Vera's POVTo say I expected less from Julius would be like expecting a zebra to change his stripes.After our encounter he left me there. His words left a hole in my chest. It brought tears to my eyes every time I thought about it. I was now a prisoner and I don't think leaving was an option so I decided to accept my faith.Lexi had called and I told her everything."Why is he so obsessed with you not leaving the house?"She was just as confused as I was"I have no idea.And now I'm living like a prisoner""A rich prisoner with a drop dead gorgeous husband and two handsome hunks as friends.You have everything outside that home in it so why would you wanna go out?"I brought out the phone to check if it was Lexi I was actually talking to.When I was sure I held it back to my ear"Lexi!.You know I've always been the free type and this is so not what I'm used to.I feel like I'm suffocating"She was being such a Lexi"I can't talk to you right now.Bye"I put the phone down and sighe
Vera's POVThe kiss never left my mind.I kept remembering images of the kiss and I couldn't think of anything else.I didn't want to tell Lexi because I knew what she would say ,so I kept it to myself and bottled it up.I was making breakfast with Mrs Juli in the kitchen and as usual I was sitted enjoying her famous cookies and I zoned out"VeraVera"I blinked and shook my head coming back to my senses I let out an awkward laugh"Wanna tell me what's bothering you"I looked up and saw her staring down at me as she set down my plate of bacon and pancakes."I-its nothing"I sighed"Okay okay.So that kiss didn't mean anything"My head shot up and I looked at Mrs Juli. The mischievous grin and raised eyebrow made me blush"Who-who t-told you"I looked away to hide my red cheeks face"Aldonis is a real blabber mouth you know "She giggled at my reaction.I groaned hiding my face in my palms"It's not a bad thing to have feelings for your husband"She stressed the 'your husband'"That's
Julius's POV"She just went inside boss"One of my men informed me from the other end of the phone"Okay.Just stay at your posts and keep me updated""Yes boss"I had installed security to keep a close eye on Vera.It's been easier ,seeing as she spends most of her time in the garden within my men's reach and eye range.Yes it may be creepy but I couldn't risk it.They may plan to ambush home while I'm at work ,although their attack will be futile. My house was built like a fortress but still, I couldn't take any risks.I couldn't risk her.I found it very difficult to do basically anything when I remembered I had kissed Vera last night under the influence.I wasn't heavily drunk,I remembered small pieces, but the kiss was the part I couldn't forget.I had no idea what she thought about me now.It would be so awkward now.I was stressing over it and not paying attention to work matters; why Cyrus decided to stay home yet again.He has been doing it alot lately and I'v been suspicious
Julius's POVI drove to the location Ludwick gave me.It was indeed the correct one.It was in a deserted part of the city.I drove close to the building and walked the rest of the way on foot as the path was too narrow for my car.I walked up to what I saw was a metal door filled with rust.There were two men standing at the doors.They looked at me and I raised a brow before they opened the door.I was led through the metal rooms and finally into a dark, open space.There was a table and chair situated at the extreme left of the room.There I saw who sat opposite.It was Ludwick"Oh Julius my good friend come in come in.Take a seat"I slid my hands into my pants pocket.I walked over and sat opposite him on a plastic chair.He was lucky the wood table seperated us or else I would have stabbed him by now.I kept a straight face as I stared at him"Don't be all cold with me now Julius "He smirked at me"Cut to the chase Ludwick.Where is she?""I get it your in a rush to see if your
Julius's POVI was keeping a very good eye on Cyrus and my suspicions were just being proved.He always left the office three hours earlier than he was actually meant to and went home.I had this feeling he was after Vera and it made me angry .I kept a close watch on the camera's in Vera's room.The motion censored cameras made sure I got the whole view of what she was doing.I watched her on my laptop in my office.She walked out of her bathroom in a towel as her wet hair clung to her face.She looked beautiful as she sat using her hair dryer to blow dry her hair.Her hair covered half of her face and it reminded me of the first time we met.I smiled as I watched her gracefully comb and tend to her soft hair as the memory of it's feel came back to me.She got up and started pulling off her towel and I started getting aroused so I shut the laptop as Aldonis walked in, looking at me weird."Why do you look like you were just caught doing something you were not supposed to?"He narrowe
Julius's POVWe decided the best thing was to have Vera with me at all times. We have to make sure she doesn't leave our sight.Knowing alot of people were going to be there, the chances she could secretly be attacked were very high. "Is everything ready?""Yes bossAll the men are downstairs dressed like guests they have eyes everywhere down there""We have to keep her safe no matter what-"We were waiting for Vera outside her door so we could go down together.I was cut short when her room door opened and she alighted looking absolutely gorgeous.She had on an emerald dress.Her hair was down in it's wavy glory and the curls bounced around.She had on gold stud ear ringsHer red glossy lip was being bitten on as she looked away shyly.And just then I realised I had been staring for some time .She came to me as her eyes were cast down at her feet.I tilted her chin up so her gaze met mine. I stared into her eyes as I tucked a bit of hair behind her ear and smiled at her."You look
Vera's POV"Julius!"I held his lifeless body in my arms as I cried my eyes out ,and all of a sudden I was being pulled away from him as I tried my hardest to fight back but he faded away into the darkness."Julius!"I sat up with my hand stretched out.I had ragged breaths as my chest rose and fell.I was crying as a layer of sweat coated my forehead.I ran a hand through my hair as I tried to regulate my breathing .I blinked slowly. My eyes felt really heavy.Then it hit me!Julius! W-where is he!I looked around to see I wasn't in my room. Heck, I had no idea where I was. The room was beautiful yes but I couldn't recognise it The room door opened and mother came in with Mom and Mrs Juli.I sat at the edge of the bed and mom came to me."How are you sweetie?"She kissed my face and I held her hand"I'm fine mom""We were all so worried Vera""Where's Julius?"The three women exchanged looks between each other before they returned their trained looks to me."He's fine .You can see
Third POVJulius's health had been improving and so has his want for Vera.His mum left them knowing well that Vera could take care of him.He had started walking on his own but was still adviced to rest for the time being.He stayed away from work per the doctor's advice and he never missed a chance to make Vera blush or faulter in whatever she was doing either by small gestures or teasing.Vera on the other hand never protested but she was conflicted whether to take his gestures as love for her or to take them as him exacting his rights on her.She found herself getting worked up thinking about it "It's silly you think he doesn't love you"Vera had turned to her best friend for help, knowing she would be able to understand her uncertainty "It's not silly.It's completely justified.If he loved me he would have told me "She sighed running a hand through her hair"All he has done for you isn't enough to tell you he loves you.He brought your family to you and he kissed you in front