Nina's POV “He is a match” the doctor's words drizzled in me, while I plopped on the seat, Reina's hands on my shoulder, squeezing on it. “ She will be fine. She will be fine” she kept repeating as I leaned against her arms, shedding tears in them until I could breathe properly again. My eyes went to Ryan who had stomped into the laboratory with the doctor, probably changing into an outfit that would be easier. “ Thank you” I threw a gaze at her. Gratitude laced my voice. “ Thank you for everything, for staying through it all. She didn't say anything else even when I knew that she had dozens of words to say, words that would trickle out of her lips, but she nodded anyway. I was grateful for her gift, being here was one. She could have chosen to be in her office, working right now, but she had stayed by my side. She sat beside me, my hands clasped with hers. “It is what I should do. Help you whenever I can”I bobbed at her words, waiting for what the doctor was going to say as s
Nina's POV Ryan's feet were stuck like he didn't want to go like he wanted to stay. “ What if there is a complication? That would need my help? You can't just tell me to go when the surgery hasn't been carried out yet, you are supposed to mention to me that I should stay, and I don't really know why you think I want anything to do with you” I knew that was a lie, that what he was saying was a lie. He was saying it to hurt me, or to make a point that he could say whatever he meant to and although, I would be hurt by it, it didn't mean a dime. I couldn't attest for why my heart had pricked, like it had been stiffened in, his words punching it until I was unable to breathe properly, and I found myself in a word that was so different from the one I was in, but Brian's hands clenching my shoulder, drove me back in, pushing me in. “Is there a problem? With your blood? You don't have to worry, you whoring about wouldn't affect the bone marrow, so you aren't needed here anymore”. “ Nina
Ryan's POV The plan wasn't to stick around, damn it, it had been to get into the car and get away as fast as I could, but I just couldn't find the feet to do so, or rather the courage to walk away. When I thought about his hands around her, I wanted to get them off, I was blinded with rage to get them off, and tell them about his plans, but I just couldn't find the word to, or I knew that they wouldn't believe an iota about it. I stood by the window, with hands on my pocket, while I watched out as I contemplated going back to the ward when I saw her, Nina walking swiftly into the laboratory A spike went up in my heart that something had gone wrong, but I kept it locked in, there wouldn't be anything wrong, I had given my blood, and it was enough, but I guess that I couldn't just stay back. My feet meandered across, as I placed a hand on the knob, wanting to pull it open when I heard the nurse say. “ You have been poisoned for quite some time now, and if we do, your daughter risks
Nina’s POVHe left shortly afterward, after his mistress or rather the heiress whose face was imprinted in my mind until this very day, left as well. Julia was fine, her blood had helped just like we had expected, and I couldn't just help it. I knew that she was supposed to be the least of my concern, at least at this very moment she was supposed to be, but I couldn't help but think back to the fact that they were together right now, cuddled up somewhere, doing unimaginable stuff. “ Are you okay?” Brian held my shoulders, bringing me back to the moment. My mom stood at the far end, disapproval lacing her face. She was pissed at me. How exactly could I have let him penetrate my mind, and at the very moment when Brian was here? Her eyes spoke it all. “ You should go home to rest, mum,” I said to her. “ Julia is fine and Julian looks tired. You should let him get some rest” He shook his head, letting me know that he wanted to stay, but I wasn't having it. “ Julia is fine. You shou
Nina's POV “You aren't supposed to be here” I said to him, my mouth agape while I waited for him to give me an answer. I still had Brian's jacket over my shoulders, and it was going to be stupid if I gave in to whatever it was that Ryan was trying to do. “ I ought to be here” I shook my head. “ No, you aren't supposed to be here. You are supposed to be far away from here” I said to him. He crouched. “ Do you want me gone, Nina?” He asked. Suddenly, my mouth was tight, I knew that I wanted him gone in fact, I didn't want anything to do with him anymore. “ Yes” I answered, even though my undertone gave it as a lie. I hope it would be convincing enough and that it would make him go. He chuckled. “ I had to be here. My body double went in my stead to be with Dezreel”Dezreel, that was her name, and he pronounced it with so much love that it made my heart twist. “ Have you eaten?” “ Why do you care?”He stood to his height, his eyes not moving. “ You are all bones, is it work? Or
Ryan's POV Watching over her had been my favorite thing to do at one point, until I messed things up. The love we had and shared, the family we were supposed to have, I threw that away. While I watched her chest as it rose gently, I leaned closer to her face, stroking the sides that fell off it before pushing it gently behind her ear. She sneered, brows crested like she had dozens of thoughts running through her mind. My hands held midair when I noticed her wrist, had a tattoo, a closer glance and my heart twisted. Our kids' birthdate was on her wrist. I tried to swallow, but the lump just wouldn't bulge. Has she gone through so much? Without me? Has it been tough for them to live? Without me in her life? Did she crave me? Because even when she was tired of being strong, she had to continue? I leaned my back gently against the bed, guilt punched my heart repeatedly while I wondered if what I had done was worth it. If the quest for powers, insane one, was worth what I had lost. S
Nina's POVHe left shortly after, and even though I couldn't bring myself to ask what exactly happened, and all that had transpired between them, I swallowed while Brian stared down at me, waiting for an earful, but his eyes were on Julia instead. “ How is she?” My eyes flickered at her, she was still sleeping, the doctor had said it was going to take quite some time, but if I was going to be truthful, I hoped it would be soon because I was getting tired of watching her not responding to me already. “ She is fine” He nodded. “ Did you hear what we were talking about?” I gave him a raised brow. I haven't been eavesdropping, so I didn't actually know if something had happened.All that I had come out to witness was Ryan almost throwing a punch at him, and I had lost it. Brian would never hurt a fly, he was far too gentle for that. His speech, mannerisms, and even his decorum was perfect, like everything that I could wish for, but I didn't love him, and I wasn't sure that I would e
Ryan's POV While I stood in the elevator, I tried to fathom how long it has been since I last stepped my foot into it, has it been two? Three? Or four? That was how long Richard had taken what I had done to Nina to heart, he had changed drastically, and I didn't know if I was supposed to be glad or feel so awkward. “ You are here” his face came into view and I could tell how relaxed he was. I could even swear that he had aged a few years back, and I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me who it was. Reina's magic was the cause of it. His face radiated love, peace, and he looked happy, far more than I was ever or could ever be. “ Your time counts now” he said immediately as I placed a foot in, not lifting his head to even take a glance at me. “ Is it that bad?” I threw my hands apart. “That you refuse to take a look at me now?”He continued scribbling on the paper before him. “ You lost that right when you treated Nina like trash.”I nodded. “ I deserve it anyway” I wasn't going