Chapter 62
He used his peripheral vision to see Zeno standing behind one of the security men.
"It's just a little misunderstanding..." Ida responded.
"He caused trouble," The recruit replied, glaring at Ida.
"He did?" Sebastian asked in a deathly manner, sending chills down Ida's spine.
"He punched a guy and made a run for it," The first security guy informed.
Sebastian looked at Ida, and in the next second, he punched him.
"Ugh!" Ida grunted and staggered back, holding the side of his lips that was now bleeding.
"Does that solve the problem?" Sebastian asked.
"I'm sorry, but no one leaves the building until the boss says so," The first security guy replied.
"Please, return to the building and stay calm until the boss arrives," he added and was about to return to their post when Zeno suddenly saw a small figure crawling behind the small shrubs beside the fence.
It was Ash.
He couldn't allow them to see her.
"Hey," He tapped one of the security men's shoulder.
"Yes, how can we - Fuck!" He fell to the floor from Zeno's hard punch in the throat.
"Read my mind, Sweetheart," Sebastian whispered to Zeno and immediately brought out his gun.
Zeno's eyes widened in surprise as he saw Sebastian's gun, "Wh...wait, why-"
"Get him!" The first security guy pointed at Zeno.
"Not tonight, boys," Sebastian raised his gun and shot the guys on their legs.
"Argh! Fucking shoot them!" The first security guys ordered from the floor.
"Move your ass, Cutie," Sebastian slapped Zeno's ass and grabbed his hand.
Ida was already at the gate, holding it open for Sebastian and Zeno.
The security men started to fire at them, but their aim wasn't focused as they were all in pain.
Zeno reached the gate and paused, "What the fuck, Zeno? Come on!" Ida pointed outside for him.
Sebastian was behind Zeno, frowning at his sudden halt.
"Come on, hurry, we won't hurt you!" Zeno moved to the shrub and lowered himself to the floor.
Sebastian immediately walked over and saw Ash shivering on the ground.
"For fuck's sake, come on," He grabbed Zeno's hand and pushed him toward the gate, and followed him out, he wanted to make sure Zeno didn't go anywhere else.
"Get her out," Sebastian ordered Ida as he left.
The security men were trying to stand on their feet, aiming their guns at Ida.
Ida furrowed his brow but quickly went over to the shrub, and then lifted the sacred naked girl in his arm and ran out of the gate.
The car was already waiting for them in front of the gate, and he immediately put the girl behind the car and entered the front door.
"Drive, Andre," Sebastian ordered.
"Yes, boss," Andre sped the car off like lightning.
Behind the car, Ash sat beside the door, shivering in fear.
"P-please...Just let me go, I'll not tell anyone about 'The Prince,' Darren..." Ash cried.
Zeno didn't know how to reply; he was battling a painful headache now, and he couldn't even make out Ash's face clearly.
Sebastian scoffed, "Who gives a fuck about Darren? Put this on," He pulled his shirt off and threw it to Ash.
He didn't like the fact that she was sitting naked beside Zeno, he'd rather be naked beside Zeno than allow a woman to sit naked beside him.
With shaky hands, Ash quickly pulled the shirt over her head, a little sense of privacy returning to her.
She was surprised to hear Sebastian talk that way about Darren. Wasn't he working for him? Was he a traitor?
Zeno looked at Sebastian, who was now bare-chested, and quickly removed his eyes.
Zeno was losing air; he removed the mask and placed it on his lap, sighing in relief; the mask was starting to bite at his skin.
Sebastian saw that Zeno had removed his mask and copied him
The moment Sebastian took off his mask, Ash gasped loudly, her fear multiplying a millionfold.
"No...The Mafia king..." She muttered.
Sebastian only spared a glance before he asked Andre to drive faster.
Poor Ash sat in fear through the ride and when the car finally entered Sebastian's compound, her heart started beating rapidly.
Ida quickly got down and opened the door for Sebastian, bowing as his boss stepped out of the car.
