The next few days were very tiring for Lucy. Gideon had a lot of work, for she didn't know how to hunt, she didn't know how to walk through the forest. He needed to carry her most of the time and Lucy felt extremely guilty about that.When he came back with food, she was watching him. When he looked in her direction and saw Lucy's gaze, he frowned."What's the problem?" He asked."The problem is, I'm useless, a dead weight A burden!!" She said, throwing her hands up and tears streamed down her face. This wasn't the first time she'd had a crisis.Gideon moved closer to Lucy and hugged her.“Shhh, it's okay, my love. It's OK.""You have so much patience..." She said, sniffling. "I do not deserve it."“But of course you deserve it!” He kissed her forehead. “Lucy, you are wonderful. You deserve the world!”She laughed, embarrassed."No, I don't deserve the world at all." She said. "I'm a cretin."Gideon pulled her away to look at her.“Why are you saying such a thing, Lucy? Huh?”"Because
Brandon and Gideon were about to start attacking each other again. “Stop it!” Lucy said and Gideon dropped his arms immediately. Brandon frowned and looked at Lucy, whose face was filled with running tears. “Lucy…” Gideon took a step in her direction, but Brandon didn’t let him go further. “Don’t talk to her, you bastard!” Gideon looked at Brandon as if he could kill him, then, he smirked. ‘If I’m a bastard, so are you, brother.” He said. “And I’ll talk to her until she tells me to stop.”Brandon looked at Lucy.“Tell him.” She shook her head no. Brandon’s face became livid. He looked at Gideon, who had a grin. “Wipe that grin off of your face, Gideon!” Lucy told him and he became more serious. “Both of you will stop this damn nonsense, do you understand?” She said and Brandon’s jaw was open. “Are you…are you meddling with this motherfu..”“Hey! Is that how you talk about mommy?” Brandon sucked the air, frustrated. “That’s right, little brother. You can’t offend my mother wit
“Nobody lied to me! I know the truth!” Chung-hee frowned. “You are telling me that the Ashfords decided to kill you? Why would they do it?” Gideon turned his head to the taekwondo grand master.“Because there is only one Ashford heir allowed per generation.” “This is bullshit!” Brandon yelled. “No, it is not!” “Son, the person who told you this is the person who you’re running away from?” Chung-hee asked and then Gideon stopped talking. “Well…”“The Ashfords normally have just one heir. You were the miracle. Having twins. First time in their history and you have no idea how happy they were.”“What…? Ok, I might have been the first twin with this imbecile, but they never had more because..”“Because they never had more. Normally the marriages are contractual. No love involved. This time it was different.” Chung-hee approached Gideon. “Your parents loved you and they suffered a lot. Your mother got into depression and died for that. You were stolen, Friedrich.” Lucy was back for
Chung-hee kept his eyes on the twins. They seemed to be getting along better. Lucy was with him, since he told her they should give the siblings some time and privacy and she agreed.It was not that Lucy couldn’t walk, but she was not fast like them. She would walk for a while, be carried and it made her feel like she was nothing but a burden. It was not her battle, and there she was, in the way. “Don’t worry, Lucy.” Chung-hee told her. “they both like your company. And as much as it is not ideal you being here, it kind of gives them strength and focus. Protecting you is far more enticing than caring for themselves.”“I wish I was not putting them into this damn mess.” Lucy said. “Do you really love both?” Chung-hee asked and then, he regretted. It was not his business and it was very unlike him to stick his nose into others private life. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have…”“No.. It is something I have to face.” She answered and looked down. “I love both, I am just not sure if the same w
“Any news from them?” William asked Ellie, his head between his hands, his elbows on the desk in front of him. He had his eyes closed and his head down. "No my love. None." She said and sat down next to him. He pulled her onto his lap and rested his head on her shoulder. "This is a nightmare." He said. “At least the company is managing to maintain itself. I know Brandon isn't dead. And Chung-hee is with him. It's going to be okay, Will." William Ashford took a deep breath. “I wish my boy was here and not running from the police. And the worst, for something he didn't do!" "I know…" The office phone rang and Ellie answered it. Her face turned serious and she hung up the phone sharply. "What was this?" William asked. Then he squinted his eyes. "Don't tell me that Rindley Fairfax keeps calling!" “It will stop at some point.” Ellie spoke, calmly. “Ellie…are you sure you want to be with me?” She turned to him and smiled. "Absolutely. I love being here with you. And even if the
Brandon took a look at the camera, but everything was steady. “Are you sure? It could’ve been just an animal.” “No.. I’m sure. That was definitely a piece of cloth.” Gideon said and Lucy, who was at the door, peeked inside. “Baby, don’t worry. We’ll fix this.” Lucy just nodded. She knew they would do something, but she was afraid something bad would come their way. she had a terrible feeling about that. “I’ll go outside. Ok?” Gideon said and Lucy’s eyes widened. ‘It’s fine. Stick to Brandon here.” “But… what if you get hurt? I don’t..” Gideon walked to her and cupped her face, kissing her lips passionately. “Brandon will take care of you. I’m not afraid now, Lucy. There is no trouble about me dying, if that happens. You are not unprotected.” “i don't want you to die!” She said, her eyes glistening with tears. Gideon just smiled at her. Knowing that she cared about him was more than he could have expected. Then, he turned to Brandon. “Take care of her.” Brandon nodded
He turned around and saw Lucy, but his attention was not on the cameras anymore, or at the door, which swung open. Gideon tried to turn around, but the sharp pain on his side hit him anyway. “You’ll die for that!” He said, and Lucy saw when Gideonheld the man’s head and smashed it against the wall. Another man tried to enter and then just avoided a punch, used his own arm as a shield to stop the other man’s movement, turned the man and broke his neck. Everything went too fast and Lucy was dumbfounded. She had never got to see Gideon in action and now that she saw it, it was looking at a killing machine. But that didn't bother her as much as the red stain on his side. He was hurt. He was gurt. That kept popping in her mind, but her body wouldn’t move. She should run. She should tend to him. She should..“Lucy!” Brandon appeared and took her by the waist, back to the safety of the room. That was when she realized Gideon was all alone with the enemies. Enemies that kept appearing. “
“What are we going to do?” Brandon asked, his hands entangled in his own hair, while his elbows were resting on his knees. “We’re gonna find her.” Chung-hee said. Brandon raised his eyes at his master. “Not meant to be disrespectful, but.. how on earth? Somebody took her! Right under our watch!” “We can’t stay with our eyes on her and on the enemies! I’m sorry! And..” Chung-hee said, nervous. “And Gideon was hurt. I know!” Brandon said. He couldn’t blame his twin, since he got hurt because of Lucy. Gideon remained silent. He couldn’t bear the idea of Lucy in Krasner’s hand. He knew the crazy doctor had her. Who else?“We can’t leave Gideon like that, here.” Brandon murmured. “Go.” “What?” Brando asked. “Go. She is more important.” “Gideon..” Chung-hee started to say, but the young man shook his head. “No. She is everything. I can handle myself. She can’t. So, go to her. Save her. And kill that motherfucker.” Gideon said, his rage making tears get to his eyes. “If he touches