Chapter 49 *** Free From Allegations ***

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06-18-18 By Billie Eillish ]

[ VERONICA'S POV ]

" Did she fell asleep?", I questioned Blake as he came out from his room, the exact same room that we shared last time. Now the only difference was that Victoria was lying beside him instead of me.

I wasn't angry nor did I was happy either! Weird,huh!

Blake nodded walking out to stand beside me against the railings.

We found Victoria! We did! Our journey of finding her had finally come to end.

The internet was hot like bonfire after the news had leaked out to media. All the news channels, journals had only three news streaming all over the sites; supermodel Victoria Knight had been found in Raven Mafias territory, the mafia leader Luther Michael has been arrested by B Nation's Military in an attempt to murder case and many more illegal charges has been issued against the gang and the last in the list, netizens demanded an explanation from Victoria Knight that whether was she truly involved or not.

But nothing mattered to me right at that moment. Ever since we found about Victoria, she didn't speak to us which terrified us. We both hoped that she didn't become mute because of trauma or any threats from Luther's side.

Blake exhaled a deep sigh before uttering out sincerely,
" Thanks Veronica."

I looked up at him confusingly. His ocean eyes found mine as his dry lips parted before whispering out few words,
" For everything! "

His voice resounded heavy carried out the emotions that we shared between us. I diverted my eyes away into the lampposts that just lit up since evening had fallen down in C Nation. I swallowed the painful lump in my throat. Though he didn't state anything, thinking that everything was done between us, my heart ached so terribly that I was suffocating my soul to death even though my body appeared perfectly fine on surface.

I smiled at him weakly before uttering into a cracking voice,
" I..I just did everything to prove myself innocent.."

I lied to him or myself hoping that it would reduce the heavy emotions shared between us. I was mentally prepared for everything yet it was hard to believe that he would leave me for my good or his or Victoria's.

His lips curved up into an amusing smile as if he knew my mind,
" Really? Just to prove yourself Innocent? What about the bullet that you had taken for me Veronica? Was it also to prove yourself Innocent?"

I bit down my lips together in agony. I was always so vulnerable in front him. May be he knew me for days but he always managed to read me like a paper sheet.

I muttered loosing the right form of dialect,
" I..I...It was actually.. nothing.."

He chuckled beaming in happiness. His voice couldn't hide the happiness that he felt inside. His blue eyes twinkled before asking out in a deep voice,
" But I want you to do something now."

My stomach tightening before butterflies started running throughout my stomach in anticipation. We had so many passonate moments that it was hard to distinguish what was he reffering to honestly.

His eyes rested on my puzzle expression for a while before speaking out with a chuckle,
" You look so afraid! Funny but lovely. I got a scar from the mission. Would you like to bandage it?"

He spoke before unbuttoning the first two bottoms of his t-shirt. My eyes followed his movements hungrily as he opened the shirt and pointed at his right chest.

I saw a deep fresh scar, wandering when did he get it and immediately grew concerned. It was justified since he always shielded me from front.

I pursued my lips together before turning around to head for my own room,
" Come With Me."

Blake followed me inside my room obediently. Without any sign hesitation, he walked over to sit down on my bed and started unbuttoning his shirt. I forced myself to look away and began to look for the first aid.

Walking back to sit beside him, I reached out to grab some fresh cotton but heard my phone ringing loudly. Looking down at the flash screen, I saw the dialer was none other than Asher.

Perhaps he had a vague impression on my emotions. Last time inside Luther's mansion, he asked me that whether I was happy or not for Victoria and Blake's reunion all of sudden. I answered him half truthfully that I was happy. Like as I said, I was happy and sad at the same time.

I paused in my action and answered the phone. Asher's happy voice exclaimed from the other side,
" Veronica!!! We did it! Finally you are free from allegations."

His breathing was coming out as pant as I heard noises of beating a stick in the background. I could already assume that he was inside the interrogation room and was using all his malicious way to torture Luther as we needed the truth.

I asked out expectantly as Blake kept staring down at me in same expectations,
" What did you find,Asher?"

Asher growled out angrily before started to explain the statement that he gotten from Luther,
" He admits that he framed you to divert the attention from him. His younger brother who fled away from our captive, Lucas did take photographs with you on purpose so that Blake could put all blame on you. The fire in ship was their doing to revenge on Blake. They wanted to do black business in B Nation but Blake stopped them. Since then they were targetting to get revenge on Blake but never succeeded since he had a lot more influence on B Nation. After that, they started targetting at Victoria and used you as pawn to cover up the entire incident."

I almost lost my words in happiness and anger. Just seek their long buried revenge, they actually abducted my sister and tortured her untill she became mute.

I sobbed softly before uttering through my gritted teeth,
" Thank you, Asher! Everything happened because of you..Can you please torture the bastard to death? Victoria hasn't spoken to us yet. We don't know what did they do to her. I can't stand her muteness. I want you to torture Luther, Asher."

Asher was little surprised by my words before speaking out with a seductive chuckle,
" As my lady says."

I tried not to blush in front of Blake. Asher was always a very serious man in facial attribute or personality. Hearing such cheesey words from his mouth was absolutely unbelievable and kinda awkward.

I cleared my throat to brush off the awkwardness and replied in stammering voice,
" I will talk to you later,Asher."

Asher hummed before we ended the phone call and looked up to see Blake's dissapointed eyes. Everytime I talked with Asher, he held the same aloof expression on his face.

He had overhearded everything since my speaker volume was pretty high which was enough to reach his ears.

Blake spoke between his cracking voice,
" Congratulations, Veronica. Finally you are free from this guilt."

Yeah, this guilt but it brought us together.

I replied weakly as I pressed down the ointment on his scar from a long distant,
" Thanks! Yeah, finally. Finally no one would call me a murderer."

He hissed painfully as he looked down at my hand which was pressing down on his scar. His eyes blazed in emotions before he spoke in agony,
" You appear so distant from me."

Isn't that I supposed to do?

I said nothing and forced myself to focus on his scar. He suddenly gripped my left palm and uttered out pleadingly,
" Please!! Trust me!! Give me some time! I will explain to Victoria everything."

My breathing hitched slightly as his warm hand groped me as though he was gripping my soul. For the first time, I felt guilty for his touch.

Before I could retreat my hands, the door of my room pushed open slightly as Victoria appeared in. I jerked snapping my head aside on the doorway as we both saw Victoria staring at us blankly.