Illuminated By The Darkness

Chapter 28

 Eugene:

I pushed aside the papers in front of me. I wasn't able to concentrate on anything apart from Tiara. All I wanted was to know and make sure she is fine. I want to know a lot of things. But then she remains closed off.

She thinks she is stubborn. Oh princess you don't know me.

I have never had this urge or feeling to help someone until Tiara. I've had a lot of firsts with her and I know there will be more. I know it. There was  no escaping the reality. But for now I wanted Nathan to tell me that his intuition was wrong.

"Can I go to my room?" She asked Nathan

"Of course" Nathan said.

"I'll help you" Emily said as she helped Tiara out of the bed.

I watched as they left the room closing the door behind them.

"Spill" I said turning to Nathan.

Nathan let out a long sigh.

"Boss, I'm not sure. But my guess is that her system has got addicted to the pills she was taking. The constant change of body temperature, the blackouts ,the nose bleed, this could be withdrawal symptoms. " he said.

I balled my fists until it hurt. My chest hurt with every breath I took.

"What can be done" I asked

"I will get the blood samples tested. So that we can be sure" he said.

I kept bouncing my feet as I couldn't bare this silence.

"Boss" Arton came into the room.

I looked at him.

"Everything in the club is going fine. This week we have made more profit than compared to the last five months." He said and I nodded.

"How about the Cafaro' and Hernandez' ? Any lead on them?" I asked. It was unlikely of them to go off the grid.

"Not yet. We are working on it. We will get something on them very soon" He said.

"Anything else?" I asked

"Alejandro called, said he will be accompanying you to Russia " Arton said. "He wants to investigate the explosion in our office in Russia by himself. He doubts it is one of Wilson's old acquaintances."

Fuck I forgot I had to leave for Russia. Also what acquaintance? 

"No it cannot be. Every last one of his friends were involved in the .." I sighed remembering the unfortunate events "in the last mission."

Arton nodded his face void of any emotions.

There was a knock at the door. It was Nathan.

"Come" I said, dying to hear what he has to say.

He looked serious and I was sure that I wasn't going to like what he has to say. I was nervous. I would have laughed if someone told me I would be in such a situation a few months back.

"Boss I have the blood reports" Nathan said

"Go on" I said.

Nathan sighed.

"What does the report say?" Arton asked restlessly.

"It's positive" He said "Like I said what she is going through are the withdrawal symptoms"

"Fuck" Arton hissed.

Fuck! My body went rigid. I rubbed the back of my neck trying to ease the tension. But it was of no use.