11* Will She Be Fine?

Damian’s Pov

“Good for you man, I’m proud of you,” Jason said patting my shoulders gently.

“I just want you to be careful, there’s no true guarantee that she is safe here so don’t drag things for too long” he nags for the fifth time in the past hour.

My relationship with Devika has progressed greatly in the past week and she’s beginning to warm up to me. I must admit, things are moving way slower than I had expected them to but it’s progress, one that is happy about.

“I will tell her when the time is right but for now, I have to go home to her” I reply, got up, and walked out of the bar. Don’t get me wrong, I get where he is coming from, Devika deserves to know the truth about who I am but I doubt that she is ready for such info. Our bond may have strengthened but I have no idea where I stand in her life and I won’t know for sure until I ask her to be my girlfriend.

I drive home as fast as I could, excitement rushing through my veins at the thought of what I have planned out for the two of us. This is the 1st request she made of me and I’m happy to oblige.

The house is awfully quiet tonight but I guess, it’s because the helper has been given the whole day off. Walking past her bedroom, I could hear the sound of music playing on her phone. Smiling to myself, I hurry to the backyard and got busy with the promised preparation.

“What do you want?” I had asked her 2 days ago.

“Fish barbecue and freshly tapped wine” she replied smugly.

I sent her a text immediately after I finished the fish and poured out the wine and now, I’m patiently standing and waiting for her to get down.

A minute passes, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and she hasn’t come down yet. My palms are getting sweaty, the wait is killing me and I can’t help but pick up my phone to send another text.

I notice that she hasn’t even opened the message so I dial her number but she doesn’t answer. After calling her 3 times without getting an answer, I rushed to her bedroom but she wasn’t there. I was about to leave to go check if she was in the game room when I heard her slow breathing.

Pushing the bathroom door open, she was lying unconscious in the tub and I couldn’t help but wonder how long she had been lying there. I gently pick her up, rinsed off her body, and carried her straight into my bedroom.

“Damian?” she called out in a whisper.

“Shh, don’t say anything” I replied as I gently placed her on my bed. I should have been more observant; I should have felt it when she needed me but I failed her again.

I grabbed a shirt from my closet, helped her get into it, dried her hair, and covered her in my blanket before dialing Aaron’s number.

“Hey boos” he called out as soon as his number connected.

“I need a favor” I reply knowing how selfish my request will be but I can’t help it.

“Anything for you, boss”

“Can you come to my place with that lady doctor of yours, my mate really needs her”

“Damian” she whispers, turning onto her left as she moaned out in pain and I couldn’t help but rush to sit by her side, gently pulling her close to me in an attempt to soothe her pain. She snuggled deeper into my embrace and I felt an immense joy that would have been complete if she was in perfect health and consciousness.

Sighing gently, he replied, “Sure boss, take care of your woman, I’ll be there in a few minutes”. I dropped the phone on the bedside table before laying in a more comfortable position.

True to his words, Aaron made it to the house 20 mins later with his female doctor friend and someone that has made it his mission to be an unwanted guest and a thorn in my flesh.

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Aaron’s Pov

As if it wasn’t enough to have an annoying 600 years old vampire staying at my place after Lord Damian left, Caroline has been annoyingly disturbing my phone. I had just gotten dressed to leave my place when the doorbell rang. I’m not expecting a guest so I assumed it would be the old vampire’s guest.

Ignoring the door, I put on some perfume humming to my favorite song and that was when I heard the oldie open the door for whoever was there. Almost immediately, a very annoying human voice called out for me from the living room as the stupid old vamp offered her a seat.

“What are you doing here?” I ask trying to hold back my anger and disgust but from the terrified look on her face, am sure I failed.

“Easy boy,” Lucian said pulling me back and standing right before me. My fangs aren’t out which means it’s probably my eyes so I take a few deep breaths to calm down.

“Let go,” I say, pushing his hands off my shoulder and making him frown before raising his hands in the air and taking a seat.

“I’m sorry baby, I didn’t know you would be so mad to see me. I’ve just missed you, is that a crime?” she said, taking slow steps towards me, and by the time she asked the question, her palm came towards my chest but I caught it in time.

I was about to knock some sense into her head when I got a call from Lord Damian. When he asked for Caroline, I was so grateful she was here. From the tone of his voice, I can tell that his mate must be really hurt.

“Sure boss, take care of your woman, I’ll be there in a few minutes” I reply, staring daggers at the arms wrapped around my torso. Why don’t girls listen? Gosh, this is frustrating but am going to bear it for boss.

When he hung up, I pulled the bitches hand off my body before looking at her as calmly as possible. “Are you sure you’ve missed me?” I ask, placing my palms by the side of her face as she leans into my touch, nodding sharply.

“Good girl, am headed out so if you were serious about what you said, feel free to tag along,” I tell her before pulling my hands away from her face. Through the corners of my eyes, I noticed that Lucian has changed into new clothes, and am guessing it’s because he wants to tag along. His lips were stretched into a thin smile as he saw the encounter between me and Caroline.

Soon after, I was driving to the boss’s house with my ex-submissive and a very annoying self-righteous old vampire. The ride took about 12 mins and we walked into the very quiet and dark house.

Walking past the dining area, I could see through the window, some fairy lights handing outside. I couldn’t help the smile that made its way to my lips at how much boss has changed ever since he found his mate.

We followed the scent of heat into the master’s bedroom where he was laying with his little mate in his arms. Caroline looks to me in question and I whisper “his girlfriend is sick so he is hoping you could help”.

She nodded with a smile before walking to the couple. I stand side by side with Lucian as we watch her examine Devika. She tears out a paper from the nightstand, wrote a few things on it before handing it over to me saying “She will need these sir”.

“Will she be fine?” I couldn’t help but ask, when you spend a long-time shadowing someone, it can feel like you know them.

Raising her gaze slowly she replies quietly as if she was afraid of annoying me “Yeah, she’s just exhausted”. As she spoke, she kept avoiding eye contact and I couldn’t help but sigh silently. I don’t want to hurt her feelings yet she won’t just listen and stay away.

“This isn’t exhaustion, she was unconscious in the bath” Damian argues.

“The water was hot right?” she asked him with folded hands.

“So?” Damian asked and I could immediately sense that patience was running thin.

“She will be fine” she retorted impatiently and I couldn’t help but glance at Damian uneasily.