All Chapters of The Devil’s Obsession : Chapter 21 - Chapter 26

LUCIA HOURS LATER~EVENING A call from the landline aggressively woke me up. My body became conscious before my brain even did. I sprang up from my bed and blindly threw my hands to the phone on the nightstand. I picked it up and absentmindedly placed it to my ear. I let out a sleepy groan. “Signora Lucia? Dinner is ready?” Miguel’s voice sounded from the other side. My brain seemed to come back to its setting at those words. I slowly opened my eyes and looked outside. The world was already dark. What time was it and how long have I been sleeping? “Hmm?” “Signora? I said dinner is ready” he repeated, probably thinking that I didn’t hear him the first time. I was about to tell him that I was coming downstairs when my mind rewinded to what happened hours earlier. My face formed a frown. There was no way I was going down for dinner. I didn’t want to see him at all. “I’m not coming down for dinner Miguel,” I said coldly. “Ms. Lucia…” Miguel was about to say some

ALEJANDRO The moment I left Lucia, I was back in my room glancing through paperworks, not because i wanted to but because i couldn’t get my mind off what the fuck I just did.My thoughts rallied with questions about why I did what I did. Why did I apologize to her right at that moment?I never planned to.The instant I saw her walk through the dining room and into the kitchen, all I had in mind was to question her about why she skipped dinner. But right then, when she spoke about how vulnerable she felt in that room, something in me snapped. And I let those words out. I sighed and leaned back into my reclined chair, my hand fixed to the back of my head. My eyes locked on the papers scattered on the table for a few seconds and I used my free hand to toss it away further.I knew there wasn’t anything important I was doing on there. My eyes were initially just fixed on it because I couldn't get the thought out of my head. My head slumped backwards and my eyes closed. The scene in the

LUCIAThe air was thick with silence. The world felt like it had suddenly stopped moving and time had paused.Carlos stood rooted in front of me. I couldn’t see his facial expression but I knew his countenance had definitely changed. He moved his hand backwards, and grabbed one of my hands, giving it a gentle reassuring rub. The kind of gentle rub that spoke of me not worrying and leaving everything to him.“What do you mean, Dad?” He asked.“I mean she goes nowhere Carlos. Take her back inside” I heard Alejandro reply immediately, his voice cold to the touch.“Why father? She needs immediate medical attention. She’s weak” Carlos tried to reason with Alejandro, but I guess he had already made up his mind.Because all Alejandro said was "I will call Doctor Sanchez” then he began to walk away.The sudden headache that I woke up with this morning slowly started to vanish. I stood there frozen in place wondering what the fuck I was expecting to happen? Did I really think there was a chanc