The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Kate had never imagined Darius smiling at her before, especially after she'd come onto him so forcefully.

Darius shook his head, then said, "I think you can stand up now that you're feeling better."

She was still dazed by his smile, so she stood up without a second thought. Then, she heard the despair in the captain’s voice. "No, wait! You shouldn't do that! It's much too dangerous now!"

Unfortunately, it was too late, and his despair grew as he looked at Darius. Now, he had two options-to go along with what Darius wanted or to go against him. No matter which one he picked, he wouldn’t be able to live a peaceful life. So, he chose to leave a good impression on the people who would make it out of this alive and win himself a stellar reputation. He would show them that he was willing to die to protect his master no matter how dangerous it was, which meant that he would stop Darius.

He hurried over to stand between Kate and Darius, his expression mixed with fear and anger. "How can you allow her to stand up? Do you know how unethical it is for you to do something like this just to prove what a good doctor you are?”

he kept his voice loud as he said tremulously, "I'm sure we all saw what happened earlier. Kate suffered a serious injury to the head, and she was bleeding profusely. She should be in pain and feeling dizzy now, but you told her

raised an eyebrow and nodded. "What do you think is the logical thing to do,

look that he would never forget. Kate's gaze was filled with shock, confusion, disdain, and other emotions that he couldn't discern. He remained

to speak, the captain finally managed to ask, "Are you feeling

put a hand to her head and massaged it vigorously, even messing her hair up to prove that she was okay. The captain's jaw dropped at her actions. He stumbled backward, shaking his head as he mumbled," No, that’s impossible. I saw your wound, and it was deep. There was so much blood! That’s enough to show

at Darius. "I think you owe us an

but he still nodded and said, 'You're right. Kate

join their ranks. His logic won out, though, and he stepped

stared at