Third Person POV
Lily fell on the bed. Devastated. Broken. She was a mess.
"How can I cope with this, if someone had told me I would be in this state now I would have probably killed the person, but now here I am."
She loved Damien, no doubt. But how would she cope with him out of his mind, and her parents unsupportive. She cried.
Damienlooked at her, but coul to do anything. Like his hands were tied. He left to make medicine for her.
Lily cried hard! Her future life, her dreams, her goals, all is down the drain already. What made her really sad was her parents reaction to the she issue.
She didn't get pregnant out of wedlock, she didn't kill anyone, she just helped her best friend build a tombstone for his parents for his parents and siblings.
But she was still asking one question. And that is, who is responsible for the murder of the steels family. Lily has known the steel's almost all her life.
"They were not the type to cause trouble, or engage in dirty acts, that's why I was drawn to Damien," she mumbled.
Damien was a calm and responsible guy. She had never seen him smoking, drinking , or clubbing. He just looks a little Haggard because of his state of mind.
What could the steel family know or possess that could have warranted their death and Damien's situation. Of course she knew in this part of Washington there are secret organizations and groups that deal with dirty businesses.
And they are always rich! Like stinkly rich!
She couldnt arrive at her preferred answer but one thing was for sure;
"The murder was organised by a family in Washington."
While laying in the bed, she heaved a sigh of exasperation. She can not deal with all these mysteries. Tears filled her eyes as she remembered what Damien said.
He is not mentally okay, so he doesn't know what he was saying. That gave her hope.
All the same, whatever love she had for him had ruined her life. It was like she was in a room that had no windows and she was suffocating. That was the way the situation was right now. Adjusting herself on the bed she slept off.
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Damien came into the room with the ointment he prepared from the back garden plants.
He had to disguise in order to go out. He sneaked through the back door, Mr and Mrs Baker were in the frontway discussing in hushed voices. He didn't want to interrupt whatever they were saying.
He saw Lily on the bed looking tired and exhausted. He has never felt this way before, this feeling of affect was just too much.
"I didn't know if it was pity or affection but one thing was for sure. I was angry! Really angry!"
Seeing Lily looking disheveled and maltreated broke his heart and at the same time he wanted revenge as soon as possible.
He applied the ointment on her face gently not wanting to wake her up from sleep. She shifted under his touch.
Maybe I'm applying it too rough, he thought. He applied it gently as he looked at her sleeping face.
She must be tired from the day's events. He vowed to take care of her and get revenge for her and all his family members that were killed.
His family. His mom, his Dad, his brother. All dead. He felt miserable and downcasted.
As he lay down on the Lilyoor, he thought about everything and became more resolute. One thing was troubling him.
They are alone in this vast world of wickedness.
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Lily woke up.
"Why do I feel better all of a sudden ? What happened to the painful bruises on her body." She touched her face and felt the ointment on her face. She smiled.
He might be mentally disabled but he knows how to care for her too. She blushed deeply.
She looked at his pretty face, as he slept on the Lilyoor. He looked too cute.
Back then, in cases like this she would slap him in his face and he'd pursue her everywhere. But now all she could do was to stare at his face.
She couldn't bring herself to admit it, but she was scared of and scared for him. "
"Will he recover from his mental illness? Would he hit her whenever he was high on it? What would happen next?" All these questions were going on and on in her mind.
The door was kicked open with force, shocking Lilly and waking Damien up.
Damien yes opened with a start as he jumped up immediately. Standing right there at the door was Elliot, Lily's cousin.
Eliot had never liked Damien, because like his uncle he was jealous of the steel's family. And in particular Damien.
As Elliot looked at Damien he did a victory dance inside, seeing Damien's appearance.
Damien looked nothing like his old self, all the swag and strong aura he carried had been wiped up in one day.
Elliot remembered why he came here, he sneered at the both of them. Lily was wrapped up while Damien was on his foot giving Elliot a quizzical look that made him look like a clown. Elliot laughed.
"You know, doing that makes you look more stupid," Elliot jeered at Damien. Lily who has been quiet finally spoke up getting irritated at Elliot jests.
