Chapter 185
KADE
When I opened my eyes, I felt…
No, that wasn’t important.
What was important was that I recognized the room I was in. The walls, the familiar ceiling staring down at me, the that filled me with a nostalgic feeling.
I was… I was home.
How was that possible? I remembered feeling Belladonna’s warmth as she clung to me, her sweet, soft voice as she whispered words into my ears.
After that… I remember nothing. I fell unconscious. And now I am home.
Gianna has said that as soon as I found Belladonna, I was taking the next flight home.
The door opened and I turned my head towards it to see Kross stepping in, his usual suit on but without the jacket, his tie loose, his hair disheveled.
My chest tightened at the sight of him.
He closed the door, not noticing that I was awake. When he walked towards me, that was when he finally noticed
He paused in his steps, his heartbeat picking up.
“Hello, brother,” I said when he continued to stare at me.
He broke out of his shock, rushing to the bed and drawing me into a tight embrace.
“Fuck’s sake, Kade,” he said, his body shaking. “What the fuck were you doing getting yourself shot? We’re not wYROPIAN. you know?”
I patted his back. “Yeah, sorry. Next time I’ll make sure to tell them not to shoot me, that I wasn’t immortal
“This isn’t the time for a joke.”
My arms tightened around him. “I’ve missed you, brother.”
The door burst open and we broke the embrace, turning to see Axel standing by the door, his eyes wide.
“Jesus Christ,” he muttered as he rushed over, dragging me into a hug just like Kross did, but even tighter. Were you plays Batman or something? Do you know how many bullets were taken out of your body? What the hell, man
“I was saving my wife,” I said as I patted his back.
“So you were playing Superman, then,” he mumbled and I scoffed.
1 hugged him even tighter, remembering that this was what Axel felt like “God, I’ve missed you two
“As we have,” Kross responded, his voice soft. “You have no idea how scared I was when I received a call that vote a coming home to get treated”
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“And then you wouldn’t wake up Axel put in, “and it was hell, checking every 6 ms to you suburbing
“The doctor said your body needed time to heal, and that was why you wouldst we tumurk you wou between the two. “He said your body has been put under a lot of strain. And there was dos forrige deug there hard to also added to why you couldn’t heal property”
I nodded. “It was a drug to trigger my rut
They both blinked at me. “You’ve had an eventful marriage, havent you want.
I snorted. “To say the least. How long have I been out?”
“A week.” Kross answered.
I cleared my throat. “Did… er…”
“She called every day,” Kross said, understanding what I wanted to ask. “Without fall”
Warmth filled my chest and made my head light.
Axel scoffed, shaking his head. “Look at that look on your face. You’re a goner, big bro
A small smile twisted my lips. “Yeah. I am.”
“So you’re going to stay?” Kross asked. “After the five years you planned to stay are up?”
I nodded slowly, staring straight ahead. “Yeah. I can’t see my future where she’s not in it. It would be blank without her
“Ah, love,” Axel said dreamily, lying on the bed and crossing his arms behind his head, staring up at the ceiling, “It can melt even the hardest ice. Kross, you’re the only one left.”
But Kross said, instead, he looked away, his jaw clenched.
Axel and I exchanged looks.
Kross was… Kross. The weight of the company was on his shoulders, and he took things very seriously. So seriously it was rather ridiculous.
He saw things like love and dating as distractions he didn’t need. He’s been trained to take over the company ever since be was young, so that is all he thinks about.
Love? Wasn’t on board with him.
My brothers and I spent time talking, catching up on everything. Axel spends more time at sea than he does on land, and Rosette didn’t mind.
Rosette said she wanted to graduate first before they had their wedding, so they were holding off on it for now, much to Axel’s dismay.
They left me when I was feeling sleepy again.
And when I was alone, I could finally think about her.
How was she? I know Raines and Medea would be taken care of, so there was nothing to bother her now.
She was free from Medea. There was no obsessed freak who would trouble her again.
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I got for bed and moved to the bathroom, brushing and taking care of myself
I let the moon when I was done, going to the kitchen. But when I reached the staircase, a familiar scent Sert er ne who my head
1 rudent down the stairs, pausing on the last two stairs when I saw her, our eyes meeting.
isible on her face.
“Crew the new CEO of 1&C Dynamics?” she said with that dashing smile still on her face, her arms spread wide a Old gratur
1 ruded down the last stairs, and she ran to me, jumping into my arms.
Trough her, wrapping my arms around her and burying my nose in her hair.
“My darling”
AD
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
