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
Julius's POVI opened my eyes feeling fully rested for the first time in years. I looked down at Vera who laid on my chest with her hair sprawled on her face. I watched her beautiful face. She looked like an angel sleeping. I tucked the hair behind her ear, away from her face and stroked her cheek. I could wake up to this face every morning. I still couldn't believe she was all mine and no one else's. She stirred a little in my hand clinging unto me the more. She must be a cuddlerI smiled at how adorable she was. Her dove eyes opened and stared up at me "Good morning beautiful"Her cheeks turned bright pink as she looked down"M-morning"She whispered Getting up she ran a hand through her messy hair and I just stared at the scene. She got up from the bed and threw her hair into a messy bun. I got out behind her and pulled her into me as I rested my head on her shoulder. Vera's POVHe pulled me into his front and kept his head on my shoulder. I froze not knowing how to
Julius's POV"What the fuck happened! "Aldonis was the first person I met in the living room after practically driving home like a maniac. "She's upstairs boss"It was killing me how he didn't say anything ,but I didn't have time to strangle him right now . My heart raced and I needed to make sure Vera was okay. I rushed into my room to see Lexi seating beside Vera on the bed. I looked at Vera as she was sitted under the covers looking sick. I rushed over to her dropping everything from my suit jacket to my keys on the chair on my way to her"Doll what happened? "I took Lexi's position as she left the room to give us some privacy. I cupped her face in my hands and her temperature was high"It's nothing. I just fainted all of a sudden. The doctor said it was something I ate and there was a weird unknown substance on my tongue from earlier "PoisonI had seen something like this before. She must have been poisoned and I know it. I wasn't going to tell her she had been poison
Julius's POVEverything changed after that encounter. Vera has been withdrawn from everyone for the past two weeks. She doesn't talk to anyone. She doesn't open her doorI wanted to kill Nina for telling Vera the way she did. I had been aware ever since the party but her parents made me promise not to tell her that they would do so themselves. But that bitch Nina had to come and ruine everything. She broke my Vera. My doll. After a few minutes of Vera crying her heart out into my shirt and shaking,she stood up with an emotionless look on her face and walked into her room locking the door behind her, and that was how it stayed. I tried severally to get her to come out or at least talk to me but all I could hear were quiet sobs and it broke my heart. I couldn't hold my doll when she was breaking. I couldn't protect her from what she was doing through. And it all made me so mad and angryI had to resist the urge to throw Nina into one of our cells. Instead I sent her back ho
Third person POVVera's eyes fluttered open and she rubbed them a little. Looking at Julius peacefully sleeping she smiled to herself. Tracing his abs and chest with the tip of her fingers she just took notice of his rose tattoo at his side"Morning gorgeous"She tried to pretend like she was asleep but was already caught"M-morning"Her cheeks turned crimson"I see you were admiring my tattoo""No.I mean yes. It's beautiful""I got it five years ago. It was supposed to be a reminder that love and war were the two things in my life hence the rose and the sword but the sword dominated "Vera just took in the information with a clueless face. "Vera is Julius here.... "Aldonis drifted off when he saw them in bed butt ass naked"Shit! "Vera panicked and hid her face in Julius's chest and he threw the covers over her properly "It's not hard to fucking knock!! ""Sorryyyyy!!! "He shouted rushing out Julius looked down and laughed at Vera's bright red face. It was as red as her h
Third person POV"Come on!... "Vera basically pulled Julius along with her through the mall's hallways stopping at every shop to stare through the windows but end up not even going in. She pulled him up to a dress store and stopped gawking at a gorgeous red backless gown that was on display as the newest piece"If you like it we can buy it doll"She bit on her lower lip thinking"No.It's not that pretty"Julius knowing very well that she was lying took her hand and pulled her in to the store. Immediately he stepped foot into the storeEveryone stopped what they were doing and just stared at him. His presence demanded attentionA woman rushed up to him with a rather unnecessary smile plastered on her face"Good day Mr ChrysanthosMay we help you with anything? "Vera watched in shock as his whole demeanor changed. He stood firm and straight as he looked around the store, she could feel the same power radiating off him like it was when they first met. He always found a way to mak
Vera's POVI thought I would have time to convince myself that everything was going to be okay but I didn't. I found out the dinner was tomorrow and I was freaking out. What if his family didn't like me, What if they hated red headsBasically I was an anxious mess. Lexi had tried severally to convince me that I was just worrying for no reason and she was sure they would love me but I couldn't take her words for it. I would have to meet his two uncles from his father's side , their kids and wives. Julius's mother was an only child but her mother was coming as well. So I had a lot of people to try and please.. "You're worrying for nothing doll. I'm sure they would love you, you don't have to try too hard"Julius spoke so comfortably as he snacked on some popcorn I held in my hand. We were watching a movie trying to get my mind off the fact that the dinner was in the next 3 hours. I sat between his open legs backing him while his head was rested on mine as he stole my popcorn