Unchained Desire

Ruby gradually felt it becoming harder to breathe, her brain sending signals of suffocation from lack of oxygen. Desperately, she closed her eyes, and two teardrops rolled down from her thick, long eyelashes. Donovan's eyes were filled with hatred, his black attire making him look like a demon from hell, staring at Ruby with a terrifying intensity.

There was no longer any deep love or tenderness in Donovan's eyes, only hate. His gaze seemed to pierce through Ruby's heart.

Ruby could even hear the creaking sound of Donovan's hand tightening around her neck. For a moment, she almost thought he would snap her neck. Ruby thought, 'Maybe it's better to die.'

But in the next second, Ruby was pushed away, falling into a nearby flower bed. The branches scratched her skin, and pain instantly surged through her. Fresh air rushed into her lungs. Ruby ignored the pain, sitting down by the edge of the flower bed, coughing violently from the sudden intake of air.

Her throat felt terrible, and Ruby coughed until tears and snot ran down her face, looking very disheveled.

Donovan looked down at Ruby, his lips coldly pressed together, showing no sympathy for her weakness.