Chapter 45 Mystery Puzzle.

She was smiling, a genuine one that made Lucien silently sit by the edge of his bed and stare down at her sleeping face.

After he had taken her away from the graveyard, he brought her back to his mansion and had gently placed her in his bed. The housekeeper did the needful and changed her out of her wet outfit, providing him with a bowl of cold water before she bowed her head and disappeared out the door. Lucien who had never really cared for a sick person was quiet relief to see her fever lessen under his watch.

He glanced at the clock then back at the blonde sleeping in his bed. It was already past dinner time yet she was not awake, obviously nothing to worry about based on the doctors instructions, but based on those same doctors instructions she needed to ingest some form of solid food before at least taking her required medication and he doubted she had taking anything tangible throughout the day.

A knock on the door had cut his attention in half. He turned towards the wooden ent