King of the Abyss: Blood & Light
The Knock
2:17 AM. Evie's fire escape. Rain-misted window.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You stitched up my man Dimitri last week.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
I stitch up a lot of people. Who's asking?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
The one whose bullet you didn't report to the police. Clever girl.**
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Smirk😏
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Thinking ...🤔...
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
💭 I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just a doctor
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You're Dr. Genevieve Cao. Daughter of Vincent Cao, head of the Serpent Syndicate. My rival.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
That doesn't mean I report to you.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
It means you're useful. Patch me up tonight. Midnight. I'll send the address.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
And if I say no?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
📲[Sent a photo of her apartment building] Lovely view. Be a shame to lose it.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
looks at her phone 📲
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Are you threatening me?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
I'm inviting you. There's a difference.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
What's the difference?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Threats come with fear. Invitations come with choice.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
So I have a choice?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Of course. You can come willingly. Or I can send Dimitri to carry you.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
That's not a choice.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
It's two choices. That's more than most people get from me.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Why me? There are a hundred doctors in this city.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
None of them have your father's blood and your mother's conscience.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
You don't know anything about my mother.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
I know she died saving a stranger. That's the kind of person you are too.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
[Typing...] ...
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Fine. Midnight. Send the address.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
I already did.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
You're impossible.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
And you're in. Welcome to the abyss, Dr. Cao.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
One condition.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You're in no position for conditions.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Then shoot me. Otherwise, listen.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
...Go on.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
I don't kill. I fix. You want a torturer? Find someone else.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Noted. You'll only patch up my men. And me.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
And I'm not your prisoner.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You're my guest. With better Wi-Fi.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
That's a prisoner with Wi-Fi.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
See? You're already learning to negotiate. We'll get along fine.
Midnight Patient
[11:58 PM – Evie arrives at the address. A penthouse. Floor-to-ceiling windows. Blood on the marble floor.]
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
I'm here. This place is ridiculous.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You are late 🤨
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
By two minutes.😪
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
In my world, two minutes is a lifetime.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
In my world, patients wait for me. Now where are you?
[Lucian sends a photo: his reflection in a dark window. Shirt off. Bandage already soaked through. Gunshot wound on his left side, just below the ribs. A second graze on his arm.]
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Living room. Don't step on the rug. It's new.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
That's the same rug from your threat photo.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
I have many rugs. Priorities.
[Evie finds him slumped on a leather couch. Blood on his hands. Still smirking.]
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
You're going to bleed out before I even unpack my kit.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Then unpack faster, Doctor.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Lie down. Now.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Bossy.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
It's called competence. Try it sometime.
[She starts working. He watches her with those silver-blue eyes.]
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You're not wearing gloves.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
I forgot them in my other hostage situation.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Sarcasm. Cute.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
It's not sarcasm. It's resentment. Now hold still.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Harder, Doctor.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
I'm literally pulling a bullet fragment. This is hard.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Men of the Mafia don't cry out so easily.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Men of the Mafia also don't get shot by their own ex-fiancée's men. Or is that just you?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
[His smile freezes] Who told you about Nadia?
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
The bullet. It has her wolf insignia. I'm a doctor, not an idiot.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
[Long pause] ......
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You're more dangerous than I thought.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
And you're more obvious. Now stop talking so I can save your life.
[She finishes stitching. He's quiet for once.]
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Thank you.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Don't thank me. Thank Dimitri. He's the one who gave me your address.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
Dimitri is a traitor.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Dimitri is a gentleman. He also said you'd be difficult. He was right.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
I have work tomorrow.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
You work for me now. Tomorrow's schedule is... flexible.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
That's not how employment works.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
It is when I own the hospital.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
You own the hospital?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
I own you. Tonight. Get some sleep. Guest room is down the hall.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
And if I refuse?
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
[Sent a photo: Sasha's apartment building, same angle as Evie's before] Lovely friend you have. Be a shame if someone knocked on her window.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
You wouldn't.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
I wouldn't have to. I'd just send Dimitri. He makes excellent tea. Now sleep, Dr. Cao. Tomorrow, we talk about your new life.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
[Typing...]
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
[Typing...]
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
Fine. But I'm taking the good pillow.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
It's memory foam. I had it imported.
female lead: Dr Evie Cao
I hate you.
Lucian "Lux" Rostov
No, you don't. Goodnight, Light.
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