My lover, my assassin

Chapter 44

Nagisa's Pov

I woke with a start and flailed around. Hands were tugging at me, trying to strip me of my clothes. I blinked, realising it was a dream. I looked down at my body and realised I was naked. I swallowed my disgust and looked around seeing some pyjamas folded at the foot of the bed with a note. I quickly put the clothes on, glad that it covered the marks that had been left on my body. The note was from Asano who mentioned he was going out and would be back in another hour or so. Feeling tired still I turned the bedside lamp on, not wanting the shadows to creep back into my dreams and drifted back off to sleep.

When I opened my eyes next I blinked a few times trying to take in my surroundings. I was in a comfortable bed and the walls where white, not dark concrete. Sunlight streamed in through the open window and I got a waft of vanilla. I sat up and instantly wished I hadn't. My back screamed in protest and the room began to spin.

"Careful. The drug hasn't completely left your system. You will still feel dizzy and weak probably on and off all day."

Large, gentle hands steadied me and placed a steaming cup of coffee in them. I inhaled the scent and smiled. 

"Vanilla latte, thank y"-

The words died in my throat as I met Asano's purple gaze as he smiled down at me. The events from last night came rushing back to me and the depression and sorrow must have shown on my face because his smile faded and he moved away to sit on the chair nearby. He raised his hands in a placating gesture, showing me he had no intentions of touching me.

"Nagisa, about last night."

"Can, can we not talk about it?"

I swallowed the lump in my throat and took a sip of the warm beverage. Normally I would have loved it but the sweetness turned sour as I thought of what we had done. How I had begged him for more, for him to do whatever to stop the pain. 

"I just want to take your advice and pretend it was all a dream."

"I'm so sorry Nagisa, I thought that's what you wanted."

"Well I didn't!"

"So you would have preferred my fathers men?" 

"Of course not!"

 "Then what? What did you want me to do?"

"I don't know!" I screamed, tears now streaming down my face. 

Asano stood up and moved over to me, pulling me into a hug. I stiffened at first but he just soothed my back as I sobbed. 

"It was an impossible situation. I'm sorry I just couldn't bare the thought of someone else touching you."

"Are you feeling better?"

He frowned as he pulled back, looking down at me in confusion.

"Your cold? Your voice is back to normal and you look better."

"Oh yea. That cold. Much better."

I chuckled at his strange reaction and went back to my coffee as he moved off to the bathroom.

A few minutes later I heard the sound of footsteps outside of the room and my heart leapt into my throat. Asano was back in the room in an instant, standing at the foot of the bed, facing the doorway. It opened to reveal his father, a smirk on his face as his eyes sought me out.

"Ah the sleeping princess is awake. I just thought I would drop this off."

He moved forward and placed a thumb drive on the covers at my feet and I went white as a sheet when I saw it. I remembered that he had recorded everything that had happened.