Chapter 609 - Six Hundred And Nine: The Temptation (1/2)
The third point of view:
Julie was fast asleep when he heard movements. His type of work trained him to be a light sleeper, always alert in times of danger just like now.
Although he sensed the approaching shadow, he regulated his breath and feigned to be asleep - hopefully, whoever that was doesn't have a gun. This wasn't the first time they had attempted to assassinate him. Yes, it had been a while since the attack came, he never ruled out the possibility of one happening right under his nose.
He calculated his assassin's position by manipulating the shadow cast on him. The shadow stood straight which meant his arms were down and has no gun - yet.
The assassin continued to tiptoe in his direction, he must be trying hard not to make noise so he could kill him without alerting the others. Amid his body asking him to react, Julie willed his mind to remain still and wait for the right time.
The assassin was quite a weird one because Julie felt him leaning down towards him, he must plan to stifle him by holding a pillow over his head.. His heart began to pound but Julie held still, this wasn't the time for carelessness.
Julie felt the assassin lean closer and closer and when he was close enough to be grabbed, he struck. He flipped the assassin over to the empty side of the bed, surprised at the assassin's lightweight. He was stunned at the realization that the assassin was a woman. But then, woman or not, she had been sent to kill him and would pay gravely for that.
Hence, Judy pushed her down to the bed, pressing his strong arms against her throat to cut off her air supply. His room was dark and he would have loved to see the face of his assassin but he couldn't risk that, not now he had her subdued.
The assassin began to struggle with him, squirming beneath his strength and hitting his arm so he could let her go. Julie intended to, he simply planned to cut off her air supply, enough to knock her out.
However, when he leaned closer a familiar scent wafted into his nose and he froze, his grip loosening. With such space, the assassin pushed him away and didn't attack. Released, she instead began to wheeze and gasp for air and the familiarity of the voice hit him.
Oh crap.
Without wasting time, Julie instinctively searched blindly for the wall switch and turned on the lights, his breath coming to a stop when he saw Anabelle on his bed, gasping and feeling her throat.
His eyes almost bulged out of its socket when he saw the red mark around Anabelle's throat, Eden would surely kill him when he saw that - even Niklaus might not be enough to save him this time.
”Princess,” He called her by the nickname he gave her but all he received in return was a fiery glare from her. Judy, scratched the back of his head, she wasn't going to make this one easy for him.
”H-how could you?” Anabelle's eyes watered and Julie felt his heart breaking into pieces. He didn't mean to hurt her - this is why people shouldn't give him a sneak attack.
”I'm so sorry,” He apologized, walking over to the bed to sit beside her. Julie removed her hand to examine the bruise, swallowing down the lump in his throat. That looked red.