Chapter 150 - Shadow In The Balcony

Wild Orchid Castle, 

Stacey was running around the empty room where they are going to set up their mini kitchen. She giggled and rushed to Maverick. 

"Well?" He asked. 

"It's too costly that we are setting five rooms away from your study room. Then, you have already set up a bed and a half bath in the Greenhouse… with a mini-fridge." 

"It isn't that much." He said and took her back to their room. 

"So, where do you usually go off?" Stacey asked. Maverick doesn't want to tell her but since she'll be a Duchess of Marduque, he should at least tell it to her. 

"I'll tell you when we get married." 

"Uhuh." She stared at him for a long and he was puzzled. "Are you sure about marrying me? What if you ran away with someone else?"

"I'll run away with you." He grinned and pulled her to their closet. "Choose what we should wear." 

"I love those couple pajamas!" She squealed excitedly and searched for it. 

Maverick smiled at how hyper she was. She just tasted delicious chocolate that he ordered from the best chocolate store in the Marduque. Since they took an off day of lovemaking last night, Maverick planned to have it this time in the Greenhouse. He never got to make love last night since she fell asleep peacefully around nature. Maybe they don't need a psychiatrist. Although she said that she could meet one, she still wanted time before talking. Also, his priority is her physical health too. She might be pregnant with their baby although it was too soon, it might be already forming inside her tummy. 

"I love this blue one. Let's wear it?" She suggested. 

"Of course," 

Maverick checks the bathroom while she's busy setting up their clothes. Then, suddenly he heard a phone ringing. He peeked at the door and found Stacey lying on the bed with the phone in her ear.

"Hey, mom? I'm fine. Yeah. Don't worry. Party?" 

Maverick didn't want to eavesdrop but when he heard a word that would make him a little uncomfortable, he stopped from taking a step. 

"Woo? No. Marry? Oh, please. I don't want to get married to anyone I don't like! Fuck your business!" She looked agitated as she sat up. "Yeah, I am sleeping with my houseboy." She hung up and tossed her phone away.

She turned her head to him who was observing her all this time. She slipped off from the bed and approached him. 

"I choose you." She said. "Even from the very start." 

"I know." He scooped her face gently like it was a gem and he kissed her forehead. "I won't make you regret that you chose me." 

She inhaled his manly scent and snuggled to his chest. 

"Let's have a bath. But I have to check on something later. Is it alright for you to stay here in our room for a moment?" 

"Okay." 

During the time that they have their bath, Stacey focused on eating snacks while she was also busy on her book canvas and her charcoal pencil. She's been dreaming of a wedding gown. She's not a good designer but at least, a draft would do. While she's busy with it, something caught her eyes. A silhouette on the balcony? She thought that she saw it wrong but she slowly slipped off the bed and checked if there's a person. 

A shadow moved on the other side and she stepped back. There must be someone out there. A loud explosion made her scream as the glasses from the main lights of the room shattered. She ducked down and heard footsteps. She reached for her phone and shook it quickly as the flashlight was on and pointed it to the man. Her eyes dilated seeing his left hand holding a gun. 

Her heart almost jumped when there's that swoosh sound in front of her and the sound of a hard stab on the bed of the mattress and the head of the arrow was on the bed between her and the man. Then there were a few more coming toward the man and she crawled behind the side table. 

Guards started shouting and she felt a big arm holding a crossbow clutching her. 

"Stacey!" Maverick called and she stared at him. 

"Mavey…" She sobbed. 

Maverick hugged her tightly while watching the expert guards rushing after the man. 

"It's alright now… I'll hunt him down." 

"Who is he?" 

"I'm not sure," Maverick said. "But the way he pointed the gun was something familiar."

Stacey inhaled and exhaled as she clutched his pajama top. 

"I'm fine now." 

Maverick stared down at her. She wiped her tears and although she's shaking from shock, Maverick never saw her trying to be calm like that. She held onto him and pursed her lips. She's still shuddering but she's trying so hard to be okay for him. 

