chapter :3 his family

The moment Henry entered his bedroom, he gently placed me on his king-sized bed as if I were made of glass.

For someone who had spent his entire life drained in blood and violence, the tenderness in his touch was almost frightening.

"Call the doctor. NOW!" Henry ordered coldly.

"Y-Yes, Young Master!"

Within minutes, five of the best doctors of the Blackwood family arrived.

No one wanted to become Henry's next victim if something happened to Me.

One of the doctors carefully examined my wounds before his expression darkened.

"The cut on your arm is deep, Young Master."

"And?" Henry asked impatiently.

"She's suffering from severe blood loss and exhaustion. If she had arrived thirty minutes later—"

The doctor suddenly stopped speaking.

Henry's eyes slowly met his.

"Continue."

"...she would've died."

Silence filled the room.

Everyone standing there immediately felt the temperature drop.

No one dared to breathe.

Henry slowly looked towards your sleeping figure before asking quietly,

"Will she live?"

"Y-Yes! She will live if she rests properly."

Only then did everyone release the breath they had been holding.

The doctor carefully began treating your wounds while Henry remained beside you the entire time.

"Young Master, we'll need to change her clothes to treat the wounds on her shoulder."

"No."

The doctor blinked.

"...Pardon?"

"No male doctor touches her." T-T

The room immediately became awkward.

"Then what do we do?"

Henry looked towards one of the maids.

"Bring my grandmother here."

Everyone: "......."

Only Lady Eleanor could save them now.

Meanwhile downstairs....

Alexander was having an existential crisis.

"Our family's future head brought home our enemy."

"Yes."

"He's threatening to kill us for her."

"Yes."

"He thanked grandmother."

"YES!"

Alexander looked towards Ethan with horror written across his face.

"WHAT HAS LOVE DONE TO HIM?"

Lady Eleanor simply smiled while eating her cake.

"Oh, please. He's adorable."

"HE'S TERRIFYING!"

"Same thing."

Suddenly Isabella looked worried.

"Do you all realize what this means?"

Everyone became silent.

"The other family will come looking for her."

The atmosphere immediately changed.

Everyone knew she wasn't just anyone.

You were the daughter of the family's greatest enemy.

If your family discovered where you were, another war would begin.

Alexander sighed while rubbing his forehead.

"We're dead."

"No," Theodore spoke for the first time since Henry left.

Everyone turned towards him.

"The other family should pray Henry doesn't decide to go to war."

They suddenly realized something terrifying.

If someone harmed you....

Henry would destroy them.

Without hesitation.

Without mercy.

Because Henry Blackwood had never lost anything precious before.

Which meant no one had ever witnessed what he would become when protecting someone he loved.

Later that night...

I slowly opened my eyes feeling warmth surrounding my body.

my head hurt.

Everything hurt.

The first thing i noticed was the unfamiliar room.

The second thing was the warm hand holding mine.

i slowly looked beside me and froze.

Henry was sleeping while sitting beside your bed.

His black shirt was stained with blood, his face decorated with bruises from the fight and his hand was tightly holding mine even in his sleep.

my eyes widened slightly.

He never leaves his guard down.

Never.

Then why was he sleeping beside you?

Suddenly his eyes slowly opened.

For a moment, the ruthless monster looked surprised before relief appeared in his eyes.

"You're awake."

i  nodded slightly.

"Where am I?"

"My room."

"......"

"......"

"What?"

"My room."

i almost sat up from shock before immediately regretting my life choices when pain shot through my body.

Henry gently helped me lie back down.

"you lost too much blood."

"Why am I in your room?"

"Because I brought you here."

"WHY?"

"Because I wanted to."

You suddenly remembered something important.

"Our families—"

"I don't care."

"You should."

"I don't."

i stared at him speechlessly.

"Henry, they are going to kill me."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"YES!"

He gently brushed my hair behind my ear before speaking softly,

"Then they'll die first."

You froze.

He wasn't joking.

That was the terrifying part.

He was completely serious.

Before you could say anything else, the door suddenly flew open.

Alexander stormed inside looking furious.

"HENRY! HAVE YOU LOST YOUR—"

He suddenly stopped speaking after noticing you were awake.

Silence.

Awkward silence.

i looked at him.

He looked at you.

Henry looked ready to kill him.

Alexander smiled awkwardly.

"...Good evening?"

"Get out."

"No."

"Get out."

"No."

"Three."

"What?"

"Two."

"WAIT!"

Alexander immediately pointed towards you.

"I BROUGHT SOUP FOR HER!"

Silence filled the room.

Henry looked at the tray in his hand.

"...You brought soup?"

Alexander awkwardly nodded.

"Mother said sick people eat soup."

i blinked in surprise.

"Thank you."

Alexander froze.

YOU THANKED HIM?!

He slowly looked towards Henry before whispering,

"...Brother."

"What?"

"I like her."

"She's mine."

"I WASN'T FLIRTING!"

For the first time in hours, i  couldn't stop myself from laughing.

The sound immediately silenced the room.

Henry simply stared at my smiling face before unconsciously smiling himself.

Alexander almost dropped the tray.

HE SMILED?!

OH GOD! HE SMILED!

He immediately ran downstairs.

"GRANDMOTHER! CALL EVERYONE!"

Lady Eleanor looked confused.

"What happened?"

Alexander pointed upstairs dramatically.

"THE MONSTER SMILED!"

The entire mansion fell silent.

Henry Blackwood....

Had smiled.

And somehow, everyone knew that this was only the beginning of a far more dangerous story.

To Be Continued...

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