Chapter Sixty
“I’ll come back to the apartment tonight” Lucas whispered stroking Jessica’s cheek with his thumb Looking into his eyes Jessica could see how tired he seemed; she nodded in agreement then put her hand on his and a small smile stretched his lips.
He brought her hand to his lips and traced her delicate knuckles with his lips before putting a small kiss to the back of her hand. Jessica could feel the tingles all over her body.
Lucas pulled her closer to him and nuzzled her shoulder for a moment breathing deeply, Jessica’s fingertips reached his jaw unintentionally as she was engulfed in his presence and intoxicating scent And they remained in that position for a while before they were interrupted by a knock on the door.
Lucas muffled a groan pulling back from her reluctantly. Jessica felt the loss when he pulled back from her.
That moment was the most intimate if co
Chapter Sixty-OneComing back from a deep slumber, Jessica found herself trapped inside his arms. She could smell his cologne and smiled in delight at the–oh so familiar– scent. Before opening her eyes to meet the stubble on his jaw, Lucas had a hand wrapped around her middle.She blinked a couple times making sure she wasn’t dreaming, her left hand was resting on his chest while their legs intertwined. When did he came and why didn’t he wake her up she reflected but her thoughts were cut short as she felt his hand sliding up her back and pulling her closer to him. Engulfed in his warmth, a soft moan escaped her lips and soon was reciprocated by a chuckle.Jessica tilted her head slightly her green eyes met dark ones and her heart skipped a beat at the familiar lustful gaze Lucas gave her. A strange sensation grew in her belly“Coffee?” he suggested
Chapter Sixty-Two“Hey” Lilly squealed hugging Jessica and they both swayed right and left happily excited at their reunion“Hey” Jessica said after they pulled apart“So?” was her quick question, as much as she enjoyed teasing her friend, she was just as impatient as her when it came to news.“Let us grab something to eat first “Jessica told her“Okay” Lilly nodded in agreement as they both hopped inside the car.After convincing Lucas that she was fine after breakfast he agreed to let her out, of course Emilio would drive her wherever she wanted.After looking at herself in the mirror Jessica noticed her hair growing longer and her roots were dark in comparison to her recently bleached blond hair. but with everything that was going on lately she barely had the energy to eat and sleep so she decid
Chapter Sixty-ThreeHis eyes fell on the sleeping beauty in his bed. Last night Lucas carried Jessica to bed eventually, he couldn’t let her sleep on the couch even if the latter was comfortable. He simply wanted to feel Jessica next to him in his bed which was something he grew eager to and craved lately. Although he’s been behaving his best, the tension was still there and having her near him was kind of comforting.She was resting her head in his arm and the other was securely wrapped around her middle. He let his fingertips caress her soft skin. Jessica was beautiful, that he couldn’t denyLucas lost the notion of time until she opened her emerald eyes and he found himself smiling at that. Jessica rubbed her eyes before looking at him again he was staring at her with an expression she couldn’t decipher and it instantly made her cheeks blush when she noticed how close to him she was.S
Chapter Sixty-FourJessica opened her eyes at last; it took her a minute to adjust to the darkness around her. Her eyes widened when she realized her mouth was covered in a thick cloth and her hands were tied above her head. she looked around realizing she was on the floor tied and wearing nothing but a shirt . her mind coming out of the haze she was in she remembered getting out of Lucas’ shower, and putting on one of his shirts the memories from then were all blurry , flashbacks of her being carried away by someone came to mind as flew as soon as she heard a loud thud outside.The door opened and Jessica closed her eyes blinded by the light coming from the entrance. The door closed and she could hear footsteps getting closer, her heart started racing as she was unable to see in the darkness. She tried to talk but her attempt came only in a stifled moan.Her eyes fell on the man standing before her as
Chapter Sixty-Five“No!” Lucas screamed as he watched Joshua stabbing Jessica under his eyes.He was beaten up, tied and had four men holding him but seeing Jessica hurt gave him super powers , he was able to free himself and fought his way to her. Nothing could hold him back right now as he swore to kill him. The men holding him were taken by surprise, he managed to knock one out and hit the other away with a chairRage crippling under his skin, it took more than few men and hand ties to keep him still when the women he loved was stabbed before his eyes With a shot from one of the men’s guns he was able to hit Joshua in his shoulder; putting him to the ground before his men hit him againEmilio intervened at the right time shooting Joshua again; keeping him away from herLucas shot the man before him and ran to where Jessica wa
Chapter sixty-SixLucas sat at Jessica’s bedside; he had her hand in his while watching her breath slowly.His insides tore when the surgeon delivered him the terrible news. After a couple of hours in surgery; he told him that they were able to save her life but not that of the baby.Due to the stabbing in her abdomen, she lost a lot of blood and by the time they reached the hospital it was too late; the baby was too young to survive such a severe bleeding.Lucas gently caressed her knuckles, wondering how to tell her the news when she wakes up.He was torn between the loss and the fact that Jessica didn’t tell him about it, and he tried his best not to over think.He didn’t even know what to think anymore, all the worst scenarios gathered at the entrance of his imagination gate he even thought of the possibility that the child wasn’t his and it wo
Chapter Sixty-Seven“You,” Lilly narrowed her eyes at Lucas; if looks could kill he’d be dead a thousand times in three seconds,His muscles tensed, Lucas could feel the anger Jessica’s friend had towards him and he couldn’t blame her, he was angry at himself as well.She walked towards Jessica’s bed shooting daggers at him with her eyes“You were supposed to take care of her, to keep her safe, I’m warning you, if you ever put her through this again, I’ll break you!” her tone was forced friendly“Come on Lilly, Lucas saved me, you know that!” Jessica said softly, she just had her stitches removed from her wound“Well, if he didn’t he’d be dead by now” she sneered sitting the edge of the bed ignoring his presence in the roomLucas’s jaw clenched, he was feeling uncomfortable at Lilly’s w
Chapter Sixty-EightLucas was driving while Jessica sat beside him, after she was finally cleared to leave the hospital, he decided to take her to the premium plaza hotel because as much as she didn’t like to admit; she was uncomfortable going back to the apartment where she didn’t feel safe anymore.So apart from the mansion and the white house the only safe place was the premium plaza, with a top notch security it was the ideal place for a stay until he moved to a new property. He’s been contemplating the idea of moving after the marriage anyway, but hadn’t shared the thought with her.Jessica felt more comfortable at the idea of spending few days at the hotel, upon their arrival they were directed to one of the bridal suites but her enthusiast didn’t last long“I have to go to the police for my deposition” Lucas told her once they were inside, seeing her