A week had gone by with the Steele mansion being tense so much so that the tense atmosphere was like thick butter. It could even be cut with a dull knife. No one really spoke to each other, only giving passing glances, slight nods and sometimes hateful glares between the opposition. Even breakfast,
Zara wrung her hands and stared at the desk. Lucius wondered what made her approach him after all this time of her ignoring him but he was curious to find out. He turned and gave her his whole attention. "Yes. Do you need something?"Zara gave him a nod but still stayed quiet. Lucius stared at her
"What?"Lucius' stoic demeanor failed to hide his shocked facial expression when he heard what Zara said. Marry him? This was the woman who basically said that she hated men like him. The same woman who accused him of being a gold digger. He understood her apologizing for what she said but consideri
Valerie swallowed and sighed."She was just busy. That's all.""If you're here to try and seduce me again like you did in my office it won't work. Plus, we were in public. I don't see that going very well for you."Valerie looked around to make sure that no one heard what Lucius had said. Once she w
"I don't want to take this deal. I want the 100 million dollars as before." Lucius frowned."And like I said before, I can't give you that amount of money. You have to choose whether to take the deal or walk away. I'm not giving you any more chances."Valerie's lip twitched at the ultimatum but she
"Get off me Valerie."In that moment Lucius' phone rang for a bit causing Valerie to turn and look at it. Layla's name had popped up on the caller ID whereas Lucius had just saved it with the name Secretary. Valerie turned back to Lucius and scowled with his ringtone playing in the background."Is t
The sun gradually peeked through the heavy curtains, casting a warm and golden glow into the room. Lucius stirred, cracking open his eyes, and reluctantly sat up in his king size bed. He rubbed his eyes, feeling the last remnants of sleep leaving his body. He turned over to his alarm clock. 5:10am.
"You're late." Lucius said, giving her a glare.Valerie's smile faltered a bit but she quickly composed herself."I had something to do for my family especially now that my father is still in police custody with no chance of bail."Lucius frowned, ignoring her latter comment and opened one of the fi
••••• 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