodies sandwiching against each other.

Riley moaned as he grabbed her by the butt straddling her on his waist, she eagerly wrapped her legs around his lean muscular waist as he took her to bed.

The kiss went on in a fury match, containing the longing they both held for each other for the past weeks, both wanting to feel that closure and the swelling need within them that needed to be quenched.

Liam trailed his hands to her lap gently raising her silk nightgown off her body, leaving her body exposed to him.

He pulled away, taking off his shirt and then his pants in a swift action. Riley’s eyes landed on his bare chest, how she missed her eyes trailing on it and her fingers exploring, she needed to do just that and feel him against her, feel their bodies pressed and so much more.

Liam could see the glint of lust in her beautiful eyes and he wanted just that, she was willing to give.