Chapter Seventy-Two
“Now, I pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride” Lucas and Jessica shared a kiss in front of everyone.
The wedding ceremony turned out to be perfect. Jessica had everything she wished for and more and Lucas couldn’t be happier.
Although they’ve been married on paper for some time but the ceremony felt more; real, special and happier.
Everything was perfection, from the flower sets and the decorations to the venue and how the tables were arranged
She asked him for a dream wedding that only she dreamt about, it was nothing fancy or expensive but it was special to her, the little decks of jasmines on the tables, the hand written vows and the dance to her favorite song and he gave her everything she wanted
Everyone congratulated them, most of Lucas’s friends if not all were super friendly and they were all happy
“Coffee?” “No” “Smoothie?” “Nope” “What is that you want?” “Pickles and honey” “What? What is with you and those cravings? Like seriously; what’s wrong with chocolate and ice cream?” he let out in disbelief “ How about you ask your baby boy” her reply came out irritated Jessica tried to slid out of bed but her huge bump was weighing her down and she huffed in annoyance “Come here” Lucas offered her a hand helping his six months pregnant wife off bed and rubbed a loving hand on her belly “Listen, you need to eat healthy and let your mommy have her morning coffee already, she’s scaring me” he said in a low voice as if talking to the baby through Jessica’s bump “Ouch” he protested as she poked him “Are you telling my baby that I’m scary?” she let out in disbelief pressing her hands on his chest to pushing him away but he didn’t budge , seeing her angry-like face was priceless
Chapter one She came out of the shower and wrapped a white towel around her full breasts. Jessica walked carelessly towards the door, after having her sculpted body half covered. She tiptoed to her bedroom, droplets of the hot water from her shower slid on her skin. She looked at the clock, It was half past seven. That meant she still had two hours to get ready. Soon she dried herself and walked to her wardrobe . She chose one of her red lingerie sets . As every evening she carefully wore a pair of black tights and a corset underneath another one of her knee-length body molding black dresses .She shove on the tights and the lingerie and sat to her dresser and blow dried her long auburn straight hair. Then she carefully moisturized her already flawless glowing skin , wore one of her brown colored lenses over her emerald green eyes , shaped her look with a perfect black liner and set off
" I would like to see if you're not hiding a weapon between your thighs" He said calmly in the most impassible and formal way ever existing.All of this was getting on her nerves. Jessica was furious , she would fire him with thunder if she could. "Does he have a dead wish?," She stormed soundlessly ."Please," He added coolly .Jessica swore that she could kill him there and burn his remains, but she resigned herself from doing so of course. She didn't like to be ordered around , and above all she despised being disrespected."Damn him and his perfume" She screamed inwardly and mentally rolled her eyes at the impossibly arrogant and charming man he was.Mr. Doyle kneeled at her feet and slid his hand to the inner of her thigh, Jessica trembled at his touch, as a wave of warmth transpierced her bodyShe was getting angrier at him, for humiliating her like that. What was he thinking ? that
Lucas gave her a once over and added"There are few details we have to go through before we make an appearance," Jessica nodded and he resumed." Your name for the night will still be Rose. We met during a gala in Monte Carlo and you are supposed to be friends with Jack, my step brother, that's your backup story, no details. You'll introduce yourself when I say so, Understood?""Yes,""Don't worry , you won't have to deal with everyone during the event, I'll be by your side the entire evening . no need to fear the cameras they're not allowed to take pictures unless I agree, is that okay?""Okay""One more thing, " He took out a small box from his inside pocket and opened it . It contained a couple of silver masks"May I?" without further do, Lucas helped Jessica off her black mask, and took off his own black mask as well.He took a minute studying her featu
"You just did," she replied calmly, she but knew all too well that a man like Mr. Doyle would make sure to know the identity of his escort to a masquerade ball. That was fair enough. And on the other side she trusted Elijah for protecting her true identity."Or do you prefer Jessie ?" Lucas brushed his nose against her ear once more. Swaying her to the side."Rose, is perfectly fine," she replied , starting to feel nervous. Lucas slowly moved his hand and rested it on the small of her back causing her to shiver to the heat of his hand, he guided her hand that he wasn't holding up and placed it to his neck as he stepped closer to her, And then swayed her to the left and then swayed her to the right, and she gave in to the rhythm of the waltz that was playing.Jessica followed Lucas' steps carefully , trying not to trip over her own shoes since her dress was longer than what she'd normally wear. But deep down she kne
