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DEREK’S POV
A few hours after my mom left, Lily walked into my room. I was sitting at the edge of the bed with my head down, my arm crossed against my chest, deep in thought.
“What are you thinking about?” She asked as she waltzed in.
“Aren’t you cold?” I pointed to the sleeveless top she was wearing.
“I don’t even know if I can feel anything right now. It’s even hard to think,” She folded her hand against her chest. I reached out to her and pulled her to me.
“Hey. Come here,” She walked into my arms and I made her sit on my lap.
I placed her head on my shoulder, cradling her in my arms like a child. She needed to feel protected and that’s my new responsibility.
“You’ll be fine, I promise,” I assured her.
“It’s not about me anymore, Derek. If anything happens to
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LILY’S POV Reluctantly, I stood up from bed the next morning. I’d been awake for more than twenty minutes but I refused to get up from the bed. IT’s not because I was being lazy but because I was mentally exhausted. I hadn’t taken a second look at my phone since I got the messages yesterday and I hope I never get to pick up that phone again. I’ve thought of a lot of things since I woke up and one of them was asking Derek for a new phone but I knew I shouldn’t stress him about that. He’s been through enough just for my sake. I don’t know why I decided to wait here instead of going back to the foundation but one thing I know was the fact that I could trust Derek with my life. Talking about Derek, I didn’t see him when I woke up but I’ve heard his movement and voices around the room till he finally walked out. When I opened my eyes during the night, I could see Derek leaning against the wall. He was awake and stari
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LILY’S POV I was in the middle of the exams when Derek stood up and went outside to attend to his friends that came to visit. The same ones he mentioned earlier. Before I started the exam, he had told me he received other messages from Scarlet. I told him I would call her after the exam. “Can you come outside once you’re done?” Derek asked from behind me. “Okay,” I mouthed the word back to him. “Sorry I interrupted you,” he apologized. I wanted to tell him it was okay but he walked out at once. I swallowed my words and focused back on the exam. I had to submit both the workings and the answer making this exam harder than the paper I had yesterday. After I was done, I stretched since I’d been sitting for more than two hours. After stretching, I walked out of the room. The first person I saw standing outside the room while on a call was a total stranger. I hadn’t seen his face bef
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LILY’S POV “You’re joking, right?” I asked as disbelief washed over me. I looked at the four of them, hoping someone will laugh about it but instead, they all had a serious look on their faces. I moved closer to Derek and held his arm.“Say something, Derek,” I whispered.Luke groaned, gaining my attention to him. “Don’t you feel any hatred towards them?” He asked, pointing at the pictures I haven’t even bothered to look at. I’m surprised about a lot of things but the worst was the fact that Derek told them what I had told him.“You know what happened,” I asked rhetorically, not expecting an answer from them. I turned to see Derek staring at me.“I don’t, and neither do Sebastian and Henry. Derek only told us you’ve been receiving threat messages from them. We couldn’t sit back and do nothing when he as
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DEREK’S POV “You’re right, Lucas. We have the right people except for the third guy. I think he joined the mafia gang after Lily left,” I announced as I walked into my kitchen to meet the three men talking about something. “How long has the foundation kept her hidden from Roman and his cohort?” Sebastian asked. “I think three years,” I replied, grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge. “That’s enough time for them to have a new addition but still, it doesn’t save him from whatever is going to hit them,” Luke added. Sebastian snorted. “I don’t trust you enough to believe you won’t leave us hanging after the plan has been hatched,” “He did it years ago, he can do it again,” Henry concluded Sebastian’s statement. “Whatever he does is none of my business,” I said, quickly closing off the topic before another round of argument starts again. “All I’m intere
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DEREK’S POV “Are you sure you shouldn’t go in with any weapon?” Henry asked for the umpteenth time, getting on my nerves. I turned to glare at him but he already had a deep frown on his face. I smacked my lips. “It’s not necessary. I’ve sorted that part out,” “Is he in there already?” he asked yet another question. “Yes. Lucas already sent the signal and I’m supposed to go into the club in five minutes,” I replied. Lucas and Sebastian were already inside, assessing the level of danger. We had tried to arrange some of Lucas’ men disguised like regular people into the club. Henry suddenly started nagging. “What?” I yelled. He was getting on my last nerve and I pray I don’t kick his ass before murdering him right here. “Why are we never out of trouble? From cultism to the mafia, what next? Only God can tell, right?”I nodded. “Only God and time can tell,”“I think we should stay away from Lucas after this. He’s definitely a bag of trouble,” I frowned at him. He sounded weird becau
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Derek’s POV Q was actually the last person I’ll ever think to betray me. I haven’t seen him since he brought the document to my home and I’d been wondering about his whereabouts. This is unbelievable. “You must be insane,” I told him. He shrugged, and removed the gun from Lily. “I’m just someone who wants to avenge his brother, I guess you Americans think that’s insane, right?”What the hell was he talking about again? I turned to the door, expecting Lucas to have walked in. If they didn’t see me outside in twenty minutes, they were supposed to barge in, armed. “Lily, tell me what you told him. You said I did something to you, right? I want to hear you say it again,” Lily looked at me and began shaking her head. Tears were running down her face as she smashed her lips together, refusing to say a word. I couldn’t stand still and do nothing anymore, I moved closer and Roman fired the floor, making me move back. “Don’t provoke me, Miller,” He walked back to Lily and grabbed her arm
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“If you had actually intended to die, you should’ve done that,” Lucas spat as he walked into the hospital room alongside Henry and Sebastian.“Can you just leave? The sound of your froggy voice makes my head pound,” I nagged, glaring at the three of them. Hours after losing consciousness, I finally opened my eyes to find myself in a hospital room for the second time in a year. I would prefer to be in my house right now than stay here and inhale the smell of antiseptic and antibiotics.“We just got here,” Henry complained. “You can’t tell us to just leave like we don’t matter,”“I thought they said you were shot,”“I was shot at but I’ve got superpowers; the type that makes you dodge the bullet,”“What are you? Five?” I asked angrily. “Are you sure the bullet didn’t hit him in the head? He’s acting like he’s insane right now,” I asked the others.“I’m totally fine, I promise,” Henry argued.“How are you feeling?” Sebastian asked.“Terrible,” I groaned. I covered my eyes with an arm as
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Lily’s POV The Millers insisted on Derek and I staying at their mansion for the time being. When Mrs. Miller told me about it, I couldn’t say no. I understood that they were trying to help and I wasn’t in a position to have a say in that decision. I feel so ashamed and embarrassed of myself. I try to bite at my tongue, hoping it’ll help me forget all that had happened but it didn’t. I was haunted by the memories and nightmares.If I had my way, I want to leave and never come back. I would rather do this alone than drag this family down with me. Nobody was talking about Caster and neither have I even seen him. His name hasn’t been mentioned and it appeared as if they aren’t bothered about his whereabouts. I feel guilty for that because my past has torn a family apart.“Are you sure you’re okay, my love?” Mrs. Miller asked, pulling me out of my train of thoughts. I looked at her and smiled.“Yes, Mrs. Miller,”We had just arrived at the Miller’s mansion a few minutes ago. I’m always in
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