"How's the progress going along, have you find the location?", Lucian asked worriedly.
"It's already past closing hour, you should go home already and leave the rest to me , you're a newly weded man your wife is waiting for you at home", Mark persuaded Lucian for the nth time. "I'll find her and bring her back home".
"Alright, be sure to keep me updated", Lucian agreed and left the office after a while of hesitation.
Levi's penthouse
Emily woke up rubbing her eyes blearily as she glanced curiously around the room. This was not her room nor her house, she stood up with a start only to see the tons of bruises and hickeys on her body, even the dress she was wearing had been changed to a male t-shirt and shorts.
"Anybody here?",she screamed in fright shaking with terror, tears cascading down her porcelain cheeks, she was no kid to not realize what had happened.
She had been defiled and had lost her pride to a total stranger, what was even more worse was the searing headache that made her shudder involuntarily.
"The sleeping beauty's finally awake", Levii entered the room draped in a silky grey bathrobe his hair dripping wet it was obvious he had just taken a bath.
"Who are you?, Emily asked shuffling backwards in fear her heart pumping with adrenaline as she grabbed the flower vase by the bedside table her eyes bored into him anxiously.
"Wait , you don't remember anything?, Levii asked confused at her reaction.
"Or are you pulling my legs now pretending to be the innocent and young naive lady", Levii shook his head his eyes flickered with amusement.
"What do you mean?", Emily asked confused at his words, her brain still befuddled and aching from the hangover.
"Oh, little Miss innocent did you forget how you crawled into my bed the previous night?",he asked moving closer to her, any step he took forward she took another backwards.
"I want you ",Levii said mimicking Emily's frail voice.
"Doesn't ring a bell, don't tell me you really forgot everything",he glanced at her confused at her plain and scared expression.
"Back off, any more step and we both die here!", Emily threatened as he approached her tears shimmering in her eyes.
"Such silly threats don't work on me", Levii interrupted grinning as he walked towards her, a smirk plastered on his boyish face.
Before Levii could take another step forward, he was thrown onto his kneels as he grunted in pain.
Mark stood before him triumphantly, his eyes filled with murderous intents.
"Emily, are you okay?", Mark asked worriedly as he wrapped her body with the trenchcoat he was wearing checking over her for any injuries his eyes sparkled with unspoken emotions.
Seeing the several love bites laid sporadically on her body, he felt a surge of adrenaline course through his body and he lunged forward landing his tightly clenched fist on Levii's cheek's and Levii who had almost regained his footing was sent stumbling back and he knelt over clenching his chest in gut wrenching pain.
Mark ready to strike again rushed forward but Levii was able to parry the blow as he got back on his feets holding Mark by his collar.
"What insolence",he yelled as he delivered a blow on Mark's chest.
"How dare you barge into my room and even dare to hit me;".
"Stop it, stop it you two!., Emily yelled clenching her head with was searing with unbearable painas a result of the alcohol she consumed the previous night.
"It's okay Emily, don't be afraid I'm here", Mark scurried over to her side.
"Take him to the darkhouse ", Mark ordered to one of the guards following him as he carried Emily in a bridal style and headed towards the car.
"Like seriously", Levii chuckled as he was shoved forward by the guards who inserted a handcuffs in his hands.
"Miss innocent, you really didn't forget what happened the previous night did you,where do I even start from", Levii taunted, his eyes sparkled with a mischievous glint.
"From climbing into my bed, crawling over my body then you said "I want it, I want you",he mimicked Emily's voice. "Remember".
"You . .", Mark turned back to scold himbut was stopped by Emily who was tugging on his shirt, her brows knitted.
Her head was fuzzy and emotions haywire and she closed her eyes to take a rest.
Just in the span of a night, a lot of things had happened which left her emotionally and physically drained.
"Take him to the darkhouse and teach him a thorough lesson", Mark whispered in a hushed tone in order to to awake the already sleeping Emily as the car halted at Emily's villa which was not so far from Lucian's just few blocks away.
It was already late in the evening when Lucian arrived home in his car, the bungalow eerily quiet as usual.
As he opened the door, his creased and knitted brows straightened and a smile crept onto his face easing his tensed up expression.
There was a single lit lamp on the occasional table unlike the usual darkness he was accustomed to, the lamps casted a soft glow on the petite woman who was cuddled up on the sofa.
He loosen his tie, flipped on the lights and casually took off his suit jacket wrapping it on the frail lady as his ashis eyes twinkled with amusement.
In the past, he would occasionally dream and wish for a moment like this and now that it has come to reality he was overjoyed.
"You're back",Mia woke up rubbing her eyes blearily her voice muffled.
"Why are you out here in the cold, shouldn't you be resting upstairs", Lucian mumbled unhappily.
"I was waiting for you",Mia replied and Lucian's eyes lit up.
"Quickly go take a shower and come down to taste the delicious and appetizing delicases I've made",Mia sat up, her lips curling into a smile.
"Delicious and appetizing", Lucian chuckled. "Sounds overhyped".
"Not until you give it a shot",Mia winked. "Quickly go",she pushed him up gently.
Few minutes later, Lucian walked down the stairs in a black casual pyjamas, he looked so casual and boyish unlike his usual cold stance.
"Quickly, give it a trial",Mia pushed the bowl towards him eagerly.
"Alright, alright", Lucian noded ecstatically and picked his cutleries."seems appetizing indeed".
Just as he was about to dig in ,the beeping of his cellphone resonated through the room.
"Here",Mia handed the phone to him.