His Toxic Addiction

Arissa’s breathing scattered when she heard Jocelyn’s speech and unlike when it came from Nicklaus, she now saw the dangers in what she did yesterday.

Arissa stood up and walked towards Adele’s bed. Standing before the bed, she placed a kiss on Adele’s forehead and as if a fire quenched from her inside, she suddenly had peace but that did not stop her mind from wandering around both Jocelyn and Nicklaus’s similar reasons.

"We should heed out. Don’t you think?" Arissa suggested as she kissed the back of Adele’s left palm. If the miracle would happen as the doctors concluded, she has only one more month to wait before her sister would wake up.

Jocelyn’s eyes widened, "Who would stay with Adele then? Collins is out and we can’t risk it,"

"I have two guards outside and I kind of trust them. One would stay with her while we go with the order,"

"Guards!" Jocelyn kind of yelled with visible surprise, "Why did you let other people know this place, and now, you are suggesting we leave her with them? That’s impossible. I don’t think that’s safe and wait, who’s guards are they?"

Arissa shrugged her shoulders as she rubbed her palm on her forehead listening to Jocelyn’s thousands of questions.

At the end of Jocelyn’s questions, Arissa just continued staring at Jocelyn with a bored expression.

"Don’t give me that look," Jocelyn cautioned, "You know well that if we risk just a little information to the wrong party, your marriage would be in vain and definitely, your parents might have her which if they do, you might turn into their milking machine,"

Arissa smiled and walked towards the couch. Getting to the couch, she stretched her hands forward and pulled Jocelyn up and the moment her best friend was up, she pulled her into a tight hug.

"I thought you were not a hugger. What changed?" Jocelyn teased as she hugged Arissa back and melted into the hug.