After an incredibly "amazing" morning, I was forced, by Killian, to go to bed. We didn't even get a chance to talk about the fact that it was Simon who got me out of here.

I don't know how he will react to that, since Simon has been in his life longer than I have. Maybe he'll leave it at that. That would probably be for the best. At least I think,

I don't have the slightest idea.

I don't even know what time it was when I woke up. What I do know is that I couldn't find anyone.

I was terrified when I couldn't find Lucy or Killian anywhere.

I searched all the bedrooms, the study, the living room and the kitchen. They were nowhere.

I began to imagine what could have happened to them, and I almost fell apart in the hallway.

"Lyssa?" I felt a hand on my shoulder and shook it off, I jumped back and turned to the person behind me. "Whoa." He put his hands in a defensive gesture.

"Kai." I exhaled. "Where's Lucy and Killian?"

"In the garden with Odin." He nodded his head toward the back entrance.

Without hesitation I ran to the back of the villa and I swear I could hear a stone drop from my heart when I saw them through the glass door.

I grabbed my rapidly heaving chest and tried to calm myself down.

I'm getting paranoid again.

"Killian took her out so she wouldn't accidentally wake you up." Kai stood next to me and looked at his brother and Lucy.

Lucy ran away from Killian while laughing non-stop. She screamed as he grabbed her and lifted her into the air. He said something to her that made her laugh even more and Killian smiled too.

"I never thought I'd see him like this." Kai said next to me.

"Like what?" I looked at him and noticed how he was looking at them and smiling.

"Happy." He simply answered. "Before you showed up, he barely smiled. He was locked in the study or in the city in the office. Sometimes we didn't see him for a week. And now..." He laughed. "He is playing in the garden with a little girl and looks happier than ever."

"That's what Lucy does. She brings light to dark places. I don't know how she does it, but I want it to stay that way."

"She really is something." He looked at me. "So are you. Killian is a lucky guy."

"Or me and Lucy are." I shrugged my shoulders. "We wouldn't be here without him."

"That may be true, but what would happen to him if you two weren't here?" He raised an eyebrow. "He cares about you, and in the time he's known Lucy, he cares about her too. He treats and cares about you both like family."

"I'm starting to be afraid that someone will steal my place in this family." Finn appeared behind us, laughing.

"Look who finally got out of the room." Kai crossed his arms over his chest before Finn approached us and looked where we were looking a moment ago.

"I hope you and Sebastian know that I occupy the position of favorite uncle." He wrapped an arm around Kai's shoulders.

"Really funny." He shook off Finn's hand. "I already took that place. Too bad."

I tried so hard to hold back the laughter that would be heard throughout the villa, because for some reason they are so adorable while arguing about who the favorite uncle is.

"At least my place is secure." I turned to Luna. "A rich single aunt who will buy her anything she can think of."

"Single?" Theo, who was standing next to her, glared at her.

Where did they all come from? You know what, I don't care. This is perfect.

"Detail." Luna winked at him and walked over to me. "We need to have a girl talk later." She whispered as she stood next to me.

Before I could answer, another person stopped by us. "Did I miss something?" Sebastian asked.

Yes, Sebastian. I know his name. Progress.

"Finn thinks he's Lucy's favorite uncle." Kai spoke.

"Really?" Sebastian snorted. "Of course it's me. She likes me best." He crossed his arms over his chest.

"You barely talked to her." Finn frowned.

"And yet she likes me the most. I made an impression on her."

"You mean you bribed her." Luna said next to me. "I saw how you brought her sweets."

"So we're playing dirty. Good to know." Kai smiled.

I looked at Luna, who, like me, was holding back her laughter.

Lucy has been here for a few days and has everyone under her finger. That's my girl.

Kai, Sebastian, and Finn were still arguing before Luna started talking to Theo about how she was kidding when she talked about being a single aunt.

And I was smiling from ear to ear and enjoying this little moment of chaos. Good chaos.

"Then why don't we just ask her?" Finn slipped past me and opened the door. He headed for Lucy and Killian, who had her on the back of his neck and was holding her hands so she wouldn't fall.

The moment he noticed his three brothers and Luna with Theo flocking towards them, he looked at everyone in confusion until his gaze finally settled on me.

I leaned against the wall of the villa and watched them all from afar.

Killian looked at me like I had the answers to what was going on.

When they all got to him, I could see that no one was interested in him, only Lucy, who seemed to be enjoying all the attention.

Killian placed her on the ground, at which point they all bowed to her as if they were worshiping her. At that moment I lost it and started laughing. After a while, my stomach started to hurt, which I had to hold and tears came out of my eyes.

"At least someone is having fun here." I didn't even notice Killian walking up to me until he spoke.

"I love your family." I wiped the tears from my face and straightened up.

"How did you sleep?" He came even closer to me and took my face in his hands.

"Good." I stood on my tiptoes and connected our lips. "You scared me when I couldn't find you anywhere." I pulled away from him slightly, but placed my hands on his, which were on my face.

"I wanted you to get a good sleep. And Lucy had a lot of energy. I didn't want us to wake you up." He looked into my eyes. "Sorry if we scared you."

"You'll work it off." I winked at him.

"So this is how it is now." He laughed. "Should I add one more to the eleven?"

"Definitely." I smiled and kissed him again.

"What about me? You scared me to death. Doesn't that count?" He smiled.

"While we're at it." I breathed out hard. "There's something you should know."