flashes blinded her whilst a dozen of cameras surrounded them. Both Lucas and Jessica were caught inside the crowd of journalists. The reporters kept asking questions and holding microphones. Jessica was on the verge of crying right now, she wanted to scream at them and tell them to leave , she opened her mouth to say something but Lucas was faster to react."No comment!" he declared sternly, in a blink he held Jessica closer to his chest, and hugged her tight, wrapping his hand around her head, Jessica closed her eyes and fell into his embrace. her small figure quickly took refuge in his wide shielding arms. Soon security guards came in and interfered , Jessica took grip in his vest while Lucas walked securing his hand around her and went straight towards the elevator. A guard opened the door for them and they hopped inside without delay.The elevator's doors closed behind them and Jessica stood inert in Lucas' arms ,strangely  
"Uh-oh… "She immediately closed the door ,resting her back against it" That was definitely not the dress room !" naked Jessica thought out loud. She shut her eyes closed and took in a long and much needed load of air in order to calm down."When I said you may lock the door I was talking about this one !" Luca's voice from behind the door was audible to her ears and her body froze .Jessica opened her eyes in panic , Lucas must've been standing behind that door and her breasts were floating in the air. Jessica's mind processed that she needed to protect herself and so she reached out to the door knob and pushed the quick lock button at the center. Jessica slowly put her ear against the door careful not to make a sound or move by a single millimeter.She heard Lucas' footsteps moving further away from the door and breathed out in relief. Jessica moved away from that door and went to chec
Once arrived down , Jessica walked by Lucas' side towards the exit of the premium plaza hotel. Both glad that she was able to visit and also sad to leave the five stars plus building after staying overnight in one of its luxurious suites.Once outside Jessica couldn't help but to look around for any potential paparazzi crowd, and she was relieved when no one showed up at the door. It was too early anyway, thank god Lucas woke her up earlier this morning.A luxurious black Lamborghini was parked outside , Lucas clicked the doors open and gestured to Jessica to step inside, and he shut the door and climbed inside as well.Jessica wasn't surprised at all, she knew a man like Lucas was filthy rich and she wouldn't find it strange if he drove a brand new car every day. A man like Lucas … his name roll off her tongue so easily . Yet, he was a man only called by his last name in the entire city .---
“Coffee?” “No” “Smoothie?” “Nope” “What is that you want?” “Pickles and honey” “What? What is with you and those cravings? Like seriously; what’s wrong with chocolate and ice cream?” he let out in disbelief “ How about you ask your baby boy” her reply came out irritated Jessica tried to slid out of bed but her huge bump was weighing her down and she huffed in annoyance “Come here” Lucas offered her a hand helping his six months pregnant wife off bed and rubbed a loving hand on her belly “Listen, you need to eat healthy and let your mommy have her morning coffee already, she’s scaring me” he said in a low voice as if talking to the baby through Jessica’s bump “Ouch” he protested as she poked him “Are you telling my baby that I’m scary?” she let out in disbelief pressing her hands on his chest to pushing him away but he didn’t budge , seeing her angry-like face was priceless
Chapter Seventy-Two“Now, I pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride” Lucas and Jessica shared a kiss in front of everyone.The wedding ceremony turned out to be perfect. Jessica had everything she wished for and more and Lucas couldn’t be happier.Although they’ve been married on paper for some time but the ceremony felt more; real, special and happier.Everything was perfection, from the flower sets and the decorations to the venue and how the tables were arrangedShe asked him for a dream wedding that only she dreamt about, it was nothing fancy or expensive but it was special to her, the little decks of jasmines on the tables, the hand written vows and the dance to her favorite song and he gave her everything she wantedEveryone congratulated them, most of Lucas’s friends if not all were super friendly and they were all happy
Chapter Seventy-One “I’m so sorry I ruined dinner” she told Lucas once they went back home, Jessica had recovered her voice and her energy and her state went back to normal “Don’t ever say that again” he reprimanded taking her hand in his as they walked in the bedroom “But;”she started in a protest “No but, what matters is that you’re okay, and your voice is back to normal” he said grabbing her other hand and bringing both to his lips. Jessica looked at him as he done so and smiled ruefully, “ No , don’t do that” he shook his head before adding “no sad smiles tonight doll” he told her softly grabbing her face in his hands and giving her a chaste kiss before he sat at the edge of the bed After few hours at the hospital, Lucas drove them back to the white house while the guests went to their respective homes, Lilly checked out on Jessica right before she left along with her parents, wher
