Can't let you go
AU-Widower Zayne with kids and fell in love with MC got insecure and jealous (just want to see Zayne act possessive a little bit leave me alone)
Zayne was silent.
Too silent.
MC could feel his eyes on her, sharp and unrelenting, but he hadnโt said a word since they got home.
The tension was suffocating.
She finally sighed and turned to him. โAlright, just say it.โ
His jaw clenched. โSay what?โ
โYouโve been glaring at me all night.โ She crossed her arms. โJust spit it out.โ
Zayne exhaled slowly, his fingers twitching at his sides. And thenโ
โI heard him.โ
MC blinked. โWhat?โ
Zayneโs gaze darkened.
โYour friend.โ His voice was cold, but there was something elseโsomething tightly restrained. โHe said I should let you go. That you shouldnโt be tied down to me.โ
MC froze.
Oh.
Zayneโs fists clenched. โAnd you didnโt deny it.โ
โIโโ
He took a step closer. โWhy?โ
MC swallowed. โI didnโt understand what he meant at first. Butโฆ I think I do now.โ
Zayneโs entire body stiffened.
She sighed. โI need to talk to him.โ
Zayne stopped breathing.
The blood drained from his face, and for the first time since she had met himโhe looked terrified.
Zayneโs hands were shaking.
His entire body was tense, but his voice was eerily calm.
โYouโreโฆ going to talk to him?โ
โโฆYouโre leaving?โ he whispered, and God, he sounded so broken.
MC sighed. โZayne, thatโs not what I meantโโ
โNo.โ
Her breath caught.
Zayne stepped closer, his eyes dark, his expression unreadable.
โNo,โ he repeated, voice hoarse, as if the word itself physically hurt. โI canโt let you go to him.โ
MC blinked. โWhatโ?โ
His hands found her waist, gripping tightlyโas if sheโd vanish the moment he let go. His fingers dug in, not enough to hurt, but enough to tell her one thing.
He wasnโt letting her go.
His jaw clenched. โI know Iโm being selfish.โ
MCโs heart pounded.
Zayne exhaled, his forehead dropping to her shoulder. His voice shook when he spoke.
โBut I canโt live without you anymore.โ
MC felt her chest tighten. โZayneโฆโ
His arms wrapped around her tightly, as if he needed to feel every inch of her against him. โI donโt care what anyone says. I donโt care if they think Iโm a burden to you. I need you.โ
MC swallowed hard.
His lips grazed her skin, hot and desperate. โYou said you love me.โ
She shivered.
โI wonโt let you go,โ he whispered, kissing her neck slowly, deliberately. โSo donโt even try.โ
Her breath hitched.
His grip on her waist tightened as he pressed against her โTell me youโre mine,โ he demanded.
MC swallowed.
Her lips parted, but no words came out.
Zayne froze.
For a moment, the room felt unbearably silentโsuffocating.
Then, slowly, he lifted his head. His expression was unreadable, but his eyesโ
They were dark, stormy, and filled with something that made her stomach drop.
โโฆWhy arenโt you saying it?โ His voice was eerily quiet, strained, like he was barely holding himself together.
MC opened her mouth again, but the hesitation must have flickered across her face becauseโ
Zayne snapped.
His hands suddenly cupped her face, tilting it up, forcing her to look at him. His grip wasnโt rough, but there was desperation in the way he held her.
"Say it."
MCโs breath hitched.
"Tell me you're mine, MC," Zayne whispered, his voice pleading, but underneath itโthere was fear.
Fear that she wouldnโt say it.
Fear that she didnโt mean it.
Fear that sheโฆ might leave.
His fingers trembled against her cheek, his forehead pressing against hers now, his lips so close she could feel the heat of his breath.
"Don't make me doubt you," he murmured.
MCโs chest tightened.
She hadn't meant to hesitate. It wasnโt because she doubted her love for himโit was because she had never seen him like this before. So raw. So vulnerable. Soโฆ afraid.
His lips ghosted over hers, but he didnโt close the distance. He was waiting.
Waiting for her to say it.
MC reached up, her fingers tangling into his hair, and she pulled him closer until their bodies were flush against each other.
Then, she whispered it.
"I'm yours, Zayne."
Zayne let out a shaky breath, his entire body shuddering against hers.
She barely had time to react before his lips crashed onto hers, desperate, claiming, and painfully intense.
One of his hands slid to her waist, the other gripping her thigh, hoisting it up against his hip as he pressed her against the wall, his body caging her in completely.
"You hesitated," he murmured against her lips, his voice rough with emotion. "I won't let you do that again."
MC could only gasp as he bit down on her lower lip, punishing, possessive, and entirely Zayne.














