Old scars
Nathalie crouched down on the floor with her legs curled towards the chest, fear was visible in her eyes that she couldn’t think of anything else.
‘No, mother… you can’t…’
The only thing which roamed before her eyes was the face of her dying frail mother. The deaths of those men reminded her of the same scenario but their punishment was gruesome.
Her mother’s death wasn’t a painful death at least, she just fell ill and breathed her last. Nathalie was by her side then it happened and mourned over her corpse even when she was just a toddler.
Grandpa Lancaster approached her after tracking down the affairs of his son. He was informed that Boris had been seeing a woman lately and had impregnated her. Grandpa Lancaster only wanted the child but when he saw the woman, he couldn’t help but to sigh at the luck of Nathalie’s mother.
‘Why is she scared?’
In the present time Sandro couldn’t think of anything which could transform a roaring lioness into a scaredy scat. He was confused with her behaviour but couldn’t risk his reputation.
He shifted the pals to the other room while his men inspected and raided the building to find the culprit. Sandro in the other hand moved towards her and crouched in front of nathalie.
The lady couldn’t even look him in the eye, her lips had been quivering and her silhouette was shaking. Sandro immediately took off his coat and wrapped it around her shoulders.
It was his duty to protect his sister in law until his brother came back, although Sandro himself was unaware of Khal’s existence.
‘Is she having bad memories related to death or is she just scared?’
No doubt the sight was new for sandro but according to his presumptions it could be fgr Nathalie.
Out of reflexive emotions he leaped forward and wrapped her in a hug, he patted her genuinely without any sexual intentions tainting the situation.
“It’s okay, I’m here. You aren’t alone, I’m here to protect you.”
His words reminded her of lucas that Nathalie lifted her head to glance at Sandro. They both shared the same eyes and the same smile, that Nathalie saw Lucas in him at that very moment.
Whereas in that particular position of them the door opened and somebody barged inside. The man was grumpy and infuriated that he leaped towards Sandro and lifted him by grabbing the collars of his shirt.
Lucas Petrakis seemed hungry for someone’s blood as he punched sandro hard, Nathalie grasped her senses with the violence and stood up immediately.
“How dare you mess with my wife!?”
Lucas assumed that Sandro showed his brash playboy jerk side which made Nathalie cry since he violated the boundaries.
Nathalie leaped towards Lucas and hid her face in his chest, the man wrapped his arms around her shivering body. Whereas Sandro managed not to stumble though his jaw hurt by Lucas’s punch which showed him stars in broad daylight.
“He… he didn’t do anything.”
Lucas’s gaze was fixated on Sandro who glared at his brother, while Nathalie’s words calmed her husband, making Lucas focus on her. The man mouthed sorry to his brother while Sandro snorted that his brother mistook his intentions, which made his disappointed and disheartened.
“It’s fine, I’m here now. Hold on tight to me and we will leave.”
Lucas scooped her in his strong arms and carried the lady out of the boardroom towards the exit. Whereas the staff and bodyguard which had been called from the Petrakis Corp was stunned.
No wonder they didn’t imagine the icy cold Lucas Petrakis to turn into a caring soft boy for his wife. Lucas had never put his men on Nathalie’s safety since she was sharp enough to sense any kind of unusual movement around her.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
Nathalie wrapped her arms around his neck, while they both encountered the paparazzi outside the building. They clicked the whole scene since Nathalie had been reigning over the headlines ever since the news about Khal had leaked.
‘This is bad, I hope no one digs in to find my identity. I don’t want her to find it out from someone else other than me.’
Lucas took her towards the car while thee woman didn’t stop tugging to his shirt. Lucas had dropped Khal to Lancaster villa where grandpa Lancaster was in charge in his safety.
“I’m with you here, nat. Don’t worry we will face all this together. You don’t have to fear anything, remember we are a couple.”
Nathalie lifted her head and unbelievably stared at the man sitting besides her. She couldn’t help but to thank him for always being so good to her. Lucas had been her emotional support since the beginning.
“Thank you. Thank you for being my backbone.”
She muttered and hid her face in his chest, knowing that she was safe there. Whereas Sandro was left in the building to deal with the culprits and the people behind the mess created by someone potentially targeting all of them.