All Chapters of Lucifer's angel : Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Iris didn't sleep eyes stared half closed at the ceiling. Every time her eyes closed, the same thing happened. Darkness. Then—white. Her eyes snapped open again. She stared at the ceiling. Her breathing was slow. Controlled. She had learned how to control her breathing years ago. Inhale. Hold. Exhale. Again. She closed her eyes. Nothing happened. For a few seconds... nothing. Then—a sound. A faint beeping. Beep. Beep. Beep. Her body went completely still. She didn't know that sound. At least... she didn't think she did. Beep. Beep. Beep. Suddenly, the darkness behind her eyelids changed. White walls. Too bright. A ceiling light burning directly above her. Her head felt heavy. Her body felt strangely small. She tried to move. Nothing. A voice came from somewhere beside her. "She's awake." Iris's eyes flew open. She sat upright so quickly the room spun. Her hand pressed against her chest. Her heart was pounding. "No..." She looked around her bedroom. Nothing.

Iris didn't move.Her eyes remained fixed on the tiny engraving.The date.Her date.There was no way.She turned the metal piece over in her hand.Nothing.She checked again.Same date.Her birthday.Why would a piece of evidence recovered from an attack on Cassian's mansion carry her birth date?Her thoughts raced.Her father.The hospital.The heart.The symbol.Cassian.None of it made sense.And somehow...It all seemed connected.She pushed herself away from the door.No.She wasn't going to stand here waiting for answers.If Cassian wouldn't give them to her...She'd find them herself.---The hallway was almost empty.Most of the guards had been pulled toward the eastern wing after the explosion.Iris moved quietly.Not sneaking.She didn't need to.After five years in this mansion, she knew every corridor.Every staircase.Every blind spot.She reached the study.The door was slightly open.She stopped.Cassian never left his study open.Not after midnight.Not after an attac