SEVENTY SEVEN

Something was hurting… a dull throbbing pain at the back of my head, Lucien thought as he groaned.

“Is he awake?” A voice filtered through to him

His eyes opened and then closed, seconded by another groan. The light had hurt his eyes and where was he

“Lucien, can you hear me?” Another voice, this one feminine spoke again

Lucien opened his eyes again, he could make out the faces of his family and he also realized he was in a hospital. He had been heading home after an amazing dinner with Mara and then they had parked in front of his…

Mara

He jolted out of the hospital bed immediately, shaking to his bones with his eyes darting around

“Where is she?” he said to no one in particular

“You need to calm down, Lucien. The police are out searching for her as we speak” Jason told his brother.

“No, I need to be there… they have to… Alexander” Lucien managed to get out.

“I thought as much but the cops say that is impossible and his yacht already left the harbor” Jason told him

“Of course it alre