Mirabelle p.o.v.
I stood stunned when he collapsed on me.barely holding us both as the weight drew me to the ground.
He was running a temperature.
Half dragging and half carrying him puffing,I lay him on his bed,he looked very pale.his skin flushed
" Let me fetch the doctor,I hadn't finished saying that before his hand shot out to hold me.Awkward silence surrounded them, but she didn't care as devlin held her gaze a moment longer before he lowered his hands.
She knew that he didn't want her to call a doctor or was it because he didn't want her gone,The Butler problem forgotten.
He closed his eyes,why did he shut his eyes? Devlin? "I think I should call the doctor,my voice trembling.
No response.
I approached,heart racing and gently shook him.
"Devlin? I checked his pulse.
His eyes flickered open,unfocused.
I sighed a sigh of relief ." Mirabelle?" He whispered,his weak voice sending shivers to my spine.
She helped him sit up,taking a small tower, she sipped it in a cold water and placed it on his forehead.
He watched her face like it was the most beautiful thing to see,his eyes burning with intensity though he was done with fever, Mirabelle's stomach developed butterflies.
It came so sudden.The fever,the acid stain on the ground which she tried to check and the broken door knob which fell close to her.
She had thought he wanted to kill her, but why? Excusing herself she gave a call to his doctor,then proceeded to get the medicine.
Later she would ask Sheila about the note.A while later she arrived with the medicine and water,he laid his hand on her's as she held the glass to his mouth.
Their eyes locked,she stared into the eyes blue like the ocean's as she noticed something move across it.
His gaze took on a malicious sneer,that she could feel the hatred off it,it vanished replacing eyes that adored.
Mirabelle was glad she was sitting
down because she had never had someone look at her the way devlin was. As if he could
Flip her on the bed right away and devour
her right along with the meat and sides.
She tried not look much into it,had she been drugged? She screwed her eyes shut and reopened it.
" Thank you mirabelle" Devlin whispered his voiced laced with a concealed emotions.
She smiled" I would stay with you till you are quite fine,then I will call your doctor to come over.
...
I didn't know when I fell asleep with him on the bed,she had turned in her nap and now she lay on her side with him pressed behind her,his skin no longer flushed.
she felt heat along the length of her back and warm breath against the side of her throat.
He wasn't touching her, but his dominating energy was enough that he didn't have to. Still, every part of Mirabelle could feel him as danger and desire flooded her veins.
It wasn't her fault,it was her body's reaction,on the same bed with a " oh blind my eyes with your beauty,dear CEO.
She regulated her breathing to be even. He was okay she had to continue her work but she found it difficult to get up,she wanted to stay a little while.
But it had to be done,she reluctantly got up, she saw that he was still asleep not bothering to wake him,she went downstairs to go and by so doing call the doctor when she stopped,phone beside her ear.
A beautiful tall,brunett,20 something lady with a well cared for skin that had seen tons of skin care,her clothing of the highest quality.
The lady's perfume felt constricting to my nose,she entered the house like she knew it like the palm of her hand.
She looked up revealing grey eyes,a stoic face,small lips,pointed chin,she was already qualified as someone for the billionaire.
She climbed up the stairs coming to meet me at the third to last stairs,eyes appraising my form.
Hands clutching her designer bag," Alicia,fiancee of Devlin and you are? Not quite looking at me as if my presence was disgusting.
Well!" I am detective mirabelle.
Her eyes finally came to rest on me with a bored look." Is Devlin in?
Maybe.
She did the once again checking me out look,and brushed passed me managing to sashay her hips,with her breasts high in the air she glanced back chin lifted up.
" Detective,I would suggest you go check your body statues and use a better body deodorant. You stink,she crunched her nose with a slender hand and peacocked away.
I stared at her fuming red,who did she think she was? Billionaire fiancee my foot! Did no one teach her manners,she looked like a grasshopper! Hands in my pocket,chin up I left.she would not make me feel sorry for myself.
When had Devlin gotten himself a fiancee.it soured my mood,why did I feel sad?
.....
Arriving at the house my mind cleared,I flashed back to the scene where the acid stain spoilt the floor,I had gotten a strand of hair from the scene.
The broken door knob was good when I entered but as soon as I turned my back to him,it had been expertly removed and could have been used to.....
Hit me! I shook my head,Why did he rip the doorknob to hit me? He wanted to kill me! What had he been doing with acid? The sudden fever?
A realization dawned on me, the acid was for the assumed missing butler.I had asked a few close people whom the butler had spoken to that day who confirmed he went to the billionaire's house Wednesday night and had not been seen.
So why had he called me to come and check his crime? And when he realized I was going to catch him,he tried to kill me!
Seriously,I asked no one in particular.Devlin was the killer,the hair I got was on one of Devlin's coat and by chance.
What are you hiding,Devlin,you are on my case.
.....
Later that evening I used our discussion to get the answer from Sheila about the cryptic notes.
Laughing sheila had asked mirabelle what she thought of the note.
Well,I thought you had joined a secret society or a ro...mantic relationship with "J" I asked with a look I gave her with hooded eyes.
She scoffed,Mariam watched us before typing away on her phone.
Dear sister,Sheila said smirking,I use it in story writing with the codes and symbols as a creative expression,she twirled her hair in her hands.
I watched her attentively for any sign of cunning." The eclipse" in the note refers to an astronomy event,and " J " is a friend who shares in my interests,she continued oblivious to my stare.
I hummed,so this j is a like a love interest?
She eyed me.