𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐒✓

twenty-six

LILITH

"You sure you will be okay?" Lucian tightened his hold on my hand. His warm skin on mine bringing me comfort.

"Mhmm." I hummed and turned my head to him.

Even though he was driving, he was not letting go of my hand.

After the accident in the bathtub, he was constantly keeping an eye on me. I felt bad that I scared him and I didn't blame him for wanting me close to him all the time.

I'm sure he was petrified.

He even insisted that I keep the door of the bathroom unlocked all the time. Which I didn't protest against.

I knew he was only concerned and scared of something happening to me.

I have been even feeling lightheaded in the past few days. I couldn't eat properly. I must have even lost some weight.

"If you feel slightly uncomfortable you tell me immediately. We'll leave right away."

"Okay."

We were visiting his parents for dinner. I haven't been there in a long time. It's not like I have been wanting to go there.

With all the things going on, that was the last thing on my mind.

Sloane called Lucian this morning and asked him if we were able to join them for dinner. Lucian at first didn't want to go but I assured him that I would be fine.

He had already told them everything so I was a little skeptical of what were they going to say.

The car parked in front of the familiar gates. The guard bowed his head when he saw us and immediately opened the doors.

Lucian drove in front of the house and parked the car next to the fountain. It was my favorite part of the estate while I was living here.

We got out and as soon as we closed the doors, Lucian marched towards me and hooked his arm around my waist.

His cologne reached my nose and I instantly calmed down. The anxiety in my chest eased away slightly.

We made our way to the entrance.

Sloane was the first one to greet us and soon Frederic came by her side as well.

She was dressed in a dark green plaited dress with a blazer in the same color on top. Her makeup was immaculately done as well as her hair.

After a few seconds of us being in the house, Sloane closed the distance between us and wrapped her hands around me.

My body stilled.

Sloane has never shown me any physical affection. Ever.

She was always cold and very strict. I have not even seen her show any affection to her husband or Sebastian.

"If we knew, we would have done something about it." Her words made me turn my head to Lucian who was as surprised as me. His eyebrows furrowed upwards.

When she parted from me, she ran her palms down the skirt of her dress. Her eyes filled with regret.

"I'm sorry Lilith."

"These are things that are not taken lightly in our family. Be sure that things will be solved soon." Frederic spoke right after Sloane.

I gulped the lump in my throat. I have not seen them like this before.

They did not treat me like this when I lived here.

"Let's get to the dining room." Sloane gestured in front of her and started to walk in front of us, me, Lucian, and Frederic following behind her.

The atmosphere was weird and I didn't expect them to actually sympathise with my situation.

Sloane has never been nice to me so hearing her say sorry was more than surprising.

Lucian's never left my side as we made it to the table.

I let out a quiet sigh and sat down.

Hope everything goes well and I get to go home and rest.

LUCIAN

I rested my back on the leather chair as I watched dad lit a cigar.

He and I made it to his office after dinner while Lili and Sloane stayed in the living room, having dessert.

I didn't want to leave Lili alone but I had to have a conversation with dad.

"Were you able to find Luke?" Dad asked. The smoke of the cigar floated around him, making the air between us foggy.

"Not yet."

Artemio was able to track Luke. The bastard left the country. He went to Brazil. Artemio lost track of him after he landed at the international airport in Rio De Janeiro. From there, we were not able to find any trace of him.

He had someone behind him who was protecting him.

"What are you gonna do with the Sanders?" My knuckles turned white as I fisted my hands. I asked Lili if she wanted to meet them for the last time but she refused. I understood where she was coming from.

She didn't want to see them ever again. They used her for their own benefit and destroyed her life.

But she had one request.

She didn't want them dead. She didn't want them getting away with it easily. So all I could do was put them in jail for life.

Even if they somehow were able to escape they would not be able to escape me.

"You'll have to have more protection around you now. Luke being able to get away like this means that someone much more powerful is helping him. Someone who is involved with the human trafficking." I nodded.

"Don't be reckless like other times and pretend that you are untouchable Lucian..." He ran his hand over his face and exhaled a deep breath.

"I don't have the strength to bury another son. You are the only child I have left." The knot in my stomach tightened and I lowered my eyes to the desk in front of me.

He was right.

I had to be more careful.

Now even more with Lili in my life. I couldn't let anything happen to her.

I won't let anything happen to her.

👀let's not forget the first chapter...

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