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Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy Chapter Thirty Five
Lucian’s POVMorning came too damn early. I hadn’t slept much, not after the chaos of the night before. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the graze of that bullet slicing across Jace’s arm.Rosaline on the other hand had not made things easy with her threats. Jace's injury wasn’t fatal, barely more than a warning, but it had been close enough to make me feel something I hadn’t in years.Fear. I hated this word so much but I'd felt it after so many years and it was all because of him.So instead of sleeping, I gave orders to have a temporary chef brought in. By sunrise, a private chef was in the mansion’s kitchen, sharpening knives and lining up ingredients on the counter. I'd gone through the applications myself. He’d been vetted, loyal and knew better than to talk. If Jace wanted food, he would have it, hot and perfect, without having that caregiver Petra hovering around like some saint sent from above.Petra. Just thinking her name put a sour taste in my mouth. I’d made a mistake
Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy Chapter Thirty Four
Jace's Pov."My what?” I was confused. “Caregiver,” she repeated as she walked towards me. “Mr. Lucian wants someone to look after you while you recover. That would be me.”She had this look on her face. Like she was planning something or she'd come here for an entirely different purpose. Don't blame me for being paranoid. After what I went through last night, I'd even suspected a harmless puppy."Aren't caregivers like special nurses for people who are critically ill?" She nodded her head, then I added. "I can manage on my own."The caregiver gave me a look of disapproval. "You're severely injured Mr Jace." She pointed at the bandage wrapped around my arm. "Too much strain will only make it worse." I leaned back slightly, every instinct screaming that there was more to this than she was saying. “You don’t look like a nurse,” I said.Her smile widened, and she dropped her handbag on the bedside drawer. “If I wasn't, I wouldn't be here, right?""Do I call you a nurse with a smiley f
Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy Chapter Thirty Three
Jace's PovThe next morning.........The first thing I perceived was the smell which was sterile and antiseptic. Where am I? I clutched the side of my stomach that was hurting badly. This wasn't the hotel as far ss I was concerned, I muttered to myself as I looked around. Not anywhere I’d been before. The walls ... .The IV I was hooked to. One more look at where I was, and the clothes I had on made me realize that I was in a clinic or a hospital.Lucian was slouched in the chair at the far end of the room, his shirt was buttoned up half way and his sleeves rolled up with a bandage on his hand. "Lucian," I called out to him but he didn't respond. On the second call, his head tipped forward like he’d passed out sitting there. “You look worse than me,” I muttered, resting my back on the pillow. “How are you?”His head snapped up and his dark eyes cut to me, sharp and awake instantly. Relief flickered there before he masked it with a frown. “You’re awake?" I nodded and he added, “I a
Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy Chapter Thirty Two
Lucian's Pov"Shit! I cursed out loud. I'd left the one thing that should always be with me at all times in the freaking car.“Maybe it’s nothing,” I told him while keeping my voice even. Maybe he was just hearing things or this was a well acted prank to scare me.Jace’s face was pale with fear as he pressed his ear to the door then his eyes darted toward the window."Something is happening downstairs," his hand rested on the doorknob. "We have to go down and see what it was.""Are you nuts?" I slammed the door shut. "You can't just go down there when you have no damn clue about what's going on." I yelled. “You’re just being paranoid.” I tried to assure him but he wasn't buying it. "Maybe they're having a party or something."Jace didn’t look convinced, but before I could say more, we heard it.BANG!The gunshot cracked through the air, then it was followed by another. Jace jerked upright, his eyes widened with fear and my heart fell. Another shot followed, this time it was getting
Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy Chapter Thirty One
Lucian's PovI never thought I'd see the day where I was this caring and compassionate towards anybody. My heart, I thought , was purely made of stone but this sarcastic man I held proved me otherwise.When the thunderstorm had passed and it began to drizzle, he got up from the couch, saying he was sleepy and I muttered goodnight.I didn't go to bed immediately. There was work to do and I was really hungry so I called the receptionist and asked that food be brought up to the room.Minutes later, there was a knock at the door. I rose from the couch, stretched a bit because my body was still heavy from sitting too long. Jace stirred on the bed, half-asleep, his hair mussed and eyes blinking at me like a child caught between dream and waking.“Room service,” a voice called. "The receptionist asked me to bring up a tray." You could never be too careful. A lot of people wanted me to breathe my last.I cracked the door, peeped to be sure it wasn't a trick before letting the woman in. She wh
Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy Chapter Thirty
Jace's pov.How long is it going to rain for? I glanced at the wall clock; it was almost ten in the night. I laid sprawled on the bed staring at the ceiling while I counted every ceiling board. This and many others are what boredom makes you do. Mr. Lucian, who was seated on the other side of the room, didn't seem to care about the rain nor the silence in the room. He sat there with his head tilted back and his eyes closed.Either he was pretending or he was fast asleep. How could someone just sit there, motionless like some statue carved from ice?I forced myself to sit up. If the storm outside wasn’t going to entertain me, then maybe pissing off Lucian would.I know I know, I was dangling my head in front of a lion's teeth but Lucian wouldn't do anything. Right?Dragging myself off the bed, I sat down on the couch right next to him, close enough that our shoulders brushed. His eyes snapped open, but he didn’t move.“What are you doing?” His voice was low, guarded. "Aren't you supp
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