Lana was in bliss as she stared at her hand tightly held in Liam's as they walked towards the elevator and entered inside together still holding hands. Lana could even feel his possessiveness towards her, exactly how he used to be before she left.

  'Doesn't his actions show that he's accepting me already? Does this mean we are already good?' she mused with a happy heart. But she still wanted Liam to say those words from his own mouth to her.

  She knew he was showing the kind of change that she wished to see, yet unless she heard it all in his voice she would happily wait till then, but even experiencing such great change in his attitude towards her was making her giddy and gleeful already.

  The elevator doors opened and they both went out. Lana's heart was beating erratically and she even calmed herself as they walked into the hallway.

  Liam stopped in front of a door and brought out the key holder to open it. Lana felt like a suspense story was running in front of her for some reason that she could not explain, and as if she woke up from that suspense suddenly as soon as they went inside the room.

  The door of the room immediately closed with a bang and Liam suddenly moved around and pinned her on the wall. He held the edge of his mask and removed it with a single flick of his fingers and did the same with her mask too.

  Their eager eyes met, talking without words, and Lana unconsciously parted her lips. She wanted to say something and ask him some, but words were not coming out.

  She stared deep into his eyes, wondering what could he be thinking at that moment. Liam lifted his hand, touching her cheek, moved on her face, and rested on her chin. His thumb caressing her parted lips feeling their soft invitation.

  "Liam…" Lana managed to whisper his name, despite the slamming heart inside her ribcage. She saw Liam sigh heavily as he stared at her delicate face. For a second Lana felt as if he was struggling to say something but was gathering the courage to do so.

  Liam looked deeply with a gentle gaze at her and brewed his words before speaking. "Lana, do you know how much you have been torturing me since the day you came back?" he whispered in his hoarse voice.

  "I'm sorry…" Lana murmured, looking intently in his eyes, hoping Liam could see how sincere and serious she was with her words and how much her promise meant to her as well. She wished Liam could read her heart and see how gravely she regretted her mistakes and was sure that she would not do the same thing again ever, no matter what happened.

  "I can no longer hide the fact that I'm still longing for you. The pain you gave…… is still here and I'm yet filled with hesitation, but my strong feelings towards you are more profound and have successfully overlapped the pain of my heart. Lana, have you thought over thoroughly and are sure that you will really not leave me alone this time around?" he asked, a bit stuttering in between.

  Lana's eyes were filled with tears and at that moment she realized how much actually Liam had been hurt when she saw his wet eyes. Both their tears started rolling down their cheeks and Lana at once reached and cupped his face as she lovingly whispered, "No, I won't, never again, and I will say it all over again. I will stay with you for a lifetime Liam, come what may…"

  She then leaned closer to kiss him gently as if his lips were very precious porcelain that she was afraid of breaking. Liam pulled her closer in a tight embrace and answered her gentle kiss with a passionate one, deepening it and demanding more.

  His one arm snaked around Lana's waist while his other hand pulled her nape as he slid and probed deeper into her inviting lips. He thought he would wait more but he was the one becoming impatient with the punishment he was trying to give to Lana.

  Whenever Lana was irritated, he was worried… Whenever he happened to give her a cold-shoulder and hurt her acting as if she did not matter to him at all, he was hurt by his own acts too.

  In the process of punishing her, he was in a great dilemma and every torture to her was a torment for him as well, so finally he decided to not prolong the torment between them and come clean with her and cultivate their relationship.

  Others might think he was too weak for giving in so easily to her, but who cares? He could not hide the fact that he was head over heels in love with Lana, even after everything that happened… even after that long year of pain and sadness… Lana was the only woman he could see and would lay eyes upon regardless of how many mistakes she would commit towards him.

  That was how he loved her. That was how he would always love her.

  Tonight he had decided he would totally remove all his pretentious masks around her and show his real self, all his love for her.

  Liam's hands started roaming on her dress and he suddenly cursed in between the kiss because he was having a hard time undressing Lana.

  "Can I just tear your gown open?" he complained in his breathless voice as he broke the kiss Lana smiled and turned around seductively.

  "You just need to unzip it love…" she murmured, chuckling. He was so anxious for removing it that even unzipping the dress while kissing her suddenly became hard.

  He smiled and unzipped it. The dress fell on the floor instantly. Lana suddenly felt the cold air over her naked body but immediately felt Liam's warmth behind her. His breath on her skin, stimulating a tingling sensation over her whole body, making her feel hot and excited.

  Liam's warm hands trailed their way on Lana's back, caressing her, as he leaned forward to shower her bareback with a trail of small kisses. Lana's head tilted back as Liam's lips reached her shoulder while he took his hands in front, hugging her from behind and capturing her rounded mounds.

  She gasped in pleasure when she felt his fingers squeezing her swollen peaks gently, kneading them softly, lavishing them the attention they needed. Lana hastily turned around to help Liam remove his suit. She removed his tie, removed his coat, unbuttoned his shirt, but Liam stopped her when she was about to unbuckle his pants.

  He held her hands and pinned her on the wall and hungrily kissed her lips as he continued to remove all his remaining lower clothes. Lana was drowning in the sensation of just him kissing her, his taut muscles on her soft body. Her hands involuntarily started roaming all over his body, feeling every inch of his skin as it rested on his hard member poking her.

  Liam growled inside her mouth as she caressed and rubbed it. He was dripping, desires on their high, he knew he could not control himself much longer. But he wanted to explore her more and hear the cries of pleasure from her mouth so he held himself back as much as he could.