Lucius stopped to catch his breath while the rest of them stared at him, not really knowing what to say or think except for the fact that all these had happened in a matter of days and Lucius had been handling them all by himself. Before anyone could speak, Lucius continued."I didn't have a plan to
After a moment of hesitation and thinking, Zara had made up her mind. She looked at all the men in the room, showing her firm stance on the answer she was about to give.“I'll do it. I'll see Nathaniel."Mathias groaned in disapproval as Lucius smiled triumphantly at Zara's decision. He gave her a s
After Zara left the mansion, tensions rose as no one really knew what would happen when she met up with Nathaniel at the discussed meeting point. Lucius went back inside and then to the room that was already set up for the surveillance. Layla was already there tweaking with some of the equipment as
"Zara i swear to you. You don't need to ever doubt my words. I love you and I don't even want your money. I care for you and only you and i am deeply sorry for what i did in the past. I will never keep a secret from you again. I promise you that."Nathaniel's apology struck a chord deep within Zara.
Several days had passed and still Zara and Lucius kept in contact with one another. They spoke everyday with Lucius, his family and Layla combing through every piece of video or feed they could get from her time with Nathaniel. Once Zara entered the Black mansion she was met with love and care but o
“Okay. I’ll come with you then.” “Great. W e can leave now and then after that maybe a date.”Zara smiled at his cuteness, her face feigning love while her heart hid another emotion. She stood up from her bed and walked out of the room with Nathaniel leading her. As this occurred, Lucius, still in
Nathaniel pulled Zara away from the front side of the building towards a huge truck. He turned around it and bent down causing Zara to do the same. He looked at her, slowly regretting his decision to bring her along.“Stay down and don't say anything. When the opportunity arises I'll get you out of
Just as Eric finished speaking, one of his men's voice came through their receiver. His voice was raspy as he took deep breaths. "Sir, we need backup in here ASAP."Lucius went closer to the receiver to hear what the man was saying more clearly. Eric spoke.“Hal, tell me what's going on."“Larson a
••••• 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