"What the hell are you doing here?"Lucius frowned and rolled his eyes at the shrill voice that met him when he approached the table. Sitting before him was none other than Zara Blythe in a short red modest gown that complimented her dark raven hair and emerald eyes even more than the pearls that sh
"I am staying for lunch. I'll have a ribeye steak, medium well with lemon and garlic seasoning and any wine you may recommend for the dish."Zara stared at him in disbelief. Did he just...? What did he think he was doing? The waiter nodded and quickly left the table, trying to prevent being caught u
Lucius drove back to his home after leaving the restaurant. Even though he had not expected to see Zara there, he didn't mind it at all. He had had a delicious lunch and he managed to get a rise out of her. To him that was the bright side of this blindsiding day.As he walked into the mansion, one o
"Is the company failing? Are we in debt? Is there something going with the company that I don't know about? Anything that would need me to marry that girl and secure our future."James made a face and shook his head."No. There isn't anything wrong with the company son. All is well.""Then why won't
About two hours had passed and Lucus still had a smile on his face. This was the fifth game that the man had challenged him to after he lost the first three. Lucius had won them all in no time, killing the man and his companions in less than thirty minutes altogether. He was right. This sparring ses
Zara Blythe's body fell to the concrete ground with a dull thump, her black raven hair sprawled out in all directions on the pavement. Lucius sighed. No matter how much he disliked the woman he couldn't just leave her when she was at her most vulnerable. He took a step forward in her direction befo
After hearing the command two of his men wasted no time in doing what they were told to do. They ran out of the room, each of them going to do their assigned tasks. Lucius turned back to Zara. He removed her hair from her face and made a slightly concerned face."What happened to you?"The door was
Lucius waited patiently as Zara took her time to speak. She wrung her hands and frowned. "Those bastards. My uncle's. I didn't think that they would stoop so low to kill me and in broad day light too."Lucius made a face at the casual statement of killing that Zara made. Kill her in broad day light
••••• After Zara spoke up about what she went through in Estelle and Jack’s hands, it didn’t take much to sway the court on who was the real villain in this story. A ghost had come back and given them their verdict from beyond the grave and that was enough for the jury and the awed people in and o
The day everyone was waiting for had arrived. The court case between the Cabots and the Steele’s. The courtroom was packed with reporters, spectators, and lawyers. Everyone who was interested in this case either showed up at the court room, camped outside or even watched it closely on their televisi
“Like you said. Former members. Those men heard of my job opening and showed up. They wanted to redeem themselves. Turn a new leaf for the good of society and there you came in guns blazing and killing them.” Callum gave her a mocking face of understanding. “Oh, so when we rushed into the buildi
The car ride back to the precinct was one of quiet and self-fulfillment for some but for those who were stuck with Estelle Cabot in the back of their vehicle, the ride was akin to being thrown into the pit of darkness with a banshee as she would not stop screaming and whining all the way to where sh
“I did everything for you, and this is how you repay me? By recording me and doing God knows what with it.” Lucius opened his mouth, but nothing came out. “Did you go to the police? Did you show anyone these recordings?” Lucius froze. Speaking of the police, where the hell were they when he ne
Lucius couldn’t utter a word as his hands were raised to the sky and he was being pushed along with a gun to the back of his head. He frowned as Estelle’s shocked and confused fac came into view and the man with the haggard voice he caught on his phone glared at him. “Look what I found.” The man b
“It wouldn't concern me either if not for the fact that men with tattoos that I've clearly seen on the news as Black Serpent defectives are walking in with her at this moment.”Lucius shot up from the bed. The Black Serpents again. He thought he had gotten rid of them once and for all when he had Al
It had been a few days before Lucius had gotten consecutive calls on his phone that Callim brought back to him, from both Estelle and Gregory but each on different topics.Gregory's call had a lopsided effect on Lucius as he had sounded different over the phone, no doubt because of what he had found
"That's wonderful, Gregory. I'm happy for you," Lucius lied. "You two make a perfect couple." Gregory smiled and thanked him. He ordered a glass of wine and asked Lucius what he wanted. "I'll have water, thank you. I'm not here to drink, Gregory. I'm here to talk." Lucius spoke, his demeanor bec