Josephine let out a shaky breath and blinked several times, Nicholas words playing in her head. If he is right, Lucas has been biting into his flesh and drinking his own blood. But why would he do that? Why has he been refusing her blood? And what was he hiding?Walking back to the table, she stared at the glass filled with water and her hand circled around it. Without thinking, she took out the kitchen knife and brought it close to her hand and she slit it. She winced and let her blood drop inside the glass and it mixed with the water inside.“What do you think you are doing?!” Josephine was startled and she immediately turned to see Trisha standing not too far away with a frightened look on her face. “Y—you slit your own arm?” Trisha asked and blinked, looking scared.Finding her voice, Josephine said, “This is not what you think,” and she tried to move closer towards her but Trisha screamed out and the next second, both Lucas and Nicholas appeared.“What hap...” Lucas stopped tal
Lucas didn’t bother looking at the maid who was blushing at the corner and he took the glass in his hand before drowning the whole content in his mouth. Dropping the glass back, he asked Patton, “What do you want from me?”“I see that you are not that patient. Well,” he began, “I have a deal for you. A deal that is going to benefit the both of us. All I need is for you to do the work and you will have my full support and protection.”Lucas twisted his lips and asked, “Protection? Or burden?”“Lucas, this deal is going to benefit you more. You need to look on the positive side of it,” Patton said and leaned forward where he said in a low voice, “Remember I know what you are. What will you do if other people find out?”Lucas didn’t feel threatened and instead, he scoffed through his nose. Leaning forward, he said, “You still haven’t told me what this is about.”Patton looked at him for seconds before he spoke, “I have a team working on something extraordinary. I call it, the new future
Sullivan arrived at Trisha’s apartment as his master’s order and went inside. Earlier when he was still at Patton’s house, Lucas had signaled to him to go and make sure that there was no intruder in the house since all his family are already gathered in one place, in case Patton already had his plans ahead of him. On getting inside, he met Nicholas sitting and he looked around where he didn’t see anyone else.“Sullivan?” Nicholas called his name and asked, “Where is Lucas?”Sullivan went to meet him and said, “Master Gray sent me here.”Nicholas stood and asked, “Did everything go well at Patton’s?”“Actually, Patton was going to make a deal with Master Gray, but I don’t think he will agree to it. If he returns, he is going to tell you everything in details,” he said and looked around again before looking at Nicholas. He asked, “Are Miss Trisha and Miss Josephine inside?”“Yes. Trisha is asleep, but Miss Josephine is not inside at the moment. What is this about?”Sullivan hesitated a
Lucas drove in the street, his red eyes scanning everywhere for any sign of Josephine with his hands firm on the wheel. After taking turns and looking around a bit more, his ears picked on a scream and he looked at the wall that blocked his view from the other side. Turning the car around, he swerved into the alleyway and just in time before the guy in black would plunge the knife into Josephine, he turned on the light full on and stepped out of the car. His eyes fell on Josephine and he didn’t like the state she was in. Moving his eyes to look at the two guys, he said to them, “Your foolish master sent you on a mission to die and you obliged like the fools you are. Let’s make this easy. I will give you both two options. One, surrender and I will let this slide. Two, choose the first option and you die.”The two men looked at each other and even Josephine couldn’t believe that Lucas was actually leaving them with no choice with a twist of his words. At least she was glad that he arriv
Josephine felt her heart flutter and she blinked, looking at him and Lucas eyes fell on the side of her neck. He pushed her hair to the back, revealing her skin and his fingers grazed it lightly, sending shivers down her body. He leaned in and whispered against her ear, “Let’s do that then.”Josephine’s eyes rose, not expecting him to agree with her now all of a sudden and she suddenly felt icy shivers in her body.Lucas pulled his head back, looking at her face and he said, “But before that, let’s get you treated.” With that, he made her sit by guiding her body and he sat on the stool before holding her arm again. Josephine could see a different expression on his face now, something that told her he was about to do something evil as he had a smirk on his face. When his thumb brushed again the place she had been cut, she winced and squint her eyes. Seeing a smile appear on his lips, she asked him, “Did you do that on purpose?”“Did I?” Lucas asked her back and the next thing he did w
Josephine touched her neck, her fingers moving up and down and a small smile appeared on her lips. She still remembers the way Lucas tongue on her neck made her feel and it sent butterflies down her stomach. She has never felt as crazy as that but she can admit she loves it. Even Brian never made her feel that way when they were still together and for the first time in a while, she was glad that she didn’t end up with him. Being aware that she woke up late, she knows that Lucas would have gone to work. Getting herself out of bed, she undressed and went to the bathroom to have a bath. When she was done, she stepped out of the bathroom, humming with a smile and ready to put on her clothes when her phone rang. She stopped humming and walked to the side of the bed before flipping her phone over and she saw that the caller is Mrs. Lewis. She answered the call and greeted, “Good morning mother.”“Morning Josephine. Are you good?”“Yes mother,” Josephine replied and asked, “Is there somethi
Lucas sat in the board meeting with other shareholders and he stared straight ahead at one particular person in the room. If his eyes could burn, the individual would have roasted by now and the person is none other than Patton.Everyone waited for him to speak regarding the discussion they were having but instead of replying to them, he said, “Michael? Why don’t you take over from here?”Michael who was busy reading something from the file in his hand suddenly looked up when he heard his name and he blinked at Lucas. Since he was standing beside him, he leaned closer and called in a low voice, “Boss?”With a look of irritation, Lucas pulled Michael’s tie and said to him, “You have been working for me for over four years now so you should already know how I think and how I respond. If you don’t take over now, submit your resignation letter by the end of the day and I will gladly sign it.”Lucas let go of his tie and Michael adjusted it before straightening himself and looking at the p
Brian had just had a hectic day looking for a job while using Mrs. Lewis name to gain favor but none accepted him while some even had to drive him out when he insisted that he needed the job and started causing a scene when he got frustrated. On his way back home, he started to think about the bills they would have to pay by next month and he knows he has to get a job as soon as possible so as to sort some things out. He stepped out of the car when he got back and stood there for some seconds. He pulled his tie and let out a frustrated sigh before going inside.As soon as he stepped inside, he was greeted with loud music, smell of cigarettes and Maya’s friends singing and dancing along to the music with nylon wraps lying around on the ground and Brian felt anger starting to build up within him. Shutting the door with a bang, they all stopped and turned to look at him.“Oohhh! The hubby is back!” One of Maya’s friends announced and Maya took the remote to reduce the volume before going