Lily’s POV
I opened my eyes to find myself in a different kind of room with blue walls and I am laying on a bed in the corner of the room. I assume this is a clinic or hospital room.I woke up with a headache and thinking about past events made it worse.But what I am doing here? I remember what happened before I passed away. Trying to escape, then the scary guys questioning me then the bad guy with tattoos hitting me......What is happening to me, this is just too much, My head is hurting and I can't understand anything it's like I am losing my mind. I will go mad.It's all like a nightmare, in a blink I was there in my cell being tortured in darkness, when I open my eyes again I was running trying to escape from them and being caught and hit, then again when I opened my eyes I was tied to a chair scared, being questioned and then hit by another scary bad guy with the tattoo, now I am here in a kind of hospital room.I'm feeling so suffocated thinking about everything. My head is hurting badly. I don't know what to do, what to feel.It's so unreal.I saw that there is no one in the room except me and before the scary guys come and catch me again I should leave. Maybe I can escape this time.I put my legs down from the bed and reached the door to find it open. I quickly closed it behind me and started walking in a long hallway.It's feeling like Deja vu. Last time I was trying to escape just like this through the hallway. It's like I am reliving the moment. I just hope the past won't repeat itself.I don't know where I am going but this may lead to something. I was walking through the hallways carefully and scared.'' well well, well who is this walking around alone?'' I shrieked as someone harshly grabbed my arm. I can feel the bruise forming from his bone-breaking grip on my arm. The person turned me around roughly and slapped me hard slamming me against a nearby wall.I looked up in the eyes of the giant person hovering over me only to shiver in fear meeting his evil stare and scary face. Everything about him is screaming danger.''Where are you going bitch? Aren't you the one boss was questioning earlier, how did you get out of the basement, huh ?''He roughly grabbed my neck and squeezed it painfully. His fingers bruised me harshly.'' you damn little thing roaming around in the mansion freely like you in this bloody place. Let's teach you a lesson''I whimpered when he tightened his hold on my neck making it hard to breathe. I tried to move away but can't I even tried to hit him but He was much stronger and I was a lot weaker.My hits didn't even affect him a bit. His other hand was raising in the airIt was getting hard to breathe but I can't do anything. I can't even scream. There is no one to save me.Suddenly he was pulled away from me by a very angry-looking scary tattoo guy. His face was twisted in anger as he punched the bad guy.I slide down the wall. Trying to catch my breath and was still in shock at what just happened.I was so busy trying to catch my breath that I didn't notice what was happening around me. Suddenly A pair of strong arms come in contact with my body making me scared shitless.I wanted to move away but Can't when I saw who grabbed my arm seeing him my body froze. I don't want to anger him again so I just let him drag me with him...I don't know what to do or feel. My mind is blank except for the fear of what he is going to do.I feel him opening a door which makes me scared more cause I thought he was taking me to the basement or any other cell which makes me panic. I can't control my body that's trembling continuously. I don't want to go to any other basement or cell again.He pulled me into a room and made me sit on the bed and slowly knelt in front of me. I was scared of him and still in shock from what just happened a few moments ago in the hallway.I can feel how I was shaking like a leaf, my palm was sweaty, and tears were threatening to spill. I am already scared by what just happened in the hallway and his presence is making it worst cause I am scared of him badly.I watched his every movement closely but didn't make eye contact. I watched how he suddenly stood up from his kneeling pose.I saw his hand move toward me basically toward my face maybe to hit me again. That thought just scared me so much that I unconsciously flinched back from fear when her hand slightly touched my chin.I saw as he stood at the same place for a while thinking and watching me. Still trying to control my racing heart looks impossible to slow now I don't know what is happening. Why he is here with me-It took me by surprise and also shocked me when he sat beside me on the bed and took me in his arms. I tried to move away afraid but his stronghold won't let me.It surprised me more when instead of hitting me as I thought, he pulled me to his hard chest. That just made me shiver again.I don't know how long but I keep shivering and trembling in his arms trying to control my abnormal heartbeat.' Are you hurt? Did he hit you? 'I had just calmed down a bit when he asked me this. I didn't answer how can I, I can't even get a word out of my mouth. Seeing my silence he asked again.' Did he Ummm... Hit you? 'I still didn't answer but I can sense how he was getting frustrated by my not answering. He tightened his hold on my arm and asked strictly.' Answer me, Kid, are you hurt? , Did he hit you? 