Zuriel was holding Phoenix's hand on his hospital bed. He kept his eyes on him from the time he got out of the surgery. He never left his side, not even once. Zuriel felt an agonizing pain in his chest, even more painful than the stab wound he got in his gut.
He laid his head next to Phoenix’s shoulder, slightly touching his skin with his lips. He wanted to be close to him. He doesn’t want to return him to Eastside City anymore. Here, in his father’s city built to protect them from anyone is where Phoenix will be much safer.
“Zuriel…”
He lifted his head up and saw Sato standing by the door. Then his attention went back to Phoenix again. Sato walked inside the penthouse hospital room and stood by the foot of Phoenix’s bed.
Sato sighed at the way Phoenix looked. It reminded him of his pa