He looked inside the car and saw Zeno resting his head on his hand.
"Come this way," Andre said to Ash and led her away.
"Hey, man, are you okay?" Ida tapped Zeno's shoulder.
Zeno slowly raised his head, "I'm good," his voice was cracked, making Ida not believe him.
Ida watched him get down from the car, eyeing him suspiciously.
Zeno felt light; he had just taken two steps forward when he felt himself losing consciousness and falling backward to the floor.
"Zeno!!!" Ida exclaimed and ran toward him, catching him before he could fall to the ground.
Sebastian was already at the foot of the stairs when he realized that Zeno wasn't following him behind.
He suddenly heard Ida shouting Zeno's name in fear and immediately turned to see what happened.
Sebastian never knew anything could scare him in his life, but as he stared at Zeno's unconscious figure lying in Ida's arms, his heart flew out of his chest, almost leaving him lifeless too.
He rushed over them and carried Zeno from Ida.
"I got him; call Ezra right away," He carried Zeno bridal style a⁷nd hurried into the house.
He just noticed that his body was super hot, how had he missed such a thing throughout the whole night?
"Fucking stay with me, Zeno," Sebastian whispered in a shaky voice as he gently lay Zeno on his bed.
Sebastian anxiously walked around his bed, watching Zeno's unmoving body.
He had only removed his shoes and covered the rest of his body with the duvet.
He was clueless about what to do.
A knock suddenly came from his door followed by Butler. Nicole's voice. "Sir, I was wondering if Dr. Ezra should be allowed to enter-"
"Fucking let him in, Nicole!" Sebastian growled.
He immediately heard the sound of someone clumsily trying to open his door. He knew Butler. Nicole was frightened, but he didn't give a fuck about anyone's feelings at that moment.
He wanted to find out what the hell was wrong with Zeno.
Dr. Ezra walked into the room and frowned the moment his eyes landed on Zeno, who was lying on Sebastian's bed.
The first thought that should have come to his head as a Doctor was how to quickly assess Zeno's condition and find out how to treat him, but, that was far from his mind.
"What's he doing in your bed, Sebastian?" Dr. Ezra questioned with a serious face.
Sebastian frowned, he walked over to Dr. Ezra and held him by the collar. "That's none of your damn business, Ezra. You're here to fucking treat him, and get lost," He pushed him away from his face.
Dr. Ezra cracked his neck and adjusted his shirt.
"So much for abandoning my work and rushing over here..." Dr. Ezra shook his head and walked over to the bed.
He removed the duvet that was used to cover Zeno and felt how warm underneath it was, he frowned and proceeded to feel Zeno's temperature with his hand.
"Why did you cover him?" Dr. Ezra asked, looking back at Sebastian.
Sebastian walked over to him and took the duvet away from Dr. Ezra's hand, "He must be cold from the fever, he needs to be covered." Sebastian was about to cover Zeno again but Dr. Ezra held his hand.
"I'm the doctor; step back or I'll leave," Dr. Ezra said seriously.
Sebastian sighed and stepped back.
He just wanted Zeno to fucking open his eyes.
"You don't cover when the temperature is high, Mr. Orion. You expose," Dr. Ezra was about to pull Zeno's shirt off when Sebastian appeared beside him again.
"Stop," He held Dr. Ezra's hand, halting him.
"What? I need to expose him and carry on with the treatment," Dr. Ezra explained.
He didn't understand why Sebastian was acting funny, he called him over for Chris's sake, so why was he not letting him do his job?
"I'll do it...since it's necessary," Sebastian replied and nudged Dr. Ezra out of the way.
He proceeded to sit on the bed, then, gently, he lifted Zeno's upper body and placed it on his lap; then carefully, he pulled Zeno's shirt off his head.
Dr. Ezra was standing beside them, observing Sebastian's unspoken interaction with his bodyguard.
He saw something in Sebastian's eyes that he'd never seen before, and at that moment, he kind of understood what was going on.