Beatrace nodded softly. However, she did not understand why Rose's fleeting return seemed forced. Beatrace didn't say anything... just waited until Theo stopped looking at Rose's face.
"Rose just had a miscarriage. I beg you not to discuss her pregnancy. And you Lion, quickly do as I ask." Lion had already heard that from Travis. But Beatrace was quite flustered, more so the look on Theo's face when he revealed the reality he had to accept could not be taken for granted. Theo was clearly hiding disappointment in his heart. "I'll leave Rose for a moment, Beatrace. I have something to do." "With my pleasesure, sir." Beatrace would wait for Rose to wake up, or at least keep her company until Theo returned. She would not question where Theo was going. Her employer would take care of things, that much was obvious. *** "What did you bring all t"The lipstick you gave me is too red, Beatrace!" protested Travis unhappily. He wiped his lips in front of the small mirror several times just to remove any traces of color. "Master said you should be beautiful." Lion's voice chimed in loudly. He leaned against the wall of the door, satisfied with the way Travis had been transformed into a beautiful nurse. "Just shut up. Don't talk so much!" Travis pulled off one heel, intending to throw the object. Instead of that happening, Beatrace stepped in as a deterrent. "The master is waiting for you, go away." "Well, did you hear that, Trixia? No need to get angry, just knock on the door and go inside." "I'm not Trixia!" Travis handed Beatrace back the small mirror. Turning a cynical face, he pushed open the door frame of the main room of the mansion. Somewhat jolted Travis highlighted where Theo was. His steps were slow, struggling in heels and a uniform that hung halfway down his thighs. Travis smoothed his appearance as he no
Theo's exhale was harsh. The man moved slowly away from the edge of the bed. Rose's eyes followed where Theo was going. Still in the same place... Theo sat with his back to Rose on the other side of the bed playing with his cell phone. Rose thought the man was too focused. "What do you want to eat tonight?" Never expect Theo to ask that, even though she was reluctant to express her wishes. "Rose." The form of Theo's call changed. Rose tightened the blanket, choosing to close her eyes as Theo's body turned away. She went back to ignoring Theo as before. Let it go... at least so Theo would understand the state of Rose's heart. Their relationship was very unhealthy if Rose had to admit it. "I'll be gone for a while." Theo's footsteps moved away. Rose waited for the door to the room to close. She hurriedly reached for her old cell pho
Both silent. Both leaned against the headboard. Neither of them spoke to each other. No one started. Neither wanted to break the silence. Theo was busy with his laptop or cell phone. While Rose silently waited for news from Aiden. From late afternoon until midnight, he hadn't contacted her. Rose sighed. Occasionally glancing at the monitor that was lit in front of Theo. The web display showed images of the anatomy of the human-female body and a series of long sentences scrolled along with the cursor that kept moving. No idea what Theo's purpose was in studying that. Rose didn't try to ask directly, or maybe she had no intention of knowing anything about what Theo was doing and hiding. It was clear... their relationship was not healthy. It would only be a poison, a slow kill. Rose's face turned to where her cell phone lay. Hoping that Aiden would at least send a message and give her some news. But the screen of the flat thing was dark.
"Mommy, wake up." "Mommy." "Mommy Rose." "Wake up, Mommy Rose." A small voice tickled beside her sleeping face, which had been sideways since the last time it had been submerged with wild and stirring thoughts. Rose stirred, blinking softly against the incessant pecking of lips on the surface of her skin. "Mommy Rose, Oracle is here." Before the name was uttered, Rose thought she was having a beautiful dream. She thought the whispers that resembled soothing voices were just a blast of curiosity that was never paid in cash. It turned out that the sweep of soft objects across almost the entirety of Rose's face was true and real. A glimpse of the stacked petals of a shrub hovered in front of Rose. The striking red beauty greeted the long-standing confusion. Rose gasped .... Oracle. Her mind never refused to chant the same name. The little one's shady smile quickly pulled Rose awake. "This is for mommy." Arms holding several roses were outstretched perfectly. Rose was alm
"It's Uncle T, Mommy." The two of them sat on the living room sofa. Oracle quickly crawled onto Rose's lap, and held the woman close. His face was hidden deeply... gradually tightening the circumference of his arms around Rose's slender body, to avoid Theo's increasingly inexorable clamor. "Is Uncle T near?" Rose didn't answer. Theo was already towering over her, without warning stooping slightly—cutting off the distance between the three of them. He was so busy looking for Oracle's sunken face that he didn't notice Rose tracing the faint bruises embedded in his cheekbones and the corners of his eyes. "Why avoid Om T, huh?" Theo's question made Oracle gasp. His embrace slipped away as Theo tugged on both of Oracle's arms and moved the boy to sit right next to Rose. "Mommy Rose is sick. Can't hold Oracle on her lap like before." Oracle didn't argue. Theo was firm and not angry, but Rose t
