BLOODHOUNDS #1: THE ABDICATED PRINCE

Chapter 42 - ACCIDENT

Clyde Nielsen

We arrived at Luna's home in London, where her grandparents, Gerald and Marissa, welcomed me with open arms. They were so thankful that I was the one who helped Luna in reopening the case.

She told them about me.

We had lunch together and had a great time with each other. Oslo and Rodi joined us, and Gerald insisted they have lunch together.

"Luna, this is Oslo." I pointed at Oslo and then turned to Rodi, "This is Rodi. They're our bodyguards while we are in London." Luna smiled at them, and even though they were hitmen, they didn't look intimidating.

"Boys, this is Luna." I introduced them officially.

"Ms.Morris, it's so nice to meet you," Oslo said first. Luna put out her hand to shake it, and Oslo turned to me, waiting for my permission which I gave him. He took it, and it was a brief handshake.

"Ms.Morris, thank you for having us," Rodi said, and he took Luna's hand too.

Oslo and Rodi introduced themselves to Gerald, and Marissa and Marris welcomed them too much.

After lunch, we went straight to The Bloodhounds office here to meet up with our lawyer, Tyron. Sage will be joining us, too. Asher sent him to me for extra protection. Tyron asked Luna a couple of questions without bringing up her trauma which he did a good job, or else I'll fire him and bury him 6ft underground.

"Mr.Nielsen, may I have a word with you?" Tyron said before we walked out. I turned to Luna and gestured for her to be with Oslo and Rodi momentarily.

"What's wrong?"

"I want to ask if Ms.Morris wants to be present in court for this. I don't think it's a good idea, but if she wants it, it will process the case faster." Tyron was scared to ask me, but he did a great job of asking me instead of Luna.

"I don't think it's a good idea. We have to proceed with this without her, and I don't want her to see her bullies again. She will have nightmares and panic attacks if she does." I said, and Tyron wrote down a note in his notebook.

"Very well, Mr.Nielsen. I will let the court know, for now, all the evidence is enough."

"Good. Let me know if we need more." I left the room and found Luna waiting anxiously for me with Oslo and Rodi.

"Where do you want to go next, Butterfly?" I asked, and she turned to me.

"Is everything okay? Why did Tyron ask you to stay?" She got up and walked towards me.

"He was just letting me know about the details, nothing serious," I assured her, and she nodded.

Luna has been so nervous and scared ever since we landed in London. This place brought so much trauma to her that I hope it can finish quickly so we can escape. Oslo stood behind her when Rodi walked out to answer his phone. He got back immediately, "Sage is here, boss."

We left my office, and Sage was already waiting for us. He looked intimidating with his sunglasses and dragon tattoos on his sleeve, which caused Luna to take a step back. Rodi gestured for him to take his sunglasses off, and Sage understood it.

He took it off and smiled sweetly at Luna. Oslo and Rodi held back their laughter because Sage never smiled at anyone.

"Ms.Morris, nice to meet you. I'm Sage, and I love ice cream." Luna smiled even though she was hesitating for a second. "Nice to meet you too, Sage. I love ice cream too." She said awkwardly, and Rodi turned around to laugh silently.

"I'll protect you from any harm, Ms.Morris. I'll even protect you from Mr.Nielsen himself." I glared at Sage for saying that, but Luna laughed.

"Where do you want to go next, Butterfly?" I asked again, and she turned to me, confused.

"Can we go back to the hotel instead?" She asked, "Of course." I guess everything is too much for her today. In the car, her breathing was heavy, and she's been digging her nails into my skin, anxious and stressed.

As soon as we got into the hotel room, she fell asleep. I closed the door and sat in the living room suite to make some calls. I got a message that they were already there. I asked Oslo and Rodi to guard the outside of the room. I brought Sage to the lobby, where I'll meet Luna's parents after over 15 years.

I entered the restaurant and found Liam and Nesta Morris sitting on the table next to the window. They got up when they saw me, they were smiling and expected me to shake their hands, but they could wish.

I sat down, and the both of them looked at each other awkwardly before sitting down.

"Why do you call us to come here?" Liam asked.

"We're currently reopening the case about your daughter's assault and abuse when she was in high school. I want you both to cooperate with it until the trial is over." I demanded as I looked at them.

"I want you both to follow the process but never even think about talking to Luna because you are the worst parents who don't care about their daughter's well-being." Liam wanted to say something, but Nesta stopped him.

"If you don't cooperate, I'll ruin everything you own, and you can kiss your money goodbye."

"Are you threatening us?" Nesta snapped, and I let out a sarcastic chuckle.

"Do you know what happened to Fred and Maria Ecclesias? If you want it to happen to you, you can ignore what I said. I'm giving you 24 hours to think." I got up from my seat and looked at them mockingly.

"Liam," I called him, and he looked up at me, pissed.

"Stop cheating on your wife. You're old and probably will die soon." With that, I walked away with an evil smile plastered on my face.

"I want it to look like an accident, Sage. He won't give any statement, might as well ruin them." Sage nodded and excused himself to go.

No one gets to hurt Luna. I will give no mercy.

Not even myself for hurting her.