Chapter Seventy“Everything is in place; they’re waiting for you Mrs. Doyle” Mindy, one of the staff of the wedding planner agency informed Jessica who was ready to go but she felt her head spinning once she stood up and had to sit down again“Are you okay Mrs. Doyle” Mindy worried as she stepped forward to help her.Jessica shook her head but the spinning got worse, and she started feeling dizzy and her vision blurred“I’m okay, just give me a minute” she said“You didn’t eat all day” the young girl observed“Ye.. Yeah I… think” Jessica stumbled on her words taking a seat hoping the sensation would pass“You look pale, you need sugar, here have a bite at this, it should make you feel better” Mindy offered a piece of cake from the samples that were on the table, luckily she thought of it in
Chapter Sixty-Nine Two months later…“Oh my God I can’t believe this is happening!” Lilly squealed once she entered the huge room in which Jessica was sitting with the hairstylist and makeup artist pampering her up“I’m not freaking out, I’m not” she squealed trying more to convince herself than her best friend who was perfect in her lavender bridesmaid gown.“That’s the point of a rehearsal ceremony! For you to freak out right now instead of the day of the wedding day in front of thousands of celebrities” Lilly teased while sipping champagne; Jessica’s eyes widened for a second then shook her head“Lucas and I agreed on keeping the guest list to a minimum” then turned her attention to the makeup artist“Speaking Mr. Celebrity, where is he taking you on your honey moon
Chapter Sixty-EightLucas was driving while Jessica sat beside him, after she was finally cleared to leave the hospital, he decided to take her to the premium plaza hotel because as much as she didn’t like to admit; she was uncomfortable going back to the apartment where she didn’t feel safe anymore.So apart from the mansion and the white house the only safe place was the premium plaza, with a top notch security it was the ideal place for a stay until he moved to a new property. He’s been contemplating the idea of moving after the marriage anyway, but hadn’t shared the thought with her.Jessica felt more comfortable at the idea of spending few days at the hotel, upon their arrival they were directed to one of the bridal suites but her enthusiast didn’t last long“I have to go to the police for my deposition” Lucas told her once they were inside, seeing her
Chapter Sixty-Seven“You,” Lilly narrowed her eyes at Lucas; if looks could kill he’d be dead a thousand times in three seconds,His muscles tensed, Lucas could feel the anger Jessica’s friend had towards him and he couldn’t blame her, he was angry at himself as well.She walked towards Jessica’s bed shooting daggers at him with her eyes“You were supposed to take care of her, to keep her safe, I’m warning you, if you ever put her through this again, I’ll break you!” her tone was forced friendly“Come on Lilly, Lucas saved me, you know that!” Jessica said softly, she just had her stitches removed from her wound“Well, if he didn’t he’d be dead by now” she sneered sitting the edge of the bed ignoring his presence in the roomLucas’s jaw clenched, he was feeling uncomfortable at Lilly’s w
Chapter sixty-SixLucas sat at Jessica’s bedside; he had her hand in his while watching her breath slowly.His insides tore when the surgeon delivered him the terrible news. After a couple of hours in surgery; he told him that they were able to save her life but not that of the baby.Due to the stabbing in her abdomen, she lost a lot of blood and by the time they reached the hospital it was too late; the baby was too young to survive such a severe bleeding.Lucas gently caressed her knuckles, wondering how to tell her the news when she wakes up.He was torn between the loss and the fact that Jessica didn’t tell him about it, and he tried his best not to over think.He didn’t even know what to think anymore, all the worst scenarios gathered at the entrance of his imagination gate he even thought of the possibility that the child wasn’t his and it wo
Chapter Sixty-Five“No!” Lucas screamed as he watched Joshua stabbing Jessica under his eyes.He was beaten up, tied and had four men holding him but seeing Jessica hurt gave him super powers , he was able to free himself and fought his way to her. Nothing could hold him back right now as he swore to kill him. The men holding him were taken by surprise, he managed to knock one out and hit the other away with a chairRage crippling under his skin, it took more than few men and hand ties to keep him still when the women he loved was stabbed before his eyes With a shot from one of the men’s guns he was able to hit Joshua in his shoulder; putting him to the ground before his men hit him againEmilio intervened at the right time shooting Joshua again; keeping him away from herLucas shot the man before him and ran to where Jessica wa