Author’s POV
“I don’t like this mum” Irene groaned, settling into a sofa while her mum stood a few meters away from the sofa.
“What I don’t like is you acting up on this tiny issue” Irene’s mum replied.
“Tiny issue?” Irene sat up.
“You call this a tiny issue? I told you I like that girl. I want to go out with her” Irene said in a loud voice.
“And you will go out with her, Irene but after Lorden gets what he wants. He is not killing her. He is just going to threaten Lucius Devine with her life” Irene’s mum sipped the wine from the glass cup she had in her hand.
“And if Lucius Devine doesn’t cave in? What if he doesn’t care about her that much to cave in? Then she will be killed?” Irene asked.
“Irene” Her mother said in a small groan and dropped the glass of wine on the table.
“He clearly cares that much for her. That is why we were unable to get her today. If he didn’t care, there would not have been men protecting her. So don’t create fake scenarios in your head. She will never know you were involved in this and when it is over, you get her as your girlfriend” Her mother assured her and Irene very reluctantly rested back into the sofa.
“I hope so” She mumbled.
“Have you asked her if she is gay or bi, though?”
“I haven’t. I am taking things slowly. As long as I am by her side, I am sure she will love me” Irene said with hope in her heart. She would have rather not get involved in all of this but she had been born into allegiance to Lorden and she could not do anything against that.
She had also approached Lisa with a completely pure intention. She had only been informed of the need to aid the kidnapping of Lisa a day after she had found out that Lisa was involved with Lucius Devine and she had been left with no choice than to comply with Lorden’s orders. But as soon as this was over, she was going to ask Lisa out.
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LUCIUS POV
“You are really beautiful” I whispered as I dropped Lisa gently on the bed in her own room that I had had arranged for her. I had changed my mind and decided she was staying in a room or her own.
I had dressed her up in my shirt, despite the fact that I had stocked her closet an there was a whole lot of PJs I could pick for her. I just loved seeing her in my shirt.
“You really think I am beautiful?” Lisa asked as I pulled the sheets over her.
“Very beautiful, Cupcake” I whispered to her and kissed her forehead before pulling away.
“Are you going to sleep in your room?” She asked with a soft look on her face.
“Yes, I should” I replied her, hoping she would not say any other thing than goodnight.
“Should? Why don’t you just stay here with me for the night? It’s just to sleep and wake up tomorrow morning anyways” She said with a soft pout.
“No” I looked away from her cute face that was trying to convince me to stay by her side all through the night.
“It’s not the first time we are sleeping together for the night, is it?” She asked, going on and I could not suppress the groan that left my throat.
“It’s not the first time but we can’t, not tonight. Since you already have a room here, just stay here, okay?” I asked, trying to sound as soft as possible.
“Oh” Her face fell and without another word to me, she turned away from me and faced the other side. She pulled the sheets further up her body and I knew she was mad and sad that I refused to spend the night with her.
The reason I was insisting on not staying the night with her was a reason I didn’t want to even think about. Getting attached to Lisa more than I had to. Spending the night with her and waking up to seeing her face first thing in the morning was just going to increase the chances of that happening.
“Goodnight, Cupcake” I reached forward to kiss her forehead but she pulled farther away from me.
“Cupcake” I called her name but she gave me no response.
I took in a deep breath, breathed out and stepped away from her. I had gotten to the door and had eevn held the door knob in my hand when I just could not take it.
“Maybe this one night” I whispered to myself and walked back over to the bed.
Without any other second thought, I got in bed behind her and pulled her body into mine. For the next few seconds, she stiffened but then calmed in my arms and turned to face me with a wide smile spreading her lips. That beautiful smile of her made something inside of me burst open with excitement but I shut it down as soon as possible.
“Goodnight” I kissed her forehead as soon as she dropped her head on my chest.
“Goodnight too” She replied his time and there was a part of me that felt instant relief from just hearing her voice.
“Hmm” was all that came from me as we both slipped into silence.
“Are you still awake?” She asked after a short while, followed by a sleepy yawn.
“Yes but I think you should be sleeping already” I replied her in a low voice.
“I know and I am really sleepy after being fucked by daddy…” She giggled softly.
“But my mind is still disturbed. Was it really just an instinct that you asked me to be picked up?” She asked and I gently patted her hair.
“Don’t disturb yourself with that. I need you to just be confident about one thing”
“And what is that?”
“I will always protect you”
She raised her head up to look at me.
“Sure?”
“Do you doubt me in the slightest?”
“No, not at all” She smiled and I pulled her back to my chest, wrapping an arm around her and keeping her close to me.
“I will keep you safe. Trust me” I was talking to her and I was talking to myself. My grip tightened around her, knowing fully well that the person who wanted her dead was still very well alive and unknown to me. I knew at that moment that I would do anything to protect her. Protective wasn’t bad, right? Me being protective of her was very normal. As long as I do not get possessive of her, as long as I didn’t grow super greedy of her and as long as I was willing to let go of her when she found her own man, it will be okay.