Nikolas didn’t gain consciousness the rest of the day under the effects of medicines and anesthesia. Bruce came in with Gavin to check up on Nikolas but left after taking updates. Brooklyn stayed with him throughout. In the middle of the night when he opened his dazed eyes complaining of excruciating pain, she summoned the nurse on duty and his pain medication dosage were increased which made him fall asleep instantly. It was morning and Brooklyn showered and changed quickly as Bruce had promised to arrive early to have a talk with the doctor in charge. The moment she emerged from the washroom, she found Nikolas’s anxious eyes fixed upon her.  Excited to see him awake, she rushed towards his bedside. “How are you feeling now?” she asked anxiously, sitting on his bed, beside him.

Kathy left the room with a chuckle after she was done. Brooklyn was extremely conscious of herself and fidgeted around the room, arranging things. Nikolas’s eyes followed her around with amusement. “Are you feeling shy?” He asked at last. Brooklyn looked up at him startled.“N-no, not at all,” she said, as a warm blush stained her face and neck at being caught. “Come here,” he said in a husky tone. Brooklyn’s eyes widened knowing what that phrase meant. She dropped the cushions onto the sofa and walked over to his side. “What? Do you need something?” she asked, avoiding his eyes. “Come closer, Brooklyn,” he said softly. Brooklyn sat down on the bed beside him. Nikolas smiled but sho

In the next few days, Nikolas's wound healed up well and he started going to work. He insisted on Brooklyn working for him like before as his PA. He wanted her near him all the time. So Brooklyn climbed into his car, wearing a coffee-colored skirt suit and matching pumps. With her hair tied up in a French twist, her cheeks rosy and glowing, she was a sight to behold. Nikolas gazed at her as she fixed her seat belt. “I’m having second thoughts about this,” he muttered impatiently. “About what?” Asked a clueless Brooklyn. “You should have worn a sack and covered your face as the pirates do,” he said with a groan. Brooklyn giggled and smacked his arm.“Then you too have to wear the same and cover your face as

Brooklyn turned to the other side and pretended to sleep, not wanting to deal with him in his inebriated state. Her heart started beating with apprehension as she had no idea what sort of a mood he would be in. She had seen people get violent when they were drunk. Would Nikolas too get violent? Would he punish her? She clamped her mouth shut and closed her eyes and lay still like a log. The door opened wide and Nikolas staggered inside, muttering curses at everything. Suddenly, the whole room was quiet but Brooklyn couldn’t open her eyes out of fear. However, she could feel Nikolas’s heavy breathing as he stood watching her as if in a daze. After a minute she felt the bed dip and Nikolas climbed in with her. Relieved she was about to relax and finally go off to sleep when Nikolas’s arm caught her by the waist and pulled her closer to him. A gasp escaped Brooklyn’s mouth as her

Nikolas took a deep breath and walked over to Brooklyn’s room, a strange feeling of dread engulfing his heart. Strangely, he couldn’t hear a single sound coming from inside. Trying the door, to his surprise, he found it already unlocked. Pushing the door open, he walked inside. To his utter amazement, the room looked spotlessly clean and untouched as if no one had stayed here for the last few days. Maybe Brooklyn had cleaned it after waking up in the morning. He strode out and almost ran up the stairs to check, his heart beating rapidly with dread. He refused to think of the obvious, he refused to listen to reason. No Brooklyn couldn’t leave him. She loved him! Desperately he checked every single room upstairs, she wasn’t there. At last he entered his bedroom and looked around frantically. Everything was arranged in the same way he had left them in the morning. He rushed into