His dark voice trails down her spine, lighting a path of desire that renders her breathless. "If only I were in a position of no consequence."
Alia's breath wavers when the pad of his thumb slowly glides across her bottom lip.
"Then I could give in...
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"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - Confucius
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The infirmary is bustling with doctors and nurses tending to injured and sick pack members. Their unintelligible voices travel down the white corridors, filling the extensive ground floor used primarily for accidents and emergencies. The upper floors are quiet, housing resting individuals that are in stable conditions.
In one room on the third floor, Liam rests on a bed with a white pillow underneath his head and a white blanket covering his legs. Dressings are placed atop his abdomen, forehead and left forearm with white bandages wrapping around him, holding them in place. His bloodied top was removed with scissors, now discarded in a biomedical waste bin.
Opposite the bed hangs a flat-screen television that has yet to be turned on. To Liam's right, the white walls contain a large, curtain-less window, showing off the star-filled night sky. Some decorative art pieces hang on the other walls, bringing some colour into the otherwise sterile room.
At the middle of the wall to Liam's left is where the door lies, and to the left of the closed door is where Christian silently stands with his arms crossed, studying Liam's sleeping form as he leans against the wall.
It's been an hour since the pair were moved into the room and not once has Christian moved his eyes off of his brother's rising and falling chest. Hydration fluids and a blood bag hang from an IV stand, replenishing Liam's body as they drip through needles injected into the inner elbow of his right arm. The bruises on his face have turned a yellow-brown and the swelling has disappeared, returning his features to normal.
Five minutes after they entered the infirmary, one of his generals mind-linked him, informing him that they had found Andriel.
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55 minutes ago
The residential areas are dark. Lights from homes are turned off with their curtains drawn, blocking any light from seeping in. The inhabitants are asleep and unaware of the criminal that lies in their midst.
