Entangled With The Mafia Lord

“Auden?”

I paused and turned around. “Yeah?”

“Where’s Daven?” Nicolas asked softly.

“You didn’t know we took him to the hospital last night?” I asked tentatively.

“No, I don’t. Why was he at the hospital? What happened to him? He got shot too? Holy fuck.”

“He injured himself on the plane when he was holding you up to keep you from falling off the bed, remember? He didn’t hold unto something when the plane spun out of control and smashed him head against a flower vase.”

“The fuck? Because of me? Wow. I didn’t know he saw me on the bed, in the plane… I thought Tristan was the one holding me down that time, and when I felt the plane suddenly lurch weirdly and I felt the hand holding me slip off, I quickly grabbed the leg of the bed the moment I rolled on the floor. It felt like my head was about to burst at the moment and all I could see was darkness at the point when the plane started spinning. And when I peeled my eyes open, Tristan was lifting me up and taking me outside- so I didn’t know Daven got hurt.”

Oh… it all made sense now, he didn’t even know Daven shed a few tears after he got taken into the plane.

“Daven’s in the hospital, he went through a mild operation to get the glass out of his head. And he lost a lot of blood so he lost consciousness on and off for hours.” I continued as I shoved my hands into my pocket.

Nicolas only nodded his head before inquiring again, “He’d be back tomorrow, right?”

“Later today, rather. It’s a few minutes to five a. m in the morning. You should rest your head and try to get some sleep. I’ll come check up on you tomorrow.” I said to Nicolas who didn’t look drained one bit in his huddled posture on the bed, on the comforters.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

“Don’t forget the clothes too.” He called out behind me and I assured him I wouldn’t as I finally stepped out from the room and closed the door behind me softly. I made my way into the sitting room and sighed in relief when I didn’t see any signs of Tristan in the sitting room, at least he had finally gone to sleep. Whatever it is that’s bothering him would be made known to me by himself when he deems perfect timing.

Oh well, I thought as I made my way up the stairs and into the master bedroom quietly. The lights were dimmer than it was when I exited the room hours ago and a small smile tugged at the corners of my lips on seeing the amount of blonde hair scattered over one pillow while her body was curled into a tiny ball beneath the comforters. She must have ended up falling asleep after waiting on me for hours. I didn’t even plan on spending more than an hour in Nicolas’s room, but I ended up spending more than four hours.

I didn’t even know how the hours flew by, how time flies when you’re not checking it every minute never cease to amaze me.

I unbuttoned my shirt and discarded it on the sofa before checking my stitches to make sure it hasn’t torn open. The stitches haven’t torn open which I was grateful for, I need the wound to heal up as fast as possible so I can be ready to kick butt with my whole body when the time arrives.

I stared at myself in the bathroom mirror after taking a piss and squinted at my reflection. My eyes were bloodshot and swallowed while the lines beside my mouth seemed to have grown deeper than they were before a few days ago, and my neck was sunk in, along with my cheekbones. The neglect I’ve been putting myself through due to the stress and loss of appetite and little to no sleep in two to three days is already fucking up with my body.

I’ll try to gain a few more pounds by eating foods with enough calories in the morning to strengthen my tissues, I thought to myself as I made my way back into the bedroom after washing my hands and my face.

I pulled back the comforter and slid in, wrapping my arms around Aria’s waist. I pulled her into my chest and hummed in approval when she slipped her warm leg between mine and buried her neck into my throat. I felt her breathe out deeply against my throat before mumbling a few nonsensical words and falling into a deep sleep in seconds again.

I grinned a little as I buried my nose into her hair and pulled her tighter against me, she’s so cute even without making an effort.

I didn’t know when I finally fell asleep.