Chapter 20



𝔹𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕣 ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕝

Lucas POV (ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕕𝕒𝕪)

Two can play that game.

I smiled to myself triumphantly and stepped into Eve's bedroom. She thought she could rile me up without consequence but she was wrong. I could play dirty too. And when I played, I left nothing to chance.

I strolled over to the walk-in closet and was even about to pull it open when I remembered that I was not in my room.

Shit! This just meant I'd have to sleep in these clothes tonight.

You could always sleep naked.

I chucked at the thought. That would be autographing my death warrant because I was definitely going to wake up dead. Eve wouldn't mind slitting my throat in the night to prove a point. But it would be worth it because then, I'd finally get to see the woman squirm.

Truth be told, I wanted to see her do a lot of things. I wanted to see her scream. No, make her scream, shiver, moan, curse, laugh, cry, and many more. The things I wanted from Eve were ungodly, and I'd better not think about them. Especially tonight. Because that would just be me tormenting myself.

Since I had no choice but to sleep in my clothes, taking a shower would be a wise course of action because I stunk, and I was allowed to. We all were. I went into the bathroom and stripped down. Stepping into the bathtub, I turned on the hot water and moaned loudly as it washed over me in warm delight.

After what seemed like years, I turned off the already cold shower. Let's face the fact, who would want to leave such a haven? I wouldn't, so I just stayed in until the hot water ran out.

Eve was surely going to murder me tonight. But the feeling i just enjoyed was worth the death sentence.

I climbed out of the bathtub, took a moment to brush my teeth then wrapped a towel around my waist. As I stepped out of the bathroom, a tired-looking Eve stepped into the darkened bedroom. Closing door quietly as if she was trying not to wake a child. That was when I realised she thought I was still asleep and hadn't seen me step out of the bathroom because the room lights were off.

I watched her tiptoe towards the bed, trying to feel out where I was lying or something. She placed her hands on the mattress and began to search. I let her, trying to stifle a laugh as she groped blindly.

This was so much fun to watch.

The moment I knew she had realised I wasn't on the bed, I turned on the lights. The room was flooded with immense brightness, and a startled Eve glared at me with fury.

"The hell?" She cursed as she stumbled onto the bed.

So Eve Red could be startled? Points for me. I'd personally love to discover what else she could do.

At the thought, my eyes suddenly noticed the state in which she was in. She was spread all over the bed, in her black leather outfit. Her hair let down and flying everywhere. Her eyes were wide and untamed. Her face set in a painful line as she held the side of her ribs with her hands-

Fuck. On seeing that, I was brought out of my lustful stupor. She was still in pain.

Damn, damn, damn, damn!

I moved to her with lightning speed and climbed into the bed with her. "Eve, so sorry. Here, let me." I said and removed her hands from her ribs, then helped her to slowly sit up. She groaned painfully. "We need to apply hot water to your sides, then wrap it up with bandages." I looked around the room. "Do you have any here?"

She nodded. "Left cabinet," She said, nodding towards the cupboard.

"Good," I whispered and slowly began to climb down the bed, with her by my side. "We have to get you cleaned up." She nodded. Probably too tired to talk. I aided her to her feet then asked, "Can you raise your hands?"

"Yes?" She whimpered, lifting her eyes to meet mine. Right now, she looked vulnerable. I dare say innocent even. My eyes trailed from her eyes to her lips. She licked them and I groaned.

Get your head in the right place, Lucas!

"You'll need to raise them so I can take off your top." Her expression switched instantly and the next thing I knew, her palm connected with my left cheek. I reeled back in shock.

"What the fuck was that for?" I groaned. My hands raising to rub my poor, poor cheek.

"Do you think I am stupid?" She sneered, anger flashing in her eyes. Where did this come from? I was just trying to help and now this?

"No, I think you are crazy. I'll be out here trying to help you and you be there acting all crazy and shit-" My words got stuck in my throat as I watched her pull out a little round metal from her back pocket.

My coin.

Realisation dawned on me. "You think I wouldn't find out about your little trick, designed to get you into my pants?"

I sighed heavily. The woman had it all wrong. "Look, I know I did a little cheat back there, but that doesn't mean I wasn't trying to help you right here. I swear Eve, I would never take advantage of you or any other woman for that matter."

It was as if I added hot coal to an already burning flame. "Tell that to all the women you've ruined." She murmured harshly as she brushed past me and headed for the bathroom, wincing as she did.

I just stood there, trying to wrap my head around the drama that just took place, but then my ears picked up footsteps as they trudged outside the room. I paused, wondering who could be out and about at this time. I looked up at the clock.

2 AM.

Should I go check it out? It was probably one of the guards. But I knew I wouldn't rest if I wasn't sure. I waited for the footsteps to recede before slowly opening the door. I poked my head out to take a peek and noticed a figure dart around the corner and down the stairs.

I stepped out of the room and followed. When I got to the end of the hall and peeped again, I saw the figure scampering around the sitting room in search of something. After a minute of searching, the figure headed towards the store, which lead to the basement, leaving a laptop behind.

With my heart in my throat, I tiptoed down the stairs, waited for the figure to be out of sight then dashed towards the laptop. It was on and open which made it easier for me to skim through. What I saw in the background were some documented research about a guy named Lucas Da-

My heart froze as I saw my name and my pictures spread all over the computer. Almost at the same time, I caught sight of a logo, which was etched at the top of a message that was popping on the screen.

Search completed :The person or name was not found in the Elite database. Said person might be dead or doesn't exist.

My frozen fingers came back to life and went into action. There was no way I was going to let anyone know who I really was. That person had to stay dead and buried for all our sakes.

Just as I began deleting, a disturbance resonated from the storage area and light footsteps began approaching. I quickly darted up the stairs and into Eve's room. Making a quick decision between being caught and deleting the data.

As I closed the door, I rested my back on the cold wood, my eyes darting to the bed. But then I heard the bathroom shower running, and released a long breath - which I didn't know I was holding. After a couple of seconds, I waddled to the bed and settled myself at the edge, my mind wondering.

If what I saw was true, then it meant the person I just saw snooping around the basement was Rita.

But why was Rita creeping around Eve's house? Come to think of it, how had she tracked Laura, and so fast for that matter? I knew Laura's database. The only person that could find her, was her.

Most importantly, what exactly was she trying to find out about me? I hoped for her sake it wasn't what I was thinking because if it was, then I had no choice.

No choice but to kill her.