Love Wins Over Lust novel Chapter 17

Aurora was thankful to God that her father was on the recovery bed. He was getting better day by day. She never appreciated how lucky her life was but now she felt gratitude for the life her father gave her. But now that she had suffered in the cage of this room. She knew that she was never going to take anything for granted.

Aurora touched her necklace. "Mom, Dad will be fine soon and then I will be free from here. I wanted to tell uncle Thomas but…" before she could speak anymore, the door opened with a loud thump startling Aurora.

Aurora stood up abruptly seeing his shredded blood-stained clothes. "Liam?" She ran to him, fear grabbed her heart tightly in its fist.

"What has happened to you, Liam?" She asked, her eyes widened at his condition. Aurora held his hand and helped him to bed.

"Liam…" tears strolled down her cheek as she eyed the depth of his injuries. "How did all this happen?" She asked, a sob left her throat.

Liam's heart skipped a beat seeing the tears in her eyes. "I met with a small accident."

"Small!" She pointed at his burnt back. "You call this small? You are burned!" She wiped her tears and shook her head. "Give me my phone, I am calling an ambulance."

"Aurora, you are not calling anyone…"

"Stop giving me stupid orders. Look at yourself in the mirror Liam. You need urgent medical treatment…" She was scolding him for taking his health lightly but stopped when her eyes went to Ralph who was watching them.

"Ralph, we need to take him to the hospital, now."

Ralph shook his head. "I called the doctor already, he is waiting outside. May I call him inside."

Before Liam could answer, Aurora nodded. "Yes, call him in, Ralph."

Ralph nodded at the doctor to enter. Liam was not happy with an outsider entering his personal space. The doctor had been serving Knights for twenty years but still, Liam was not happy with anyone entering his room. He gritted in anger when the doctor touched his back to check the wounds.

"I cleaned the wounds but the dressing needs to be changed twice a day so that they don't get infected. He needs complete bed rest for three days," he informed both Ralph and Aurora. "I have written the medicines along with Painkillers. Twice a day."

Ralph nodded. "You may leave, doctor," he ordered and the doctor walked out as soon as he could. Aurora looked at Ralph. "Can you bring the medicines?"

Ralph once again nodded and walked out leaving both Aurora and Liam alone.

Aurora walked to Liam and sat beside him on the bed. "Are you feeling any better baby?" She whispered, touching his face.

Liam closed his eyes. His mind warned him once again not to fall for her. "I am fine, Little one." His heart once again won as he replied to her in a soft voice.

Aurora swallowed the heaviness in her throat. Her father was already in the hospital and seeing Liam in this condition, she was stunned. All her thoughts of leaving him left her heart and only the love she felt for him remains.

Aurora faced the truth. It was true that he had hurted her badly but it was also true that she still loves him. She was fighting the battle with her heart and mind as well. On one hand was her heart which begged her to be with Liam and on the other it was her mind which asked her to take revenge and leave him. Aurora didn't know what to do, she couldn't make any decision.

She had forgiven him once when he deceived her but this time, didn't want to forgive him this easily.

Ralph came and handed Aurora the medicines. "It's already midnight, Ralph. You can stay in one of the guest rooms if you want."

Ralph glanced at his brother who nodded in agreement. Once Ralph left, Aurora gave him medicines and asked him to sleep.

Liam watched Aurora, it's been two days since the attack and she had been taking care of him like a devoted wife. Liam was blown away with her love. The two days showed him the depth of her feelings for him. Even though he had treated her cruelly she still took care of him as if he had not held her captive in this room.

He had given two days' time to Ralph to find out about the man behind his attack.

Liam's phone beeped, there was a picture of his father with a woman

Two days are over so was the time he gave to his brother. Now Liam needed answers. He dressed up into a suit and was about to open the door of the room to leave when Aurora came out of the bathroom.

"Where are you going? You are not fine yet, Liam."

"Don't question me, Little one. I have work to do." He replied. "But Liam…"

He turned towards her and looked at her beautiful face. It was not easy for Liam to trust her. But his heart made him do it, he ordered him to take the first step towards her this time, without any hidden motive or deception.

Liam pulled out her phone from his coat, held her hand and put it in her palm. "Here is your phone, Little one."

Aurora stiffened for a moment. She raised her eyes and met his intense gaze. Liam held her gaze, he wanted her to know that she had won his heart. He had started to trust her and this was the first step which Liam took in her direction, wholeheartedly.

"It's my phone, are you giving it back to me?"

"Yes, don't you want it back, Little one."

Aurora's heart skipped a beat. "Am I free to contact anyone, Liam? What if I want to talk to my uncle and my friends? My father won't suffer the consequences of it?" She asked, her voice thick with emotions.

Liam felt a knife being twisted in his heart. She feared that he would harm her father if she talked to Thomas or her friends. "You said you love me and want to be with me. Let's just say, I believed you Aurora," he said, in a firm voice that raised goosebumps on her skin.

Liam pulled her closer and kissed her aggressively. "Don't make me regret my decision, Little one," he whispered and walked out of the room leaving an uncertain Aurora behind.

She glanced at her phone and then at the door from where Liam had walked out. The door was open too, he had not locked it, nor did Paulina come to lock it. Aurora's heart was beating faster than normal as she stepped out of the room and didn't find any guards there.

What does it mean, am I free to leave this room now? Is my sentence over?