"If I didn't see that shadow I might be too late. I'm sorry for leaving you." 

"I'm fine." She forced herself to smile. "The balcony door was unlocked… I should have checked it." 

"Don't do that." He patted her head. "It's my responsibility." 

The couple went to their greenhouse and it was surrounded by guards. Maverick had control of everything and they are still chasing after that bastard. This time, he hated that they couldn't make love. But she was his priority. 

"Milk tastes good here." She mumbled as she finished her warm milk. She put the glass on the small sink. Then, she climbed up from the bed and waited for him. 

"Darling," he called as he lifted the mosquito net and climbed up the bed. He pointed to her chest. "I will have your milk first before our baby." He said it… more like declaring. 

Stacey burst into laughter and she punched his arm lightly. 

"How about our baby?" She asked. 

"Hey, our baby would be still inside your tummy when you start lactating." 

She giggled and grabbed the collar of his pajama top and kissed his lips passionately. She wrestled him down to their wide bed and straddled him. He grinned and let her unbutton his pajama top, and kept kissing his face. She's hyper today. Probably because of the chocolate and adrenaline rushed from the attack, an hour ago. He doesn't care now. She doesn't seem to mind. 

What surprised him is she went down to his lower part and sucked him. Although both of them had done it many times, he's still quick on getting aroused. Then, she rides on him to her content. For him, she's a Goddess. Soon, the couple relaxed in each other's arms. Then, he thought about what happened a while ago. It's another big trauma for her so he opened it up. 

"My love, the man a while ago. Did you see his face?" 

"No." She shook her head. "It's dark but I recognized something." 

"Okay?" 

"He has a scar on his left wrist. He's not wearing any gloves. He meant to kill me with a bare hand." Stacey sat up and thought deeply. "But why didn't he kill me when I was on the bed and chose to kill the light first?"

Maverick already thought that it's only a threat. Like what he and Kenzo received. They want to play on him and Kenzo. 

"That won't happen again. I'm sorry." He said sincerely and reached her hands, holding them tightly. 

"Hey," She chuckled. "I said that I chose you, right?" She reached his face. "I will go through hardship with you, Mave. I will survive for you and our future babies." 

This is their life now. It's good that they are aware of the dangers. 

"Alright, love." He reached for her underwear and pajama pants. "Put this on. You will get a cold." 

"Why?" She smirked at him. "Don't you want to see my oozing hot body?" She teased and reached his abdomen. "Don't put anything on. I want to see that sexy abdominal." 

She reached for her phone and put on her pajama top and covered her lower part.

"Let's take a photo together with those sexy abs." 

He chuckled, as he wrapped his arms to her small waist and pulled her gently. Then, she started snapping photos of them while he held the duvet to his lower part. He snuggled his face to her neck like he usually does. He hid half of his face since she wanted it to post on her social media. She only had a few people to see it. Her close friends. Her only real friends were Victoria and Kaisley and it seemed to expand a little bit. 

"I look good here… sexy as fuck." She giggled. 

"You will only curse in front of me. Okay?" 

"Yeah…" Then she creased her brows. "Then, I can't curse bad guys who would attack me?" 

"Oh, you can." He agreed to her. He carefully gathered her hair and gently pushed it to the other side so he could kiss her neck. "Let's sleep or make love more?" 

"Sleep." She yawned and put away her phone. "Let's make love tomorrow as an exercise." She had decided. 

She laid down and patted him. Maverick coaxed her to sleep and make sure that she could sleep peacefully without any bad dreams. That's when he could peacefully sleep. But instead of sleeping. He checked on what happened. His guards were injured but none of them caught that assassin. He already thought that the man was old enough and more skilled than any of them. But he's just a human. He will hunt him down and kill him someday. He will find out the people behind it. And someday, he'll be able to give their family peaceful life. 

"Mavey," Stacey called and rubbed her eyes. "Why aren't you asleep?" 

Maverick will try hard not to sleep sometimes if it means her protection.