Se connecterChapter 23
Rage
Artemis simply chuckled and hung up without responding to Lucian's questions.
The professor's heart was beating frantically as he imagined the worst. He immediately began scrolling down his contact list, searching desperately for her number.
At that moment, he couldn't even remember if he saved it or not, but he hoped he
Chapter 27A TutorLucian was done with his classes for the day and began to pack up. His confrontation with Artemis replayed in his mind and he reached for his phone, trying Laura's number one more time. Artemis never really told him what he did with her after chopping off her finger. Was she still alive?Dammit, he forgot to ask all the important questions. He was so blinded by anger and Artemis' infuriating flirting that he lost sight of what was important and began chasing irrelevant answers. “That punk…!” He cursed under his breath. “I should have hit him harder. It's not like my pay covers his health insurance. I was only asked to keep him in line and alive at the end of it all.” The call went straight to voicemail and he sighed. “Hey, Laura. It's Lucian. I've been trying to get a hold of you for days now. Please call me when you get this.” As soon as he dropped it, he felt like a complete asshole. Of course she couldn't call him. Her fingers were gone!“Dammit!” He muttere
Chapter 26Babysitting Is Not My JobSix Months Ago “Tanner! How long has it been?” The suited man grinned, approaching him with open arms.Aaron didn't return his smile. He just walked past the man and dropped his water bottle on the table.“Still the cold bastard I've always known, huh?” The man chuckled. “We're not friends, Zach. I'm only here because I respect you. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother,” Aaron responded. “So, what do you want?”Zach's smile faded. “You know, you never did tell me why you suddenly decided to resign from the security service. The pay is great, the bonuses are very sultry too.”Aaron drew out a seat and sat down. “Don't tell me you called me out here to try and convince me, Zach. We've been over this a hundred times on phone already.” “That was on the phone! You've been away on a mission for half a year and I haven't set eyes on you since then and the next thing I know is a resignation email on my laptop. What is that about?” Zach asked and Aaron let out a
Chapter 25Do Whatever You Want“Will you be mine?”The audacious question echoed throughout the room. Lucian's ocean blue eyes locked with Artemis' steel grey eyes. A heartbeat passed between them.“No.” It was a simple answer but those grey eyes lowered in devastation. Artemis seemed distraught.“No?” His voice was low and questioning. “Didn't you ask why I hurt people? Why I hurt her?”“I did.”“And you are aware it is because of you…” Artemis drawled. Lucian drew in a breath. “Yes…” he muttered. “Then you must know I will continue to hurt anyone you try to get close to…” he continued. “I am aware,” Lucian replied, his grip loosening around Artemis. “If you agree to be mine, I will stop…” Artemis' eyes flickered back to Lucian's. He could see from the man's expression that he wasn't going to change his mind. “Yet you still refuse, why?”Lucian got off him. “Why should I agree to anything with a lousy overgrown teenager?” The question caught Artemis off guard. Lucian walked o
Chapter 24HateLucian didn't even realise when he lifted Artemis out of his seat until he slammed the boy into the wall, pinning him by the collar.“Do you think this is a joke?” Artemis let out a small wince. The professor did have amiable strength. He shouldn't even be surprised. It was after all the same man who took down eight boys on his own. “Answer my question, dammit!” Lucian barked. Artemis flinched slightly. He had never seen the professor so angry. Did Laura mean that much to him? “Tell me it was a stupid prank! That those were not actually her fingers…” Lucian demanded, but Artemis didn't utter a word. “Say it! Say you didn't get on a fucking flight to her home to attack her! Say it!” “Would that make you less angry?” Artemis asked. “If I said it wasn't her, would that make you feel better?”Lucian blinked rapidly, confusion rippling across his face as he searched those cold, steel-grey eyes. “Awwwnnnn, look at that. You really do care about her,” Artemis chuckled. L
Chapter 23RageArtemis simply chuckled and hung up without responding to Lucian's questions.The professor's heart was beating frantically as he imagined the worst. He immediately began scrolling down his contact list, searching desperately for her number.At that moment, he couldn't even remember if he saved it or not, but he hoped he did. He really hoped he did.Relief washed through him the moment he saw her name but it was replaced with worry when he realised the kind of danger she might be in.He called her, hanging on desperately to the phone as he waited for her to answer. To tell him that she was resting on her couch or drinking herself to stupor because of how depressing the place was.Anything but the silent ring of the phone. The call d
Chapter 22A Little PresentLucian made the mistake of relaxing after Laura told him about her trip. He simply assumed that just because she was going out of the country, Artemis wouldn't find a way to reach her. A big mistake on his part. The second mistake was that he didn't bother to call her. He was simply relieved that she was safe and not clinging to his skin like a leech. He could finally breathe, even if it was for a couple of days. He was packing up for the day when a call came into his phone. He scoffed at the caller ID. “So you finally decided to call me.”“Don't even use that line on me, you selfish prick. You were the one who moved down to America and cut everyone off,” Terry, his long time friend, responded.“Come on, Terry. You know how things went down for me in Austria. I just had to leave man,” he sighed. “Right,” Terry let out a sigh of his own. “I'm really sorry about what happened to you, man. I was in Moscow when I heard the news and my contract didn't expi