Juliet Diaz:-After waiting for Zach to go down the hallway to answer his call, I slowly stood up from the couch and walked into the kitchen area where Nicholas was plating the dinner. His back was to me, the broad shoulders all rigid in his shirt and for a moment I was watching him without speaking.Nicholas came to rescue me. He had fought for me. And now, he was hurting, quietly, beneath all that strength. I wrapped my arms around him from behind and pressed my cheek to his back. He stopped, and his hands became still across the plate.âIâm sorry,â I whispered.He moved slowly in my arms, frowning. âFor what?ââFor being the cause for your father to sufferâ. My voice cracked. "For doing this to you. For taking you away from your own bloodâ.His eyes softened immediately. âJulietâââNo,â I answered and took a step back so that I could look up at him. âLet me say this.âHe nodded silently, waiting.âI am aware that what your father did is not forgivable. I know, I almost lost my life
Juliet Diaz:-"I will go and fix dinner for us. Zach will be staying with us for a couple of days or weeks until he finds a place of his own, " Nicholas informed me as he and Zach brought me back from the hospital. Nick helped me lay down on the couch and get comfortable, leaned down, and pecked my lips."I am here for you, but you should spend quality time with your brother. I know you both want to talk it out and get back to normal, so I will leave you both to give some privacy." Nick murmurs.I stretched up to my toes, and laid my hand gently on his cheek just before he could manage to pull back. âThank you, Nick,â I whispered through my raspy voice, but a little stronger now. âFor everything.âHe looked down at me with soft eyes, and smiled. âAlways, my queen.âThen he stood up and tipped his head to Zach and then walked into the kitchen, leaving the two of us in a peaceful silence.Zach was a couple of feet away, arms crossed against his chest, face inscrutable.âSo,â I told, bre
Nicholas Carrington:-I phoned the hospital as I rushed through city traffic, one hand on the wheel, the other holding Julietâs hand, begging her not to fall asleep.âStay with me, baby. Donât close your eyes, okay? Turning my head toward her, slumped in the passenger seat, I said, "You are going to be all right.â Blood stained her hairline. Her face was pale. Her chest kept moving as she breathed quietly. She was still fighting.As I pulled hard into the private entrance of Carrington Neurological & Trauma Centerâmy hospitalâthe first thing I did was bark into the intercom, âGet an OR ready. Juliet Diaz is the patient I am bringing in. Head trauma. Immediate CT and local application is what we require. Iâll handle the surgery myself.âThe nurse replied at once, saying, 'Yes, Dr. Carrington.' âEverything is being prepped.âI brought Juliet inside while making my way quickly. âGet Dr. Lin to assist. Someone must monitor her vital signs during the operation.As I donned my gloves with r
Nicholas Carrington:-I rushed in ahead of Zach who was hot on my heels, guns in hands, our anger absorbing us. The moment we caught her voice on that tape and heard it weak, we didnât hesitate. We didnât wait for backup. We ran. Julietâs voice had been weak. Broken. But still hers. There she was ensnared in a chair in the dimly lit warehouse. She was seated with her head bearing, her neck covered with dried blood, and her wrists crippled from struggling. Seeing her was causing me agony in the chest with despair.Her face and body were the proof of what she had just experienced. Immediately to her side but with their backs turned to her were the two faces I believed would be turned against me. My father⊠and Anika."Drop it!" My heart was pounding, I stormed out, gun in hand, eyes on the scene. âStep away from her!âAnika turned around with shock and the weapon aimed at Juliet was unerring even as she observed me. âNick, she said her eyes erratic and a grotesque smirk. âYou came.ââOf
Juliet Diaz:-"Look who decided to wake up from her nap." came the chilling voice of the bitch Anika and I groaned as Ifelt throbbing pain on the back of my head from where I was bleeding after the bastards hit me with the vase. My vision was blurry, blood as dripping continuously."You bi...bitch! I am going to...kill you for this." I murmured weakly as I struggled to open my eyes and came face to face with Anika and Nicholas's father. These bastards had the guts to kidnap me? Sister of a soldier and woman of Nicholas Carrington.Anika crouched down, a devilish smirk on her face as she rough handed my chin, causing me to look up. âOh, sweetheart. You can barely stay awake, but go ahead, keep dreaming.Behind her, Henry chuckled darkly. âThat fire is what made Nicholas so obsessed with you. But fire dies when it is starved long enough.âYou really believed kidnapping me was going to make him desire you?â I spat feebly, staring at her defiance as hard as I could. "He doesnât love you,
