"Sorry, Miss. I can't, it's an order."I rolled my eyes lazily at Alessandro's words. Again the order. Axe forbid again. What exactly was that man doing that I wasn't allowed to know where he was?"If you're not going to tell me, I'm going to go find Axe myself," I finally said. I had no choice but to look for Axe with and without a clue.Instead of letting me go, Alessandro blocked my sure steps towards the hospital hallway that would lead me towards the exit. He looked into my eyes pleadingly, hoping that I would stop looking for Axe. But I wasn't that easy to convince. My mind was made up, I wanted to see Axe and Alessandro had no reason to ask me to stop looking for his boss."I beg you, Miss. It's still late at night."Alessandro repeatedly said the same thing. However, instead of making me feel compassionate, I became even more suspicious. How secret was Axe's whereabouts that Alessandro would beg like that.No!I shook my head not to be fooled
Not wanting to be grandiose and wishful thinking too far, as soon as possible I pulled the curtain until something I never imagined was plastered so real in front of me. Something so painful, something that made me disappointed, something that forced my feelings to shatter into pieces...It was a bloodied knife in Axe's hand with a man lying unconscious, also bleeding, screaming in pain and begging for mercy to the man who was staring at him coldly.This time I dared to call out to the man, for whatever reason he was still unaware of my presence here-while watching his every vicious act, until it was recorded so perfectly in my brain how the expression of satisfaction was so clear on Axe's face.I still can't believe it. Is it true that the Axe before me is the Axe I've loved all along? I wanted to deny it by not admitting the man was Axe. However, reality kept beating my chest until it was bruised and ended in pain. That man was indeed an Axe that managed to provoke other emotions i
I walked wearily towards the hospital room Axe had rented. Maybe I should go back to rest as the night continued, getting later and later.As for Axe, I don't want to bother myself with meddling in his affairs anymore. The threads in my brain were still too tangled to add another problem. Let the incident pass like water. Because, for now it's better for me to stay away from Axe, that's the only best option. After all, Axe was no longer a child who had to be told what was good and bad. He's an adult, even mature enough at his age to just take a wrong action."Where have you been?"I had just stepped inside and had to wince in surprise at the cold voice from next door, precisely the owner of the voice standing leaning next to the doorway. It had probably been waiting for a long time for me who had just returned from the bathroom. His sharp gaze was really piercing, and the dominant aura was so obvious that I felt like I was going to be eaten alive by him.No
I sat motionlessly on the blanket with nothing to do since Axe had left within an hour. I felt lonely, silent, and empty as I thought about the problems in my life that had unknowingly brought me this far-an experience that was so dramatic and priceless.Honestly, I never imagined that my wedding day would be the worst day of my life, that I would have to go through all sorts of miserable obstacles. Especially when I almost lost my life, as well as almost losing Axe. Truly, it was all chest-thumping. Just thinking about it makes my heart feel like it's being torn into tiny pieces.And Axe... Don't ask me about him, I don't want my longing to get worse. Yes, the more I kept thinking about my problems with him, the feeling of wanting to meet suddenly surfaced. I should have realized that I was the one who asked him to leave, now I can't blame him for not being beside me.Never mind...I sighed in resignation as I stared out the window with the curtains partially open, showing the rain
My breath catches after setting foot on the rooftop, somewhat astonished I stare at Axe who is currently turning his back to me by letting his body be drenched in rainwater. Axe knew I was behind, but he didn't try to prevent me from approaching him or forbid me from following his footsteps."What are you doing here, Axe?" I asked a little louder, the rain making the raindrops that fell down pitted between pain and not wanting to be adored, to the point of overpowering any sound that might exist."Axe!" I call louder and this time it's accompanied by the clomping of feet that are getting closer.By now our bodies were both soaked, and the face I was trying to protect was also wet from the rain.I sighed, unable to look at Axe. I slowly bit my lower lip when I didn't get an answer. I don't know, maybe Axe really thinks of me as a statue or deliberately turns a deaf ear to me so I can keep talking for him. He's really too much.Couldn't stand waiting too long. I growled, stomped my foot
"I got this, Bridgette."Axe repeatedly wants to take over the towel in my hand, but I keep resisting by holding it up high so he can't reach it. I force Axe to sit on the chair so I can dry his wet hair. It's his own fault that while I'm busy drying myself, he's still wandering around outside with Alessandro.About the towel I'm wearing. I admit that Axe himself took the initiative to go shopping for some necessities such as a change of clothes and anything else related to personal needs. Well, from there, after carrying his groceries in a drenched state, he hurriedly left and asked me to clean up to rest. That selfish man didn't realize that I had warned him of his presence by planning something like what I was currently doing. He wouldn't be able to leave again like before, I would prevent it by threatening him."I'm on my own, Bridgette." Again. Axe protests again when I keep wiping his head with the towel, like he's uncomfortable because I don't stop-making his head stuffy cover
"We'd better get back to bed now," I continued when I saw he was done with the changing. Axe wasn't at all shy about taking off all his clothes in front of me, he didn't know my cheeks were heating up just by looking at his ass alone."Come."Axe suddenly pulls my hand along with him as he steps closer to the hospital bed. He lifted my body until I squealed in surprise, even though I could have climbed up on my own without his help."Why are you looking at me like that?" asked Axe who was already lying down without any guilt on his face."You almost gave me a heart attack," I protested as I positioned myself to sleep with my back to Axe. We were indeed sleeping on the same blanket, even though Alessandro had asked the hospital supervisor to prepare two temporary blankets. But who doesn't know Axe? That man wanted to sleep separately from me. He prefers to be cramped just to hug my waist while sleeping."Almost, not really," he murmured and then pulled my body tig
"Ms. Xandersis." A familiar voice from behind stopped me from pressing the door knob. I turned my head and was slightly incredulous to see Mr. O'Connor standing not far from my position. But what I didn't understand was, why was he here? Does he know about our problem?"Is Xelle with you?"I was too shocked to realize Mr. O'Connor was finally right in front of me. Oh, he came here to find Axe, maybe he had something important to talk about that he took time out of his busy schedule to see Axe.I blinked for a moment to neutralize my facial expression, then nodded in response. Axe had been in the room, but he was indirectly with me. I'm the one who's always by his side these days, so there's no mistaking why Mr. O'Connor is looking for Axe through me first."Can you get him for me?""Yes, sir, sure," I said simply. After which I quickly resumed my pending action. God! My breath hitched roughly as soon as I opened the door to find Axe still comfortably sleeping on his stomach. He's re