She knew Elliot never liked Damien, he had always badmouthed Damien to her. She was angry at two things, he barged into the room as if it were prisoner's staying there, not human beings. Secondly, she can't allow him to talk to Damien in that manner.
"What do you want, why did you barge in like that, don't you have any sort of decency, what's your deal?!!" She growled at Elliot.
She was off the bed now, she was standing a few meters close to Elliot with daring eyes. Damien couldn't help but smile at her braveness and care, he would take revenge for her very soon.
"Darling, you know you don't have the right to talk to me in that manner any more," he replied.
Damien knew what he was talking about. Being married to Damien has made Lily an outcast in their family. She was no longer part of their family, they said it, and he's claiming it.
He smiled, remembering his set out plan.
"Even as a psycho he is, you are to ugly to be his wife," He taunted Lilly. Lilly wanted to reply but she did not have words to say.
She was ashamed and depressed hearing her beloved cousin speak to her like that.
She wanted to crawl into space and cease to exist.
Snap. Damien snapped his fingers, he was getting angry at Elliot taunts.
"You are a shame and disgrace to the Baker's family and we are all disappointed in you," Elliot started.
Snap.
"You left the promising future we had for you and followed this dead end," he said, pointing at Damien with disgust. Lily broke down.
Snap.
"Your two presence irritates me, I can't bear it again. Do well to pack your things and go wherever you want to go. Your parents are moving to another part of London. Don't bother to look for us, we are finally cutting ties with your pathetic ass," Elliot dropped the bombshell on Lily.
Damien stared at Lily. He knew the pain she was going through, he had experienced it.
She is experiencing rejection while her parents are alive.
"You can leave now, you've overstayed here," As he left a helpless soul and a determined heart in the room.
As they packed out, Lily was desperate and furious. Desperate because she didn't know where they were going. Her husband was literally a psycho, how can he find a place for them to stay, and she didn't have any money with her. And she couldn't ask her parents for that. She sneaked a glance at Damien as he packed his things, his face was stone cold and too straight. She knew even in his psychic mind, he still missed his parents and everyone that used to surround them. She knew he would miss his younger brother. She missed him too. She missed all of them, Mrs Steel, Mr steel. She felt emotional again. She didn't know when the tears were falling from her face, she tried hiding it but Damien had seen it already."Hey, are you fine?" He asked her, looking really concerned. Lily's heart felt warm,she still had a place in his mind. She nodded, affirming that she was fine. Damien gave her,'i'm not buying that' look.Before look could say anything, Damien pulled her into a hug and sniffed
Damien saw the disbelief look on Lily's face. He couldn't blame her, it's abnormal for a psycho to have or get connections to this time of villa.It was given to him by the old man in the hospital. The old man virtually put Damien in charge of his villa and to head the organization.Lily couldn't believe this, but she had to. She stared at Damien disbelievingly. It was obvious, he had stolen the keys. What if they were caught ? What if Mrs Elisa Turner came back?"Where did you get this key from Damien, how did you get to know about this exquisite house in your state, answer me!!" She literally screamed. She was in a confused state.He understood where her worries and concerns were coming from. He knew she didn't want another issue happening and he understood that.He couldn't find it in him to fully open up to her, she will have to be patient , when the right time comes she would know."Aye! I met an old man in the hospital, he gave me this key. He told me when I get out of the hospi
It has been one week since the 'take off your clothes' incident. Damien knew she was shy and self conscious. No man had very seen her naked before, of course who would?He wasn't protective or that shit! He just knew that even Lily won't let that happen.When she pulled off her clothes, it took all the control in him not to touch her the way he wanted.It was hard already just staring at her there, clothes down full blown naked.He went to the bathroom to cook off then he came back.He was sure Lily didn't know her effect on him, on normal circumstances he would have grabbed her and fuck the hell out of here given the current situation, now isn't the time for that.He quickly applied the bandage and the ointments on her body. That's how his week went, changing bandages and applying ointments.He was grateful to the old man he met at the hospital. After giving him the Keys to the house he gave him contacts of a few people he had left.Damien was amazed at the raw talent of the particu
