Along With The Night (The Billionaire's Love #5)

Chapter 11

Exploration

Next morning was a surprise for me. She was sleeping holding me tightly and I was surprised that she and I both were naked underneath. Then slowly the last night came into my mind. She had taken me under her wing and then she took me to a blissful journey. 

I kissed her forehead slowly touching the scars on her back. Who could have done this to her? Was it possible that it was that year she went to Australia? What happened with her there?

I heard my alarm rang and she tried to swat my phone away. "Let me sleep." She mumbled sleepily. I like this side of her. "Wake up querida, Myra and others will be here soon." She stood up and looked at me. She was in all her glory. 

"I need some clothes." She complained. I pulled her back in bed. "And I need some exploration." I told her as I kissed her neck.

"Lucian, come on let me go you monster." She tried to pry me away. "I may be a monster, but we are still in bed, and here I am your master" I told her. I put her on top of me and she slowly touched the tattoo on my shoulder and then on my arms. Finally, the one on my abdomen. 

"what it signifies?" She asked. "It is what we all have, me Ezra and Adam. We had got it done after we reconnected fully. That is after your sister got married. It says Amigos, that means brothers in Spanish"

"And what querida means? What it stands for?" She asked. "Something, an endearment in Spanish." I touched her cheek. She is here and she is real. But yet again, I wonder till how long she can tolerate me? She touched the tattoo on my shoulder. "what is this? A bullet? A broken shell?" She asked. 

"I not always was a businessman. I have served in army too. No one knows about it. Just my adoptive parents. This one is for my fallen comrades. In was a battalion leader and only I got back, some say I am lucky. My mother thought so too. So, I resigned and joined their business. And then made my empire."

"Do you miss it? The tours. The old army buddies of yours?" She asked me still tracing my tattoos. "Sometimes. Sometimes even after all these years, I can hear their scream. I can hear the gunshots; I can hear the battle cries. Sometimes, I wished I could have died in their place so that, someone else who had deserved to live more than I, could survived."

She stood up and pulled the sheets away. " you are here for a reason Lucian Night. Never say it would have been better if you hadn't survived. And someone else would have survived in your place. Can you imagine I may never had met you. And ..." I pulled her to me and kissed her lips. She is mine. "I know, what you meant and trust me I cannot see you now with anyone else. I may not be the boyfriend of the year, but I sure cannot let anyone else have you."

"Did it hurt? When you had this tattoo?" She asked getting dressed. "Yes, a little why?" I asked her. "Since we are here, and I saw a tattoo parlour last night, I am feeling adventurous all of a sudden." I am sometimes in utter surprise of this girl. She is truly only one in this whole world. "Where are you planning to get it?" I asked. "Somewhere only you can see. Only you are allowed to see." She told me.

"Like? I don't want the damn tattoo artist to see anything only I am allowed to see." I told her. "Is that so, Mr. Night? Are you getting jealous and possessive?" "Close I am jealous and possessive, so deal with it. And yes, I bought you something. A little gift." I pulled a locket containing our pictures. I went out for a little while when she was asleep, "Here always remember that, even if you don't see me baby, I am always will be there next to you. All you got to do is have a little faith in me."

I put it around her neck and decided to receive others from airport. "Now, we don't want them to freak out so, we might just want to maintain our distance, or Myra would kill me." I said. Her face sullen for a little while but then she composed herself. "You probably are right; I don't want my boyfriend to be dead just yet." I yet again hurt her.

"Hey brother" Ezra hugged me. "Hello to you too Ezra" Samuel and Damien greeted me next. Myra, and Iris hugged me next. Last was Rosa. "curoe, how was your flight? Are the little ones all right?" I asked. 

"Yes, Lucian everything is fine. Your kids are nor giving me trouble anymore. Only your brother is. Because that child wants more children running around so, I am pregnant once again." That news felt as bad as it sounded coming out of her mouth.

I was just recovering form my initial shock when someone hugged my girlfriend. And that was someone I don't recognize a bit. Why is he touching my girl like that? "V, remember me? I am Jace, from college?" She nodded smiling. And she is smiling too? Can't I get a break? "Jace and her were best friends from college. He even convinced her to go on a date with her. And he lives here in Greece, so we bought him along. I thought maybe familiar faces can bring her back to her normal self?" Myra said. 

What Violet needs is me Nothing else at this point just me. Why god, every girl I like had a guy who is far much better than I am already in their life? Am I cursed or something? Maybe I am cursed,

"Hey V, can we go out for old time's sake? "No, you may not. "Violet" I called. I felt her desire increased tenfold. This is what no one can do. Just me. I have this effect on her, just me. "Yes Mr. Night" She called me. "Who is he and why he looks murderous." 

 "Jace this is my Boss Mr. Lucian Night and he is my best friend from college Jace." I crossed my arm around me. "Miss Washington, you are coming with me right now. We have and important meeting to attained to now."

"But we just got here, I want to spend some quality time with my sister. I though you already finished the work. "Myra said. "Myra, your sister is my PA and right now I need her to manage my shit. Because I cannot. And it is her job description to obey me. Now, I don't know about you, but I hope she didn't forget what she had told me before getting into this job." I looked at her sharply.

"I am afraid he is right Myra. I will meet you back at hotel room. Alright? Don't worry I won't be long I promise" She hugged her sister and then followed me outside the airport where I left all of them alone and told the driver to take us back to our hotel. Whole ride I felt her nervousness rise. She should be nervous she lied to me about never ever dating anyone. She lied and there should be consequences of her defiance.

Once the car reached the hotel. I took her hand in mine and laid her to the elevator. She was shaking in fear. She should be because I am so mad, I don't know what I am going to do with myself. Let alone her. "I am sorry." She said once I unlocked the room and after she entered, I locked it again. "Fetch me some whisky" I need a drink. "But it is twelve in afternoon." She told me.

"I am not here so that I can hear your speech Miss Winston, fetch me my drink. Now, before I do anything, I cannot forgive myself ever for." She looked me wide eyes. "Go, don't just stand here." She walked and fetched the drink. She was trembling when she kept it on the desk.

I poured myself a glass and then I looked at her. "Now, care to explain why you lied?" 

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