'I nodded in reply afraid of his anger. He moved me a little and pushed my head upward by my chin looking at my neck.Remembering what happened earlier caused my heart to start racing again and sent a shiver running down my spine.I don't know how can this be possible. some time ago this man was scaring and hitting me and suddenly the same man is trying to comfort me.I was tired of everything that is happening. my headache is getting worse. I just wanted to submit to darkness and feel peace for a while.But suddenly he picked me up and walked toward another room in his room. He sat me on the floor after removing the frock which made me shiver from my bare bum making contact with the cold floor.I saw that he was doing something in front of me I can hear the sound of water running, maybe we are in his bathroom but I can't make it what was it cause my eyelids were feeling so having that it was becoming to keep them open.I didn't realize when I got into a deep slumber of sleep but suddenly warm water made contact with my body startling me a little the warm water soon relaxed my muscles and sent me into a peaceful slumber of sleep.Before I lost consciousness I just prayed and hoped that when I will open my eyes again I won't be again thrown into some dangerous and scary situationChapter 37The tension between Lily and Eros had always been a slow-burning fire, restrained yet undeniable. Now, with the danger of Marcus still lingering in the shadows, it seemed to crackle even brighter, igniting something neither of them could ignore any longer.Lily sat on the edge of Eros’ bed, her fingers nervously twisting the fabric of her dress. The weight of the past few hours clung to her, making it hard to breathe. She felt small, almost breakable, as if one wrong move would shatter her completely. Eros stood near the window, his silhouette sharp against the moonlight, his hands clenched into fists as if trying to keep himself in check.“You’re still trembling,” he murmured, turning to face her. His voice was softer now, the sharp edges dulled by something more protective.“I just… I can’t stop thinking about it. About him.” Lily looked down at her hands, frustration and fear warring within her. Her voice quivered, and she swallowed hard. “I hate that he still has power
The air in the room was suffocating. Thick with tension, unspoken words, and something far more dangerous—retribution.Marcus sat still, bound to the chair, his smirk lingering despite the bruises marring his face. He had always been arrogant. Even in chains, he believed himself untouchable.Eros stood a step ahead of me, his presence a silent warning. But I wasn’t afraid. Not anymore.He had haunted my nightmares, controlled my life for so long. Now, he was the one at my mercy.“I hope you understand,” Eros said, his voice quiet, dangerous. “This isn’t just about business. It’s personal.”Marcus let out a rough chuckle. “Oh, I know. But you forget one thing, Eros. People like me? We don’t die easy.”Eros’ jaw clenched, his fingers twitching at his side as if restraining himself. I could feel the energy shifting, tightening like a noose.I took a step forward, feeling t
The name rang in my head like a death knell.Marcus.The man who had haunted my nightmares. The man who had stolen years of my life, twisted them into something dark and broken. The man who had shaped the worst parts of me, the scars I carried both seen and unseen.He was here.Lorenzo’s eyes flickered with something unreadable—concern, maybe, or perhaps calculation. “Lily, you need to stay here. This isn’t your fight.”I let out a breathless laugh, bitter and sharp. “Not my fight?” My fists clenched at my sides. “You have no idea how wrong you are.”His gaze hardened. “Eros wouldn’t want you involved.”A hollow, aching anger bloomed in my chest. “I don’t care what Eros wants.”Lorenzo sighed, rubbing a hand over his face, but he didn’t argue. Instead, he glanced over his shoulder as if debating something, then turned back to me. “Come on. But stay close.”I followed him out of the room, my heart hammering. The hallways felt darker now, the air thick with anticipation. I could hear di
Eros.He looked... exhausted.His black suit was slightly wrinkled, a rare sight for a man who usually carried himself with sharp precision. His hair, usually slicked back with effortless control, now held an unruly disarray, as though he had run his fingers through it too many times. Shadows clung beneath his eyes, a testament to sleepless nights and endless burdens. And yet, despite his weary state, there was still an unyielding sharpness in his posture, a cold edge in his gaze that could cut through steel.But when his eyes landed on me—something shifted.The hardness softened, just slightly, barely perceptible to anyone else. But I saw it. I felt it. The air between us was thick, heavy with words unspoken. A tension that held its breath, waiting for something to break it.Then, he did something unexpected.He took a step forward.Instinctively, my body tensed, a slight flinch that I couldn’t control. The movement was so small, so brief, but he noticed. His jaw tightened, his hand
Lily’s POVI sat in Lorenzo’s office, the silence stretching between us. The last few weeks had been… strange. Eros was gone. I was left under Lorenzo’s watch, and while he was kind in his own way, something about the emptiness in the mansion made me uneasy.Eros had said he’d be back in a few weeks, but I hadn’t heard anything. No calls. No messages. Nothing. My mind whispered cruel thoughts—maybe he wasn’t coming back at all.Lorenzo had tried to distract me. Movies, chocolates, small conversations. But my stomach twisted with anxiety every time I was left alone. Every night, I would lie awake in the large bed, staring at the ceiling, waiting… hoping… dreading.Tonight was no different.Lorenzo was seated behind his desk, focused on his laptop, but I could tell he was watching me from the corner of his eye. He had started to notice my rest
Chapter 33Lily’s POVI sat in Lorenzo’s office, the silence stretching between us. The last few weeks had been… strange. Eros was gone. I was left under Lorenzo’s watch, and while he was kind in his own way, something about the emptiness in the mansion made me uneasy.Eros had said he’d be back in a few weeks, but I hadn’t heard anything. No calls. No messages. Nothing. My mind whispered cruel thoughts—maybe he wasn’t coming back at all.Lorenzo had tried to distract me. Movies, chocolates, small conversations. But my stomach twisted with anxiety every time I was left alone. Every night, I would lie awake in the large bed, staring at the ceiling, waiting… hoping… dreading.Tonight was no different.Lorenzo was seated behind his desk, focused on his laptop, but I could tell he was watching me from the corner of his eye. He had started to notice my restlessness.“You’re thinking about him again,” he said suddenly, his voice calm yet firm.I looked down, gripping the blanket draped over