Betrothed To The Cold Billionaire

“Lucas!!” Ariel called out his name in surprise. Lucas wasn’t expect to see anybody in the room.

Earlier, he had thought he had already succeeded in infiltrating the room only to find out that they were inside. Adrian didn’t know he was the one but Ariel had already identified him so right now, he couldn’t do what he came here for but he could at least try to escape.

Before Ariel could say another word Lucas had suddenly grabbed her as she was standing closer to him. Then, she felt a cold, metallic substance rubbing against her neck. Adrian’s eyes had grown wide in shock when he realised what was happening.

Lucas was too fast that Adrian couldn’t do anything but stare in horror as he held the scalpel that was on the cart he had pushed in earlier against Ariel’s neck.

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“Ariel..” Adrian called in fear and tried to move closer to me but Lucas stopped him.

“One more step and she’s dead.” Lucas warned as he tightened his grip on me so I wouldn’t be able to escape. Adrain stopped dead on his tracks and held up his hands in surrender.

“Drop the scalpel and let her go!” He ordered.

“Why should I do that?? If I let her go, who knows what you would do to me.” Said Lucas.

“You haven’t wronged me in any way so I won’t do anything to you.” Hearing that made Lucas burst out into a thing of hot laughter.

“I infiltrated this hospital and uncovered a very deadly secret of your family but I still haven’t done anything wrong?? If word of who is staying in here gets out, your family would be doomed. I’m one of the many people that hate this wretched family and would do anything to destroy you guys but you would still let me go scot free??” Lucas asked.

“Yes.. only if you let her go.” Adrian assured.

“You think I’m stupid?? She’s the only ticket I have to leaving here alive and I have some unfinished business with her so I don’t think letting her go would be possible.” He said.

“I promise to let you leave here unscathed, just let go of her.” Adrian said in a rather pleading manner.

“No can do. By the way, don’t try to alert the guards outside or I won’t blink twice before slitting her throat.” He warmed.

“Lucas, don’t do something you would end up regretting for the rest of your life. Just do as he says an..”

“Shut up!!!” He suddenly shouted, cutting the rest of my words off.

“Do you really think you have a say in this matter?? Do you know what you made me pass through?? Look at what you did to my fucking face!!! You think I have forgotten about that?? No darling…. quite the contrary…”

“…. I have been thinking and thinking about how I would pay you back. You think you’re better than everyone just because you got married to him but no… you’re just a fucking slut who got lucky…”

“…. how does it feel to be at my mercy?? To have your life in my hands?? Feels sad right?? But it’s the contrary for me. Do you know how happy I am to finally lbe able to witness this moment?? One little swipe from me and you would be six feel under.” He whispered.

I whimpered in pain when I felt him slowly move his hand. I could feel some my blood trickle down my neck. He was cutting me but not really that hard enough to kill me.

“What the fuck is wrong with you??” Adrain asked in anger when he noticed the blood on my neck and was about to storm towards us when Lucas reminded him that I was still his hostage so he stopped dead in his tracks.

“Let her go and I’ll give you whatever you want. Money, fame or power. Name your price and it’s all yours.” Adrian bargained.

“You can’t give me what I want because I already have it. I would be more fulfilled as long as she’s gone forever.” He said to Adrian.

“Lucas..”

“Quiet!! Who would have thought that almighty Ariel Addams would one day be at my mercy?? Oh my God.. I just wish this day would never end. I just want to end you right now but where’s the fun in that?? I’ll take it really slow and relish in the ecstasy of seeing you slowly draw you last breath.” He whispered to me but I wasn’t listening.

My eyes were solely on Adrian. I saw him stare at something next to me before he turned his eyeballs back to me. Then, he gave me a small smile before he nodded his head at me.

I took that as my signal and reached for whatever he was staring at beside me. I did it so codedly so Lucas didn’t notice it. When I was finally able to reach it, I didn’t waste anytime in using it on Lucas.

“Fuck!!” He screamed in pain as the scalpel I was holding made contact with one of his arm. Blood started to ooze out of the injury immediately so he released his hold on me and held his hand in pain.

“You fucking bitch!!” He cussed out and wanted to use his scalpel on me when Adrian caught his hand.

Adrian twisted the arm making Lucas drop the scalpel immediately. Then, he landed a very hard blow on Lucas’s face, sending him across the room. Adrian pulled me away and rushed at Lucas.

“Why…. would… you.. touch… her.. with… your filthy.. hands!!” With each words that came out of his mouth, he landed several blows on Lucas face.

The sight of Adrian beating Lucas was so bloody that I couldn’t bear to keep watching. I had to stop him before things turned out to be worse than it was so I rushed to Adrian.

I wrapped my hands around his shoulder and that made him halt with his assaults immediately.

“Ariel..” He muttered like he had just returned from a trance. He held me by my shoulders and pulled me into his embrace before he pulled away.

I noticed how his eyes darkened when they landed on the cut Lucas had left on my neck. I quickly pulled him back into the hug to calm him down. We were still in each other’s embrace when we suddenly heard a loud sound.

I was startled and turned to check where it came from. I saw one of the guards that was manning the door outside with a pistol in his hand. He was pointing it at something rather someone behind us.

I turned only to see Lucas laying on the bare ground with a gunshot wound on his arm and the same scalpel in his other hand.