HIS BODYGUARD~ - CHAPTER 5 - THE KNIFE BETWEEN THEM

CHAPTER 5 - THE KNIFE BETWEEN THEM

For extra information, they're talking about the attcker in the 1st chapter 😅🫡

Rhea Virelis (FL)

You let him live (Says flatly, arms crossed)

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

(Doesn't look up from the files) He was worth more breathing

Rhea Virelis (FL)

He saw the inside of the estate. He saw you. That makes him a liability

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

(Raises an eyebrow, speaks slowly and sharply) And killing him in cold blood makes us what? Animals?

Rhea Virelis (FL)

(Jaw twitches) Alive

The study was dim, lit only by the gold lamplight and the faint flicker of dusk bleeding through the tall windows

Outside, the estate walls held the night at bay. But inside — war was simmering

Rhea Virelis (FL)

You hired me to protect you

Rhea Virelis (FL)

(Voice low and adds) Let me do that without apology

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

(Stands up slowly, circling the desk)

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

You think protection means killing every threat before they open their mouths?

Rhea Virelis (FL)

I think hesitation gets you buried

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

And I think fear makes you reckless

That struck something deep in her. Rhea’s eyes hardened

Rhea Virelis (FL)

I’m not afraid

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

No, You’re angry. And you hide it behind precision

She stepped forward. Close. Closer than necessary

Rhea Virelis (FL)

And what do you hide behind your calm?

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

(Voice low) Control

They stood inches apart — not touching, but the tension between them crackled like a live wire

Rhea Virelis (FL)

Don’t try to control me, Lucien

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

I’m not trying to control you

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

I’m trying to stop you from becoming the thing you were trained to kill

A silence broke between them — heavy, but not empty

Rhea Virelis (FL)

(Looks at him for a long moment)

Rhea Virelis (FL)

I don’t need saving

Lucien D’Arcavo Delacroix (ML)

(Expression softens) I never said you did

Something shifted in her chest. Just a flicker — gone before she could name it

Rhea Virelis (FL)

(Steps back, spine straight) Next time, I won’t ask permission

Lucien didn’t stop her as she turned toward the door

But just before she left, she said without looking back

Rhea Virelis (FL)

You’re not weak, Lucien. Don’t start acting like you are

And then she was gone

Lucien exhaled. His pulse was still racing

And he hadn’t decided yet if he wanted to pull away

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