Nicholas Carrington:-"Zach, listen to me. I can explain..." I began to explain, but he didn't listen and trembled with anger and fear as he landed a hard punch on my face, making me stumble back and fall on the couch. He approached, grabbed me by my collar, and glared at me with misty eyes."I don't need an explanation, you bastard! I want my sister," he growled and kept on punching me until I pushed him back and shouted back."She's been kidnapped!" I barked. "I am worried and scared just as you are, but I am not losing control. Instead, I am trying to find her. I have already called the cops. They are on the way over here. I was on my way to check the security footage to find out what happened, but then you came, not giving me a chance to explain. She was right here, in the kitchen, preparing breakfast when I went to take a shower after returning from my night shift. I am scared, too, Zack. I love her, whether you believe it or not, but she means everything to me."Zach staggered b
Juliet Diaz:-After two months:-"Hey, Jules. I am home." Nicholas's voice came from the foyer as he entered after a long night shift at the hospital. I stood up from the living room, where I was designing a mansion structure for the client, which I had received as a freelance project. I went running to the foyer and threw my arms around him for a hug. He laughed and captured my lips for a kiss.âI missed you,â I said against his lips and inhaled the everyday smells of hospital soaps mixed with his cologne. Whether fatigued or not, Nicholas was always able to convince me that I was the most important thing.âI missed you more,â he whispered, gently pushing his nose against mine only to move back. âLong night. Three emergency surgeries and a thriving kid swallowed a Legoâ.I giggled, still hugging him like a koala. âClassic. Did you save the Lego?ââThe Lego survived. âBarely,â he said laughing, then looked down at me. âHow was your day, queen of blueprints?âI moved away far enough to
Juliet Diaz:-"Where to next?" Nick asked after getting on his driver seat after we were done having breakfast and strolling at the Central park for fresh air."What do you mean by that?" I asked with an arched brow, "Don't you have to go to the hospital or something? Your patients must be waiting for you.""I have taken the day off for you, my beauty, so we are going to make this day worthwhile because I am going to treat you like nothing but my queen, and now that our little secret is already out, I am glad to announce that you are officially my girlfriend and hopefully my wife after I give you a proper proposal, my queen." my mouth hung open when he used the word proposal."Pro...proposal?" I asked, stunned, and he chuckled, closing my mouth."Don't act all stunned right now, because I won't propose to you until Zacharias has calmed down and accepted our relationship. I know you would never want to marry without your brother by your side, and I won't want to marry without my best m
Juliet Diaz:- I don't know when I cried myself to sleep on the bed all curled up, but when I woke up, I wasn't alone; I was wrapped up in Nicholas's arms, who held me securely to him as if he were scared of losing me. The events from last night came crashing down on me once again. I didn't want to bother Nicholas, as he was already hurting. He looked exhausted but peaceful as he slept, which is why I didn't want to disturb him.I was just about to pick up my phone to call Zacharias when I heard Nicholas murmur sleepily with his eyes still closed as he pulled me to him more tightly than he already was and kissed the side of my head."It's no use calling Zacharias right now because he won't pick up, baby." he murmurs, "He has already left for his mission, hence why he is going to be out of reach, and let's hope during his time away, he calms down.""What?!" I became attentive after hearing him say the word "mission." Zacharias, my brother, has left for his mission, all hurt and angry w