She decided to check if she was truly free to do as she wanted. She walked downstairs and nobody stopped her. Aurora went to the kitchen, Paulina was working there. "Do you want something, Madam?"

Aurora swallowed. This was exactly like the first day she spent here with Liam. "Yes, something light, Paulina."

Her heart swelled with happiness. She was one the moon and decided that now that she was not caged anymore she could go to meet her father. "Paulina asked the driver to get the car ready, I want to go to meet my dad…"

Paulina stared at her and that made Aurora frown. "What happened, why are you not calling the driver."

"Madam, you are free to do whatever you want but you can't leave the house."

All her hopes evaporated like the water did on a hot surface. He once again gave her false hopes. She was an idiot to believe his words. "You can never change Liam. Never."

She glanced at her phone which beeped. Aurora was happy to see the name of Susan being flashed on the screen. "Aurora, call me or I promise I will kill you with my bare hands."

She swallowed and didn't wait for a single second to dial her number without caring about Liam. Susan accepted the call at the first ring. "About damn time, you whore! Where the hell are you? I have sent you thousands of messages and called you hundreds of time but you only sent a

message saying you are fine! Is this how you want to continue our friendship?"

Aurora tried to stop herself from sobbing but couldn't, Susan was only her friend but godsister. She was her soulmate. "Susie, Dad is in coma, he is not talking to me. Not even a word, Susie."

Susan gasped. "Aurora, sweetheart. He will be fine, he is a warrior, he has to be fine."

Aurora sniffed. "I miss dad, Susie. I miss being a spoiled little girl. I want my dad back, I want him back, Susie. I miss my old life. I miss us three being together. I miss my old life."

Susan glanced at the phone. There was something in Aurora's voice which didn't feel right to her. There was something Susan couldn't point at. "Aurora I want to see you, switch on the video call now."

Aurora wiped her tears. "No, I don't want you to see me like this."

"I have seen you in your worst time. Do it now!" She demanded. Aurora had no other option left except for turning her video on and Aurora couldn't stop

herself from sobbing out loud seeing Susan's face after almost two months.

Susan frowned. "What have you done to yourself, Aurora?"

"Dad!" She sobbed and completely broke down into tears.

Tears perked into Susan's eyes seeing her friend like this. "Stop crying, Aurora."

"Do you want me there?" She asked, Susan had suffered enough for interfering in Aurora's life, even though her intentions were not bad but still she was blamed for it and didn't want to repeat the same mistake again. This time she asked her friend if she wanted her closer to her.

Aurora blinked her tear-filled eyes. Her mind went numb for a moment. Can I ask her to come here? She swallowed.

How will he react?

"Yes. I want to meet you, Susie."

"I am coming back," she said, making Aurora sob one more time. "Susan, I am so sorry for the way I treated you. I am so sorry, Susie."

Susan swallowed the heaviness in her throat. "No, I was wrong. Aurora. This is your life and you were right. I shouldn't have…"

"No!" Aurora cried, shaking her head. "You have every right, Susie. I am so sorry…"

Susan knew then that something was wrong. "I am coming there, tomorrow, I will be with you."

Aurora nodded and after some time she ended the call.

On the other hand, Liam raised his eyes and stared at his brother. "Joel? Are you sure, Ralph?"

He nodded. "Yes."

Liam punched the table so hard that it cracked. Ralph closed his eyes knowing well that now his brother was going to make Joel pay for his deeds as he should be. Liam stood up and pulled his gun out. His hands twitched to kill Joel, his nose flared and Liam Knight sprinted out of his office to kill the man who dared to attack him.

Ralph followed his brother with a few of his most trusted men. He was going to kill the head of a strong mafia Family in his hometown, Ralph knew the consequences of it, so he ordered all his men in Dawson to be ready for the kill.

It took almost five hours for Liam to reach there. Whole the journey he was bursting with anger, his mind raging with uncontrolled fury.

Joel was swimming in his private house. Only the most trusted man of his knew about this place so he felt safe there but he didn't know that there was no place where Liam Knight couldn't reach.

Liam eyed the house in the middle of nowhere. "How many men?" He demanded Robert, the man who took them to this place.

"Around ten, boss. It's his private harem, not many men are allowed here."

Liam chuckled. "I am going to dig his graveyard in this harem," he glanced at his brother, "kill everyone."

Ralph signalled his men and they silently circled the house. Robert went to the door and asked for the entrance. He was one of Joel's trusted men. Nobody asked for the reason for his arriving there, when the door opened and Roberts stepped in on Liam with his brother and some of his men showed up from behind Robert. Before the guard could blink he was shot right between the eyes. Ralph handled two other men, both dead.

"Move on, I don't have time, Robert."

Roberts showed up at the place, he knew every single spot of this place. Liam followed him and killed the people who encountered them in between. It was easier than Liam thought. The house was under attack by Liam and his men.

Robert took Liam to Joel's room. Robert knocked on the door thrice, it's as a signal which states that one of his whore was there to please him. Liam wanted to burst inside and kill the bastard but he stopped himself. He wanted to see the expressions of fear and shock on his face.

There was a different kind of satisfaction in attacking the enemy when he least expected it.

Joel opened the bottle of whiskey and Kristy poured it into a crystal glass. He chuckled and granted permission to his whore to enter the room when he heard the knock on his door.

"Good evening, Joel."

Joel's hand paused, his mind stopped all the thoughts and body stiffened when he heard the voice of Liam Knight!

Liam smirked and pointed his towards Joel and shot him, twice.