Page 72 of Aching for His Discretion

“But you won’t admit to that. You’re too smart to make such a dumb move… although you did sleep with a murderer, so it makes me actually question your judgment,” he said, laughing as I ripped myself from his hold and walked toward the door.

“You should’ve just told me the truth, Teegan. If you told me what you knew, you would be innocent… but you didn’t. And now, Mitchel’s murder and Alec’s kidnapping are going to be on you, too.”

I stopped in my tracks as my hands grew sweaty, and he walked toward me, placing a hand on the small of my back.

“Enjoy your little freedom while you still have it… It’s a shame, really.You would have been a good doctor,”he whispered, and I pushed him away with as much force as possible.

“Stop harassing me,” I seethed.

He tilted his head to the side. “Even after discovering the truth, you are still trying to protect him,” he muttered.

I ignored him as I opened the door and went straight to the Psychiatric floor.A bit ironic considering my current mental state.

Rushing into the women’s locker room, I locked the door behind me and immediately started sobbing. I pulled out myphone, and with shaky hands and blurry eyes, I called the only person I could think of.

Putting the phone up to my ear, he spoke.“Tesoro?”

“L-Levi,” I cried, and he said a few things in Italian to the people he was talking to before speaking into the phone again.

“Tesoro, what’s wrong?”heasked, and I gulped softly.

“Theo... h-he’s been following me, and h-he threatened me with losing my career, my life… He knows that I know, and he w-wanted me to confess,” I said shakily.

Levi stayed silent for a moment as if he was contemplating his next few words.

“I don’t know what to do, Levi,” I cried, and after a few moments, listening to my soft cries, I heard him speak.

“Tesoro,”he said after a few moments, and I hummed in response as I wiped the tears that were still falling.

“Do you want me to take care of it?” he asked, and my heart dropped to my stomach.

“W-what?” I asked softly.

“Do you want me to take care of it, Tesoro?”heasked menacingly, and I felt frozen in my spot.

“Levi, y-you can’t—” I began, and he shushed me softly.

“Tesoro, I only want to keep you safe… you know that, baby.”

I nervously ran my hands through my hair. Guilt began building in my chest as I felt conflicted about what to think of the situation.

“You can’t,” I whispered, and he tsked into the phone.

“You need to trust me, Tesoro. Let me protect you.”

“P-please don’t hurt him,” I whispered again, and he remained silent.

“He’s hurting you...”he stated after some time.

I shook my head frantically, though he couldn’t see me.

“Levi, please d-don’t hurt him.”

“I will take care of him, Tesoro. Because I need to protect you... you know that, right, baby? All I ever want is to keep you safe, hmmm?”

His tone reminded me of when he apologized a few days earlier… when my subconscious warned me to stay away from his manipulation.

I did what I needed to do to keep you safe. I only wanted to protect you, sweet girl. Everything I do and will ever do...is for you.

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