Alle Kapitel von STYGIAN : Kapitel 51 – Kapitel 60

Derek was still laughing when Paulo reached the door. The loud, arrogant laugh bounced off the office walls, adding to Paulo's irritation. He thought of a way to wipe the smile off Derek's face. He already yelled before and he wasn't ready to go through that route again. “Only if you put this same energy into your on and off relationship with Lewis.”Paulo didn’t even need to study Derek's expression before he knew his words hit the right spot. It hit so well that the smile on Derek's face disappeared immediately. Feeling triumphant, Paulo smirked to himself. Then he turned, opened the door and left. Derek stood frozen near his desk. His smile was completely gone. His expression was flat… dangerously flat, like he was trying to process the right emotion to show. Paulo’s smirk widened as he stepped outside. “Well… he muttered to himself, spreading his arms dramatically. “Looks like I can be entertaining too.”“You called that entertaining?” Derek growled from behind him. Without

Derek's mansion was quiet. It wasn't the kind of quiet that came with polished settings and disciplined staff. It was kind of hollow. It felt like the walls were holding their breath, waiting for something to break. Since Derek and Paulo left, Lewis couldn’t sit still. He had tried to buy it didn't work for him. He had sat on the edge of the couch for exactly twelve seconds before springing back up again like the cushion had burned him. Now he paced the length of the living room, back and forth, his hands running through his hair as his mind sounded louder than his footsteps.“We need to call the police,” he muttered, earning him a glare from Raine. Raine sat not so comfortably on the couch with one leg crossed over the other, watching him like someone observing a restless storm. She felt uneasy too but she wasn't pacing around like Lewis. Lewis turned to her. “Reporting to the police is better than going there on their own,” he said, louder this time.Raine raised her eyebrows a

Now, it was Raine's turn to worry about Paulo. She didn't react immediately because Lewis' drama was enough and now that he had left with Derek, she now had the space to talk about his wound, if he had any. She took her time to look at him. Like she fixed her gaze on him, searching for signs of major injuries. She noticed the tiny cut on his lips but she wasn't Lewis, she would never panic over a little cut like that. “Why are you staring at me like that?” Paulo asked after noticing her expression. “Are you hurt?” She asked, trying her best to sound chill and reserved. “I’m not,” Paulo said immediately. “Are you sure?” She asked, her eyes searching for him but Paulo avoided eye contact. “I said I’m not,” Paulo repeated. He didn't know where the conversation was headed but he was already exhausted before it even began. “I don't want to be dramatic about it,” Raine said, crossing her arms. “So if you had sustained any injuries aside from the obvious ones, you should talk before

Lewis stood outside the police station for almost five minutes before finally entering. He was skeptical about his choice of involving the police. But at the same time, he wanted to report Barbie for destroying his apartment. At first, he wanted Derek to handle her. But Derek's methods weren't justice to him. What if he over did it? What if he did something worse to her? Those questions kept holding him back. So, instead of involving Derek, he went to the police. Immediately he stepped into the station, the smell of old paper, coffee, sweat and stress hit him all at once. Lewis walked straight to a tired-looking officer behind the desk“Yes?” the officer asked. “I want to report vandalism,” Lewis said carefully.The officer raised his eyebrow. “Someone vandalized your property?”The image of his apartment flashed through his mind. The broken things, the shattered things, the important things Barbie destroyed, his clothes that she scattered ever. Then he nodded. “My property wa

One moment Paulo and Raine were still recovering from the story of Barbie getting arrested for insulting officers, and the next, the atmosphere shifted completely.Derek settled back into his chair, his gaze fixed on Lewis as he tried to restrain his anger. “You shouldn’t have gone to the police at all.”“What?” Lewis asked with a frown. Derek’s expression remained calm, but there was irritation beneath it. “You heard me,” he said. Lewis looked around briefly like he was expecting someone else to react, but Paulo looked away and Raine suddenly became interested in her coffee.Realizing that he was now on his own, Lewis looked back at Derek. “And why exactly shouldn’t I go to the police?”Derek’s fingers tapped lightly against the armrest. Just last night, he had told Lewis why he didn't like getting involved with the police. He still couldn't believe that Lewis would do that same thing. “Because I don’t like when my people involve the police in their drama.”Lewis blinked, then