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Chapter 14 - Blood

Nicholas perspective

"D-did I hurt your hand?" she said looking at my hand, It was just a little red. I was staring at her and she was at my hand.

"No, its all right." I said to her, grasping her hand, Her eyes met mine. "We have to get going, for breakfast." she nod at me. I nod and we both went in the dinning room, my and her family was sitting on table, there were two chairs for us. I put out the chair for her, she looked at me I gesture towards the seat she sat, I also took my seat. I gave her a plate and started to serve her. Sana looked at me, I gave her a smile she smiled back. I gave her omlette and some beacons and pour her orange juice. Than serve myself.

"So how was your first night kids?" dad asked us, looking at Nora. I answered instead of her.

"Alright, Nora said she slept well." I lied but she didn't protested. She 's already shaking.

"Really Nora, you don't look really well, " Lucy said I narrow my eyes at her concerned face, " Did you got nightmares?" Nora snapped her eyes towards her, eyes wide. She shook her head towards her. She got Nightmares?

"No" I snapped at her. I look for something distraction.

"Dad, What about the Gabreal meeting, Is Nico going to handle it?" Seth said winking at me secretly. I gave him a relief look, Seth is a life saver. I look at Nora she just shook her head on me I gave her a smile, looking down on her plate a smile form on her lips.

"No, Nico is not going to do any business work, he is on vacation." Dad said in clam tone, eating his omelette.

"What? Why dad?" I was shocked, why did he said something like this. I have so many things to do, I have also a new project.

"Actually Nicholas, I have answer of this question." I turned to Nora dad, David, I gave him a same confused expression which I gave to my dad, he put his hand on his under-coat pocket at put out a envelop. "Actually this is a gift for my daughter wedding, you both are going on honeymoon, for a week, that's why we are here." he handed me the envelop. I took it. I look towards Nora, she was also staring at the envelope than at me. Seeing my questionable look she shrugged and carry on with her breakfast.

"Where?" I asked giving envelop to Nora under the table.

"Well, that's a surprise."

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"Dad, don't start now, again" I said to dad, rolling my eyes at him. Nora parents did breakfast and went to home an hour and half ago, and here I am argumenting with dad. Well I don't have something else to do, right now.

"Nicholas, you have to spend some time with your wife, you know that your mother and I were gon-"

"Yeah yeah I know you both were gone to half world tour and blah blah blah." He glared at me, I ignored. "But dad try to understand me to, I still don't know who killed my moth-"

"Nicholas I am enough of your childishness, when police said that was an accident then why you come up with this and remind me of that day." dad annoyed voice made me rolled my eyes.

"Dad its not my childness, I want to find that kil-"

"Nicholas," He snapped, I jerked "this talk is enough, your mother was gone in accident, we are not going talk about this. Not this time nor in future. And listen to my words carefully, don't talk about this to Nora or her family, you better understand that?" He said, earning a nod from me. I got speechless.

"And what about this?" I asked gesturing to the envelop Mr. Duke give me. Dad looked at me from his glasses on his nose. He was reading some old fashioned book.

"What about this, you are going, they give this to you with so much love and its only a week." He said like it was not a big deal and get in his book again.

I sighed, he's not going to listen me, "Then I'll go." Before he can say something I went out of the room and went to backyard where Nora is. I entered the yard and she was inspecting a flower a white flower that had blood stains,

wait a second, Blood stains.

"Damn Nora, what did you do?" I yell. She got flinched, I went near her put her hand in mine, and check the wound. Thorns were stick on her side of her hand. I touched than looked up at her, she didn't have any kind of pain expression. What kind of girl is she? I thought.

"Where do you get it from?" I asked pulling out the thorn, her hand was full of blood. I look at her for answer, she pointed at the flower which was laying on the ground. A jasmine flower. The flower has also blood drops on it. I stared at it, there were no jasmine in our yard. "Where do you get this flower?" I asked her grasping the flower inn my hand.

"Your mother gave me, but I didn't know there were thorns on this." Her voice was small but stable, I glance at flower then back at her. My mother. I shook my head, my eyes went to her hand, I cursed and grab her hand putting flower in my pocket. I pressed her hand with mine.

"Let's treat it?" I said and led her to the room I grab her injured her and dragged her with me. "You are such a trouble maker." I said and earned a glare from her. She tried to pull away her hand but my grip tighten on her hand. We arrived at our room and was interrupted by a voice.

"Oh my god, what happened Nora dear? Are you alright?" Elizabeth said worrying and inspecting Nora wound. I closed my eyes and took a long deep breath. I can't say something in front of Nora to her. I turned around and gave her my best of smile.

"Nothing happened and yes she is alright." I said sweetly, opening the door I pulled her in and lock the door, My grip was tighten on something, I look down and saw Nora's hand I left her hand, Blood was also on my hand now. I glance at her and she was gawking at me. What is problem with me?

"You have blood in your hand." She said now staring at my bloodied hand. I run a hand through my hair and than look at her. She was really stupid. I ignored her and went to take aid box. I got from the first drawer of study table. I pulled her to the sofa in front of our bed. I sat on sofa and she beside me. I grab her hand gently though her hand was bloody, so I clean it first. Gently, I pulled the remaining thorn out and treat the wounds. Put bandage on it.

"You have to pack the bags." I said to her while bandaging.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

I look up at her, I shrugged "I don't know, where do you want to go?" I was packing the aid box.

"I don't know, I- I actually never went anywhere." I stopped what I was doing and stare at her face, she didn't go anywhere. I narrow my eyes at her. "Don't look at me like that?" She said, looking away.

"Like what?" I asked, frowning.

"Nothing." She closed the topic. I stare at her face again than shrugging I put the aid box on the bed.

"Well, I only went on business tour so, I also don't know" I took her hand and examine the bandage she looked at me and I glance at her. My heart fluttered.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" I throwed her own question on her tilting my head, she broke the stare.

"Thank you" she said ignoring my question and looking away. Her side face is more beautiful. I sighed I am acting like a teenager lovesick. "Where are we going then?" She asked making me look at her.

"I don't know, we will ask Seth about it, my brother. He is good at these kinds of things, or we can ask my friend." She nodded her head at this, suddenly I got an idea, "Why don't you ask one of your friends?" She chuckled at my question, "What happened? Why do you laugh?"

"I actually don't have any friends?" I was actually surprised by this answer.

"Why?" I couldn't stop myself from asking. She gave me a smile and shrugged. I was curious 'why she didn't have a friend' but a knock on the door shattered my curiosity and this beautiful moment. Her hand was still in my hand. But another knock came harshly.

"COMING" I said irritate, Nora gave me smile. Smile that took my heart. For a moment I don't want to open the door but still I got up and open the door. Helding my heart to quit fluttering. And when I open the door, it stopped fluttering.

She doesn't have any friends and I have a lot. And at this moment my thought is, "why he is still in my life?" But the answer can never be found. I sighed.