All Chapters of His Deadly Obsession: Chapter 41 - Chapter 44

CHAPTER 42CASSIAN I woke to the low, steady beep of a monitor and the smell of antiseptic that always meant hospital. For a few seconds I only stared at the ceiling, trying to piece together how I had gone from the gala bathroom floor to a bed with an IV in my hand. Then I turned my head and found Rafael standing a few feet away, still in the same dark clothes he must have worn on the plane, one shoulder propped against the wall as if he had been there for hours.He noticed the moment my eyes opened and pushed off the wall without a word. There was a plastic cup of water on the side table. He picked it up, slid a hand behind my shoulders to help me sit a little higher, and held the cup to my mouth. I drank slowly, the cool water easing the raw feeling in my throat, and when he started to set the cup down and reach for the call button I moved first. My fingers closed around his wrist before he could press it.“I missed you,” I whispered.The change in him was immediate. His whole bod

CHAPTER 45RAFAEL I stood in the middle of my room, the air still carrying the faint trace of him. I refused to think about the kiss. Whatever that had been, it meant nothing. My phone vibrated once. I answered on the second ring.“Talk.”“We have him,” the voice on the other end said. “The one who put the poison in Cassian’s glass at the gala. Isolated house, east side of the old industrial stretch. He’s alone. We already secured the place. He’s restrained and unconscious. Waiting on your word.”“Coordinates.”He rattled them off. I was already moving toward the door, pulling on my coat.“I’m on my way. Keep him breathing until I get there. No one touches him.”“Understood.”I ended the call and left. The city lights thinned as I drove, replaced by dark stretches of road and thicker trees. I kept my hands steady on the wheel and my mind empty of everything except the work ahead. The memory of Cassian’s face that night..pale, shaking, fighting for air..stayed only because it was usef