Everyone was focused, no one would have guessed that Rose was trying hard to make sense of the situation. Oracle had been taken with Edward, while Bridgette... Rose couldn't even describe the decision the woman had made. She tried to get up, fighting the pain under her stomach when her spine had to be stretched. "Move aside." Xelle's deep, hoarse voice was freezing cold. Bridgette was stared at sharply. One touch from Xelle managed to remove Bridgette's existence as a separator. Bugh! A hard punch landed on the bruise on Theo's face. "If anything happens to Rose, your life is at stake. And you almost ruined her life. Where was your promise back then!" Xelle's anger was overwhelming as Theo's silence seemed to confirm the truth. "Nonsense. I won't let Rose be with you or she'll forever be in danger." Each of Xelle's blows nearly shattered Theo's face. Negative emotions took over everythi
Bang! A single missile burst from close range. The bullet tore through the flesh until blood oozed out. Theo stood still, letting the hot lead lodge in his arm. Calculating Xelle's movements, he threw the firearm on the sofa and pulled Rose closer. "Give me your hand." The man said coldly. Grabbed the finger embedded in a ring with three tanzanite gems. Theo's blood bubbled like a waterfall, falling in a cascade, which Xelle used to join Rose's palm there. The entire surface is immaculate, now consumed by the color of red and its inherent rancor. The blue and purple mixture of the gemstone changes as it comes into contact with the thick liquid of the wounded man. Slowly, the ring loosens. Rose stared at Theo's face for a moment, not understanding why this was happening. All this time the way Rose had been questioning, was finally answered. "Don't take Rose away." Theo's one phrase was he
Theo's whisper was an agonizing sound. It was like Rose had plunged herself into a hole she could never climb out of. Going back to Theo was tempting, but pulling out was impossible. Everything was already done. The peck on the top of her head, Rose called part of the romanticization of the situation, and the one that killed both common sense and feelings. "We're going to the room now." Theo suddenly lifted Rose's body, carrying her into the main room. Completely ignoring the presence of the others. Unlike Rose, who was looking for any excuse to show her face. "Go." Her lips uttered that one word silently. It was not Rose's intention to drive him away. For now she did not want Theo and Xelle in the same room together. Little things could be made big by the attitude of these two. Rose let out a rough breath. The door to the room was locked. She couldn't s
Rose used the folds of her arms as face support. Her only action was to silently scrutinize the extent to which Theo did not want to open his eyes. Gradually behind Rose's silence, she could feel the near-breaking touch that repeatedly occurred on the thigh. Rose looked down, as her heart rate jumped violently. The pounding in there was beyond capacity... Rose couldn't help it. She got to her feet. Taking turns quickly glancing at Theo's face and fingers. Rose's vision was blurry and glassy. She wiped away the water that was unconsciously seeping in, as soon as possible smothering half of Theo's body. Tight, but not painful. "Theo ...." "Open your eyes, Theo. You can do it," Rose whispered. Hoping that right then and there her husband's closed lids would slowly reveal the gray bead Rose had longed for. She would have to wait a long time for the pure alarm of the mind to drive Rose to see Travis. Rose's wide feet skipped ahead of Theo and left her husban
"Oh, my gosh. Why is that husky chasing me!" The departing nurse quickened her pace as she grumbled in annoyance. Gallop after gallop she passed with her heart beating fast. The distance between the two was narrowing. If she didn't alert herself, Esmeralda's bite would be the worst part of the inevitable. Already past the steps of the stairs. The nurse was having trouble controlling her balance. She almost reached the exit gate right in front of her... from the same direction Lion frowned reading the contents of the message Rose had sent moments ago. Unfortunately for the nun, Lion's appearance was a big favor that came to save her from Esmeralda's pursuit. "Help me, Lion—" Esmeralda's howl was right next to the pocket of the nun's clothes, as if from the very beginning Esmeralda's goal was exactly to get the pocketed object. "What are you doing!" The nurse reached into her own pocket to grasp the object Rose had wanted earlier. Even more unl
'Are you jealous?' Rose vividly remembered the question before Xelle said goodbye, and she had to follow the nurse's departure to the main room. What wife would stay silent if something wrong was lurking in front of her. Rose felt that way. In her eyes, the nun was not at all reflective of someone in the nursing profession, who should not be showing her breasts beneath her clothes. Rose had to be wary that the nurse might do something out of the ordinary. Or actually Xelle was right... Rose was jealous of that one. She couldn't help herself. On the other hand, in the case of the video evidence from Xelle, Rose had already agreed that she would investigate the real culprit together with Theo one day when her husband was fully recovered. Now she had to focus on how and when Theo would open his eyes, and most importantly be meticulous in monitoring the actions the nurse demonstrated to him. Luckily, Esmeralda's presence was enough to interrupt every a
