NURSED IN HIS LAIR

ASHLEY'S POV

I could hear tiny beeps even in my sub conscious mind. I opened my eyes to the ceiling above but something was off, the designs on the ceiling was far different from the one I was used to. I wondered where I was.

I let my eyes scan the room and I could see a heart rate machine and at my left I could see a nurse injecting something into a drip. It felt like I was in a hospital. I looked to see a drip line connected to the back of my palm with the help of a plaster. There was also a peg like thing clipped to my left index finger.

I tried to slowly sit up but…

"No Miss, the doctor said not to let you stress your muscles" the nurse said.

I relaxed back into the bed still confused, I was not in a hospital, I was in a room… Master's room.

"Why am I in master's room?" I asked in confusion.

"Master Hendrix insisted you stay here as it was safer for you" she replied.

"So what was wrong with me?" I asked.

"You were poisoned with a venom and you had been in a coma for three days" she said.

"Three days?" I said in shock.

"Yes, three days"

"So…Who did that to me?" I asked.

"It was a maid…the maid in charge of your room, which is why she could access your room so late" the nurse replied.

"Hmm..." I replied not knowing what else to say.

"So was she fired or anything?" I asked.

"Yes she was and master made her bankrupt"

"Bankrupt?" I asked in shock.

"Yes, I guess that's the consequence for messing with him" The nurse said.

There was silence in the room soon as the nurse left. The sudden silence made me remember Janet, I didn't talk to Master like I said. I had to talk to him, I wanted Janet to be free of her bondage, I wanted to see my friend and chat with her like we always do.

My thoughts were interrupted by the creaking sound of the door. My full attention shifts to the door in expectance of whoever was there.

Master came in elegantly and turned his gaze to me who was looking at him sheepishly. I felt shivers as it felt like his gaze were sharp enough to see through me.

"Master….sorry Cole, you're back?" I asked not knowing what else to say.

"Yes, how are you feeling now?" he asked

"Better" was all I said.

There was silence in the room as master took off his suit and tie. Seeing master undressing made me feel weird.

"When would I move into my room? I asked."

"Never" Master said.

"Never?" I asked.

"Yes, this is your new room, here it's safer to keep you alive" he said.

"Alive? I thought I was supposed to die" I said unconsciously.

My statement made Cole glare at me.

"Who told you that?" he said harshly.

"Umm…I just thought" I said sheepishly.

"Well, don't think like that again" he said.

He walked to his cupboard and was searching for something unknown to me. I wanted to bring up the matter of Janet being with me but I was too scared. Finally there was an adrenalin rush and I said it in one go.

"Can you do me a favor?" I asked.

"Favor? What favor?" he asked turning his full attention to me.

"Umm…I want Janet to be my personal maid" I said in one go.

"Your personal maid? Who's Janet?" he asked

By this time I was getting scared of rejection but I decided to spill the beans since there was no turning back.

I told him about Janet and told him that I wanted her to be closer to me to keep me company leaving out the part where she was threatened by Catherine.

"Hmm…Okay" he said.

His answered shocked me as I didn't expect it to be so easy for him to agree.

"Okay?" I asked in shock.

"Or do you want me to deny" he asked raising one eyebrow.

"N-no…." I said hesitantly.

I couldn't believe he just said yes. I saw so grateful and I knew what ever people thought him to be, he wasn't. I felt like he was not as fierce as they all said.