The Story of Blood and Roses Chapter 111

Published at 29th of June 2019 03:22:16 PM Chapter 111
"I had to boil the water," he grumbled as he placed it on the bedside table with the other things . Edward hunted for his tools before he proceeded to sterilise each of the articles . Before long, I felt his hand clasping around my arm and the cool tip of a tool (that I didn't care to take a look at) probing at the damaged flesh . The burning in my arm increased as the ministrations grew and time wore on . I flinched here and there, but I kept my eyes fixed on Anthony, who was the only engaging thing in the room apart from the pain tearing at me .

To my relief, he too stared at me with those blazing eyes of his . Not even for one moment did he look away as my arm went through torture .
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"You're staying at the mansion from now on . " The warning was clear .
"I don't understand, Boss . It's just a bullet," I reasoned lamely . We had been going over this argument for the past hour and had yet to come to a conclusion .

"No, they know where you live and we are this close to getting our shipment back . I don't want my plans to go down the gutter because of your stubbornness . " I rolled my eyes .
"I can take care of myself, Bo-"
"That is what I thought, as well, Mia . " His eyes bore into mine as he spat at me . "How can I trust you to be prepared when we are out there on the field after what I saw today?" his voice grew louder . "You got hit by a bullet, Mia . I warned you, but you couldn't dodge it in time . You just stood there . It took you longer than it should process the situation and you got hit . My life is supposed to be in your hands, but you couldn't even protect yourself!"
"Why the fuck are you screaming at me, Anthony? I was there . I know what happened . "

"I'm screaming at you because you broke my faith in your capabilities today . " Disappointment rushed through me .
"I wasn't prepared!" I screamed back .
"You should have been!" he went around his desk and was now looming over me with a dark expression on his face . He grabbed my arm and hauled me to my feet . "Why did you not comprehend me?" I grit my teeth as I waited for him to finish his rant .
"I am not a machine, I am human . Don't treat me like shit because I didn't notice the sniper or duck in time . You reached before me and had time to recognize the problem . I just walked in and was bombarded by that order of yours . " His eyes narrowed as his grip on my arm tightened .
"Always be prepared, or you're gonna get yourself killed, Mia . " I nodded, realizing that his anger had dissipated . I had managed to get through to him, somehow . His eyes zoomed in on where he was gripping me and then he froze . Instantly, he let his arm drop and he stumbled a few steps back . "Fuck, I'm so sorry . " His eyes eyed my arm and then flickered to my face . I nodded faintly, relieved to have his hand off my arm . "Are you hurt?" he asked, unsure . I raised my brow at him . "Just answer me, dammit . " I just shook my head . He let his breath in a gush and then went over to his chair and sat down . He scrubbed his face with his hands and then looked up at me with a pained look .

"I'm sorry," he said again, surprising me .
"It's okay," I assured him softly . After that, we just sat there silently as we went over files that everyone had sent us to inform us of the progress that was being made in conjuring a team to raid Luke Darcy's storehouse at Syracuse .
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