"Axe, is this your flash drive? I found it in your pants pocket when I was washing." The man focused on the desk shifted his gaze to the woman walking slowly towards him. The forehead was folded like he was thinking about something. No idea for how many seconds the owner of heterochromia eyes was trying to pry something out of his mind. A flash drive .... Xelle grasped the object firmly. "Damn!" He then rubbed his rough face, having forgotten the CCTV evidence he had gotten to show Rose. "I have to go, baby girl." Everything in sight was packed up in an instant, including the laptop that was about to be taken out. "Where are you going?" A soft voice interrupted the wide strides. "To see Rose." As if he ignored Bridgette's presence. Xelle approached his wife again, gently touching the skin of the woman's face as she gazed deeply at him. "Can I come?" Bridgette's spontaneous question made the man shake his head faint
The faint howl of a loud howl drew Rose's senses slowly blinking. The first time she opened her eyes the only sight she got was her husband's handsome face. The too-close position presented how the texture of the skin lured Rose's fingers to just touch the forehead and creep smoothly towards the jawbone. She thought once he woke up, those eyes would show a beautiful infusion of color. Turns out Theo was still comfortably in the same state. Not even a hint of anything else, Theo was quietly closed, too far away for Rose to reach. He murmured a little .... Louder howls from outside forced Rose to blow air through her lips. Then she got up, releasing the hug on Theo's body indirectly. Half transfixed, Rose huddled with Lion in the doorway. The frame was still submerged in Rose's body, only the face poked out and when she glanced down... Rose's senses found Esmeralda already equipped with an oversized pink ribbon pinning the fur on the top of the head. "Why did you
"Thank you for your help, Miss. Can we leave now? I need to check on Mr. T, and Lion... I think it's time to take Esmeralda for grooming." Rose looked up and took a breath as Travis and Lion took turns looking at her. A moment ago they had just returned from the Verasco mansion. Several wounds lodged on the body due to the shootout incident, Rose was instead responsible for treating the three men who barely even complained during the cleaning of the blood on the gaping wounds. The wounds were fortunately not that severe. Only wide scratches on the hands, shoulders, and legs, so it was not enough to make it difficult for them to return to their activities. "With my pleasure, Travis. I'll catch up with you later." Rose's thin smile signaled to Travis something he could easily understand. Still Rose looked over the shoulders of the two men away. The curl on her lips disappeared as she looked down again. "They're so single, why didn't you date one of them yesterd
Verasco recalls memories of a stack of dusty albums. It was .... 25 years ago a deal was struck between him and O'Douglas. The two partners had contradictory jobs. He who was in power in a dark organization—disguised the truth of himself by becoming the owner of a large business. O'Douglas is a geneticist or doctor who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and organism variation. O'Douglas has done some research. The man who actually works under a non-governmental agency to create a genetic engineering of living things, whether humans, animals or plants with his wife, Elisabeth O'Douglas, a chemist. However, due to one thing and another related to the ability that is used for crime. O'Douglas decided to leave the non-governmental agency. Then switch functions together with Verasco to conduct a research in the form of personal needs. At that time, O'Douglas' baby girl, about three months old, was tested on a new invention with Elisabeth's help, namel
Verasco was too enamored of the impossible. Rose couldn't, and wouldn't want to get involved in something that wasn't ingrained in her life principles. From the beginning, Rose's goal in trapping herself there was Theo, so it would always be Theo she wanted. Even if he didn't respond at all to the various activities around him, including her standing a few meters away from him. Three months. Rose imagined how she would have to vent everything she had missed during that time. Too long to admit that she missed Theo. Everything that had ever happened between them, whatever it was, it felt like Rose wanted to hug that body right now. It didn't matter that she would be stung even worse by the menacing and dangerous surroundings of the electric shock device around her husband. "Stop where you are." Rose's steps paused as she took a step towards Theo's body, pushing him closer. However, the reflection of Verasco's sardonic smile was the worst part of Rose's decisio
"An intruder has entered!" The warning from outside broke the silence in the clawed skies of the building. The troops hidden in the scatter hallway rushed out. Some of them were already dedicated to acting when informed. It was a strategy that Verasco had made accommodations for in case even under the best of circumstances they still had to be vigilant. Thus, the enemies in front of them would be easily conquered. Right at the entrance of Verasco's large mansion. A group of troops led by two people at once were already attacking each other, as if they were ready to fight over the order of power that belonged to Verasco, an organizer who did not even look where he was. It shouldn't be that way .... It was just that when Travis and Rose had left, on the other side coinciding with Edward's arrival—followed by Anthony next, that second Xelle began to think about pulling the bait. He single—handedly went to the guard at the very front simply to distract the attention