Chapter 245: Two Selene’s
Lucius POV
I gritted with teeth, trying to fight the urge to whip around and shout at her. This was one of the reasons why I didn’t bother about getting married. Women will test you.
"Emilia, I know you think this is easy... what we’re doing but it is not. We’re going into a dangerous and uncharted terrain without any idea of what the enemy looks like or what he has prepared. So, do us all a favour and sit this one out,".
"Really?" her eyes glinted with amusement "I don’t see you making these explanations to the other soldiers you picked. Or is there any reason you don’t want me to go with you?" she came closer, her hands splayed gently on my chest. I sucked in my breath, trying to maintain her gaze "Maybe you’re scared that I might get hurt... Do you love me?"
I cringed, removing her hands from my body. "Okay, that’s enough," I took a step backwards, studying her for a moment, weighing the potential risks and benefits of her presence. Maybe I wanted her to stay back because I wanted to protect her but on second thoughts, she is not more important than the other soldiers fighting with me, so... fuck it.
Finally, I nodded. "Your tracking skill could be useful but you have to promise to follow my orders without question, understood?"
She nodded eagerly, flashing me one of her beautiful smiles. "Thank you, Lucius. I won’t let you down," She squealed and skipped past me.
I shook my head fighting off the smile that settled on my face. As the team piled into waiting vehicles, my mind raced through possible scenarios again. I knew that rescuing Selene wasn’t going to be easy, especially if Jared was expecting us. But failure was not an option – not when so much was at stake.
Also, there was one thing I could easily do that no one knew... it was our little secret me and Selene’s’ and that was the only way I was going to track her. Once I got close enough to where she was being held hostage, I’d be able to find her in less than a few seconds.