جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 90

Lira’s POV My eyes blinks open to an unfamiliar environment. Sterile white walls. Pungent smile of disinfectant hits my nostrils sharply. I close my eyes again and then open it, adjusting myself to the sunlight flittering in through the half drawn window blinds.I cast a confused glance around the room. My eyes widens. An hospital? What am I doing here? And that is when the memories hit me like a sledgehammer; the talk with the king, how I step out of the room, the argument with River and Aiden, the dungeon and how I spend days there before Rylan finds me. Oh… Goddess, I groan internally. I was so scared in there. If not for Rylan, I will still be there by now.I press a hand on my forehead in an attempt to stop the throbbing there but it is futile—useless; my head keeps pounding.I try to push myself up but the pains coursing through my body let me lie down back. Fuck, I’m so weak. My joints feels like it’s no longer belongs to me.But… where is Rylan?I have expected that he’d be

Lira's POV Instantly, Lucien's expression turns cold. "Yes.. but I told him never to show up here again." His voice is unapologetically firm.I push myself away from the pillow and look at him, confused because the last time I checked, Rylan is the one that rescue me from that hell hole, so there is no reason why he should send him away."Why?" I ask.Lucien stare at me as if he can't almost believe my words. "Why? Are you really asking me that after everything he did to you?""Did to me? What? How?" My voice is sharper now because he is starting to annoy me for real. "What the fuck did he do to me?"Lucien's jaw tightened so hard that I think it would snap apart. "You almost died in that dungeon because of him. Him... because you were acquainted with him."I shake my head. "Rylan is not the one that throw me inside the dungeon! It is his mother and River, so you have no right to blame him and tell him not to show up here anymore.""That is because of him. If you weren't with him, th

Lira’s POVRylan pulls back. “I’m afraid I can’t do that, Lira,” he says, his voice tight—unusual like it didn’t even belong to him at all.My chest skip a bit and my eyes narrows as I stare at him. I can’t seem to understand what he means by that but one thing is sure… Rylan is troubled and I wonder why.“What did you mean?” I ask, holding him tightly as if he is going to disappear in the next second. “I don’t understand you at all.”His jaw tightens and even the smile he tries to force on his face only make me more confused. “You’re not safe with me, Lira. You ended d up in this state because of me and I’m afraid that I might bring harm to you.”“No..” I shake my head frantically as if that can somehow shut out his words from my mind. “You save me. You always do. With Chloe, in the dungeon and even from these men.”“But you were thrown into the dungeon because of me.”I sigh in frustration. Self guilty, huh? I have longed to see him all day and now that we finally see… he is trying

Rylan’s POVLuna call and tell me about how Lira has been waiting for me to show up since she has woken up. At first, I hesitate— Lucien warnings echoes in the ears and I want to respect the fact that he tell me not to show up ever again. The truth is, I think Lucien is right and intend staying away from her especially the fact that Nerrissa has been punished and I know that she will fight back after she is free again. I need to face the battle alone.But when I think about how much I’m dying to see Lira—to see how she is faring myself—and the fact that I think I owe her an apology for everything she went through, I defy Lucien’s orders. I jump into my car and make my way to the hospital after stopping to get another banquet of flowers.The moment I step into the hallway, I hear Lucien’s voice—how he is telling her that I’m dangerous to Lira but she keeps arguing and talk about how Nerrissa is the one that hurt her and not me. She even go as far as telling him that he is not suppose to

Lira’s POV“I bet you’re already fucking him in your mind, isn’t it?”I part my lips to respond but River cut in. “Chloe.” His feet hits the floor sharply as he approaches us.Bastard! I haven’t seen him since he throws me inside the dungeon.Chloe smack her lips together, adjust her top to reveal more of her cleavage before she turns towards him. “Hey, baby.” Her voice is sultry as she wave at him.River didn’t respond to her; his jaw remain tight as he stand before me. Chloe step closer to him, him running her finger through his exposed upper abs. “Babe..” she whispers, but her eyes never leave me. “I miss you so much… and you look so stress, why don’t we meet today, so I can relieve you, huh?”I roll my eyes in irritation. “You really are shameless, huh?”River gaze remain on me. “Get lost!” He spits.Chloe stick her tongue out at me, her lips curl into a triumphant smile. “You heard the Prince. Get lost and stop throwing yourself at him.”My face crumples in anger. Who did they th