The abandoned warehouse where Derek was first kept after James helped him out of police cell was cold.He just got back there.The scent of mildew and old wood, and ash from the fireplace long dead filled the air.The wall had cracked wallpaper and faded velvet curtains.From the look of things, this must have a nice house for some big family.Now, it has become a hideout for those seeking silence.Derek was pacing in slow circles near the windows.He was clearly impatient and he had an expression of distrust on.He was not used to being summoned like a nobody.But here he was, being called upon by no one else, other than James Ferguson.The man always behaved like a ghost.He just slip in and out.He had promised him alot of things.But he didn't like the fact that he was not revealing his full intentions.And he didn't want to be left behind.He had spent years alot of years to build his business ruthlessly, but at the moment, with his present dispensation, he could not deny that Ja
Roxanne had gone home to freshen up.And while in the bathtub, she had done something.Given the intensity of her sex life with Ciel recently, and the fact that he was the one who slept with her first, she had been secretly testing for pregnancy.Two pink lines.She had been looking at it for a moment.Her heart pounded against her ribs as she thought of many things.Everything around her seemed quiet.The hum of the water heater felt distant.How was she supposed to handle this?The test showed she was pregnant.She was truly pregnant.It didn't feel real.But the reality is that she is.There was no joy.The usual one that accompanies a newly married woman who took in on time.Because the man that is supposedly the father of the unborn child Inside her now was lying on a hospital bed, fighting a terminal sickness that doctors said had no cure.She felt nauseous.Not the morning kind, but the emotional type.And it was suffocating.She bent her head as she gripped the bathtub, she
Roxanne tried to cry but she could not.She sat alone in the dim hospital corridor.Her back was pressed against the cold walls.Her knees were pulled to her chest.She didn't mind her status as she allowed herself to express her sadness the best way she knew.She had left Ciel alone because he wouldn't talk to her after what the doctors told them.He was silent and stiff on his hospital bed.She had promised him something she was not sure she could keep.But she told him regardless.She said she would fix him and deal with whoever did that to him.But now, as the evening draws into night, the weight of everything settled heavily on her chest.And she realized it was not bearable.This was not supposed to happen.She thought as her first clenched in her lap.She and Ciel were finally getting it right.Trying to enjoy their love.But now, fate had taken it from them in the form of poison and a terminal sickness.The words of the doctors echoed in her head over and over again.They had
She cried till her eyes could not bring out any more tears.Then she stopped.The room was quiet.The only sound was the soft beeping of the machines beside Ciel, and the slow hiss of oxygen feeding through the mask on his face.She was still sitting beside his bed.She had been there all night.She had sat beside him all through.Her hand still curled around his protectively, as if she could bring him back to her through her sheer will.Nurses has come in and gone out.They had come to adjust his tubes and murmuring some instructionsBut no one dared ask her to leave.But, just before dawn, she heard a low sound..It felt heavy in the silence.It was a cough.It was weak but definitely coming from a man.Her head jerked up immediately.Her eyes moved towards Ciel as his brows twitched.His lips parted, letting out a small breath.“Ciel?” She whispered.She was in disbelief.He blinked slowly, looking disoriented. Then he looked at her.His sight seems foggy at first.Then, it cleare
She moved her body before her mind could match the rhythm.This is not the time to scream out loud without getting help.She quickly stood up to her feet, as adrenaline shot through her limbs.She grabbed her night down and put it on, then, sprinted out of the bedroom.Her voice was loud and was heard through the mansion.“Somebody help. Someone help!! My husband collapsed.Immediately, footsteps were heard from the marble hallway.Ellen, one of the maids appeared first with her eyes wide and pale at the sound of Roxanne's cries for help.“Please, he's unconscious.” She said as she tried to catch her breath, holding on to the doorway to support herself.“Call the chauffeur. Now!! We are going to the hospital. I don't know what happened to him.”Ellen nodded frantically and left immediately.Roxanne ran back to the bedroom, dropping behind ciel on her knees.His chest barely rose and fell to show he's still breathing.it was enough to show he's still alive.That kept her from losing it
The next morning, Ciel and Roxanne were woken up by the morning light streaming gently into the bedroom where they slept.It cast a soft gold light on the silk sheets.Roxanne slowly stirred as the light touched her face.She was still wrapped up in Ciel's arms, feeling the warmth of his embrace.His arm was around her waist as his breath fell on the curve of her back.She did not want to move away, at least not yet.There was this sense of peace between them that she did not want to let go of.The kind of peace she wished she had all her life before she met Ciel.And love that felt too big for the house to fit it into, even if it's very large.But eventually, they had to disengage.By the time they got up, and got dressed, Ciel already had back his usual sharp composure.However, there was this softness in his eyes when he looked at Roxanne.He had a smile that seemed to speak louder than words ever could.Their breakfast table was already being prepared downstairs by the chefs.They
She was still in her sitting position.Her heart was thudding as she replayed Ciel's confession in her mind.It was the first time she heard he was involved in a plane crash at a young age that claimed the lives of his brothers.He had also had to carry the weight of the billion dollar business of the family since then.And he also has to live with a secret that he didn't tell anyone.Until he told her.And amidst all this, he was strong and survived through it all.And he is still dominating.But she could not hold herself back.She needed to ask him a question.Whispering, she asked him.“Ciel, why did you not tell me this initially?”“Because I do not want any pity from you. I like it better that way.” He answered as he looked at her with some quiet intensity.“No, it's not that. I actually admire you.” She said,He brushed his fingers against hers, as if he was trying to decide if to believe her or not.“Do you really mean that?”“Yes, I do.”She said as she reached for his jaw, a
Ciel could not answer the question Roxanne asked him.He only sighed, and took her hand.He led back into their room for the night.They would be spending the night at his parent's house.The night was heavy, and it covered the whole area in a very quiet serenity.The estate lights were shining over the trimmed hedges and the still fountains located in the central location of the estate.It lit up the whole place.By the time they retired Into their guest suite, Roxanne freshened up and stood by the tall window.Ordinarily, she should have been tired after everything that happened during the day, but her mind was too restless to be still.She knew she and Ciel could not return home that night, especially after what happened at the dinner.It would feel awkward, especially since Ciel's family didn't hide their hostility towards him.His mother had offered for them to stay behind.Ciel had accepted with the usual casual and disinterested way he does things.She could see that the whole
She had asked the question because of what had happened at the dinner earlier that day. She was sitting beside Ciel in the big dinning hall of the mansion. It was a beautiful sight. But she could feel it also. She could see that his family objects to him even if it's not loud. It felt like he did not belong there. And it made her angry. It was clear Ciel was more sharp, powerful, and far more wiser than these so called family members who behaved as if they were above every other persons. But, they act like he was not their own blood. As if he was an outsider. She had no idea why it was like that. But she knew one thing. She would not sit back and let them treat him that way. During the dinner, Rex, had leaned back in his chair with a smirk in his face that was infuriating. He had been stealing glances at Ciel all through the dinner, throwing subtle sharp remarks towards fim, disguising it as a causal conversations. It was clear to Roxanne that he was teasing him. But w