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…"