Her anger was justified. But one question she continued asking herself was, 𝘪𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰?She wants to believe so. She wants to believe that he is recovering but the week's event shows otherwise.Right from getting the huge mansion, to helping her get her skin glow back, to making dinners he used to make before things changed, now , receiving strange phone calls and calling out from her trip home.She couldn't place her hand, but something was off. Damien is hiding something from her. She heaved a worried sigh, she hoped all this ended well. ******Damien stared at Lily till she entered the car and the car was out of sight. He hadn't meant to call off his promise by following her home, but he had to do the needful.Receiving the call made him nervous, scared and at the same time happy that he had finally found the evidence he had been looking for.The woman who he expected would be here any moment from now. He is forever indebted to the old man and his
It was Lily. She was obviously calling to apologize for what she said to him. He actually didn't blame her, he would make it to her. But for now, he's a heavier matter.He picked the phone,"Hello, am I on to Mr steel," Damien's heart stopped when he heard the voice.Why is a man with Lily's phone, who was he and what connection does he have with her? He had lots of questions on his mind."I'm the head of operations at a hospital near the villa estate,""Get straight to the a point,""A lady who's name is Lily had an accident ,she was rushed to her. I decided to call the person's on her emergency list,"Damien's face paled. What could have happened to her? It's not been two hours since she had left the house, and she is already involved in an accident."Where is she now? He asked as he stood up."She still here at the accident scene,"Alexia looked at him with a questioning look.Damien dropped the phone on the table. Why does everyone in his life get hurt at the end of the day? He wo
Damien looked around, he made sure no one was in sight. Just him and the guardians. He smirked. He was about to kick some asses.The guardians were all masked so he couldn't recognise who they truly were. There was no hope of knowing where they came from.The first guardian jumped from the back aiming to hit Damien with his iron rod.Damien bent sideways, grabbed his hand, twisted it to the back and gave him a head knock. Two guardians came up holding long irons, Damien dodged all their hits easily. He used a nearby wood to smash their heads, they were left groaning on the Lilyoor.Three guardians came at once. He stood calm and just practiced the eagle move he was taught, part of the strange exercises the man at the hospital taught him.They all missed their shots and fell on each other. Damien picked two up by their hair and used his leg to kick the third one, throwing the two on his hands where he pleased.He was left with one, which seemed like the head of guardians. He caught hi
Damien drove them to the hospital. The nurses and doctors in the hospital were all in panic.Lily was severely injured. They took her to a room to examine her but they found out that irrespective of her severe injury she wasn't bleeding, which was unusual.The doctor came out to speak to Damien concerning that."Mr Steel, we have carried out a comprehensive inspection of the lady, and her situation …. is unusual,"Damien locked eyes with Alexia, who gave him a knowing smile. Damien just looked confused."What I'm trying to say is, her condition is stable , there are no bleeds or serious injuries. It just needs some stitches and she's good," The doctor told Damien."Thank you doctor," Damien thanked the doctor, feeling relieved that at least Lily won't die. He gave Alexia a tight smile.The other nurses wheeled Lily to the emergency Ward to stitch her injuries."Did any help you before coming here?" The doctor suddenly asked Damien.They were all standing in front of the emergency warc
They took him to their war room. A large space where his men used to rehearse. It wasn't standard to compare with the old man's training room for his men. He freed himself off the chain. He flexed and eased his muscles of every tension. He was excited and thrilled to beat some asses. His plan is going on just fine. The men came in whispering to each other. "What is going on?" "Why are we here?" "Is Damien being assassinated?" And a lot of side comments. Damien just stared with the most stoic face he could muster. "Damien Steel in here would challenge each of you one after the other, and the person that beats him up badly would be rewarded," The men cracked their necks and their knuckles. The first man came up, Damien practiced the four Taoist steps taught by the old man and the man came crashing on the floor with a huge thud. His leg was broken. The second came rolling a huge stick, Damien dodged the attacks. The man seemed a little bit rough and razzed in attacks. Damien di