"What's the matter?" His smile immediately dropped. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah, yeah, it's just..." I removed his hands from my face. "I need you to promise me you won't do something stupid." Although Simon deserves to lose a teeth or two.

"When you say that, I'm starting to think about it. What's going on?" He looked at me with concern.

"It was Charles." I started. "He wanted to talk to me. He said he was on our side and wanted to help us."

"Okay..." He looked at me confused. "Keep going."

"He knew I'd kick him out if he showed up here, so he asked someone else to get me out of here. When I was leaving your office, someone drugged me. I woke up in the car with a bag over my head and my hands tied."

"If he wanted to talk, why would he tie you up?" His jaw clenched.

"I don't think it was his idea." I swallowed hard.

"So who's was it? Lyssa, if you don't start talking..."

"It was Simon." I interrupted him, and only then did I realize that I should have been quiet.

I don't think I've ever seen someone get angry so quickly. I see the same thing in his eyes that I saw when we first met, when I almost killed Finn.

Killian turned on the spot and started walking into the villa as I grabbed his arm. "Killian, please. Whatever you're thinking, leave it alone. It's not worth it."

"Let me go, Lyssa. I don't want to hurt you." He said between his teeth.

"Killian..."

"Let me go." He said more sternly.

I exhaled heavily and let him go. Before I had a chance to say anything else, he disappeared from my sight.

This will not end well.



It was Simon.

Those words played in my head all the way to town. I pulled up in front of 1Oak, and even though security tried to stop me, I got inside.

People who were in the club were moving out of my way as I passed them.

I burst into Simon's office to find him sitting behind his desk with his cell phone to his ear.

"I will call later." He put the cell phone on the table. "I was waiting for you to come." He stood up from his chair and before he could button his jacket I walked up to him and grabbed him by it. His back hit the shelves, from which something fell. "Nice to see you too."

"What the hell were you thinking!" I pulled him slightly by his jacket and shoved him back into the shelves. This time he hissed in pain.

"Why don't we talk like two civilized people?" He said in his calm tone.

"You want to sit down over a drink and talk about how you kidnapped my girlfriend? Yes, of course!" I shoved him into the shelves again, and saw how hard he tried to keep calm.

"Don't do anything you'll regret, boy." The moment those words left his mouth, my fist flew straight to his jaw

With one hand holding him, I lifted him back to where he was. "Did you say something?"

He spat out blood before speaking. "I don't know what your problem is, she's fine."

"She's fine." I snorted. "You're lucky you're an important person or you'd be dead by now. I don't need trouble with your people."

"That's the only reason you won't kill me? How about because I raised you?"

"Raised? Are you serious? I raised myself! The only thing you ever did for me was drag me into the fucking mob!" I slammed my fist into his face again, now closer to his eye.

"So some whore opens her legs and suddenly our past doesn't exist." He snorted.

I grabbed him by the neck and walked with him to his desk. I pushed him face down with all my might. "Say it again." I challenged him. "Say whore one more time, come on." I pressed his head to the surface of the table with even more.

"You've lost your mind." He said between his teeth.

"And you might lose your head, so watch your tongue." I let him go and pushed him to stand up.

With the last dignity he straightened and adjusted his suit. "There was a time when you had respect for me."

"I'm no longer the naive and stupid kid." I walked up to him and stopped right in front of him. "Get close to my family one more time and I'll make sure you end up just like your father." I walked past him but didn't forget to bump into him with my shoulder.

"I warned you that there would only be trouble with her." He yelled when I was at the door. "You should have listened to me. She will lead you to destruction."

I left without another word.

*

My hands were shaking as blood dripped down them and my gaze was on the lifeless body in front of me.

I killed him.

He begged me to spare his life and I didn't even blink.

The bloody knife slipped from my hand and fell to the ground with a sound that echoed throughout the abandoned building.

With shaking hands, I took my cell phone out of my pocket and dialed a number. After a few beeps, he picked it up. "Is it done?"

"He's dead." I swallowed hard.

"Okay. Get rid of the body." Without another word he hung up.

I can't believe I did it.

I killed him.



I waited for him for hours.

I started to worry when it got dark and he didn't pick up the phone.

I shouldn't have said anything. Who knows where he is now.

I told Kai what happened and he said that Killian would come back when he calmed down and that I shouldn't worry because he can take care of himself.

But that didn't stop me from waiting in the living room until he came back.

My leg shook unknowingly as I stared at the empty table.

"Lyssa?" Lucy appeared in the doorway.

"Sweetie." I tried to smile. "I thought you were with Luna in her room." Hers and Theo's.

"She fell asleep while we were watching a fairy tale." She came to me and sat next to me. I pulled her closer to me. "Why are you here?"

"I'm waiting for Killian."

"And where is he?" She looked up at me.

"Don't worry about it. He'll be back." I ran my hand over her cheek.

"Is it because of something I did?"

"No, no." I said quickly. "Nothing like that. You didn't do anything wrong. He just had to arrange something. You didn't do anything wrong."

"So it's because you sleep with me? Mom and Dad always slept together."

"No, Lucy." I laughed. "It's not because of that."

"But I'm already big, you don't have to sleep with me."

"I'll remember that." I smiled and Lucy rested her head on my hand.

*****

Are we going to talk about Killian calling Lyssa his girlfriend? No? Okay.

Another chapter cuz why not ;)

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