Colby's POV
"Sss-omthn int rah." Julia mumbled incoherently, causing me to turn. "What?" I asked and flinched at how pale she was.
"Julia." I said and rushed towards her, holding her arms as she started choking.
"Hey..hey." I said and helped her get on the ground without hurting herself.
Something was terribly wrong but I couldn't figure out what it was.
"Juliana. Come back to me." I said frantically as her eyes glazed over.
Part of me was worried that she was overdosing, since that's what this looked like.
I didn't know how she would get access to narcotics though so it couldn't be that.
All I knew was something was horribly wrong.
"Shit!" I hissed as her eyes rolled back and she started foaming at the mouth.
She was having a seizure now.
"Okay...okay. You're okay." I said quietly, holding her head in my lap as she seized. This went on for what felt like forever, small whimpers leaving her lips every couple seconds.
"Come on, Jules. Come back to me." I whispered, holding her closely.
After a couple more minutes of this she finally went limp, her eyes fluttering open.
"Thank fuck." I breathed out, caressing her cheek gently. A look of fear washed over Julia's face as her eyes darted around.
"You're safe, Jules. You're okay. You had a seizure." I said as she shook her head.
"N-no." Julia whimpered, looking up at me. "No, what?" I asked as her eyes watered.
"S-something's wrong." She said with pure fear in her voice.
"Try to relax, baby. We'll figure this out." I said quietly, not knowing what else to say.
I was still trying to wrap my head around what was happening.
I thought that there was a reason behind this little episode she was having but she's never acted like this after a seizure.
Something wasn't right.
"Colby?" Julia asked and looked up at me. "Yes, darling?" I asked and brushed her hair back from her forehead.
"I'm scared." She said as I nodded. "I know.
I am too." I said quietly. "Am I gonna die?" She asked as a single tear trickled down her cheek.
"No. You're not." I said then stood up, pulling her into my arms. "I feel so sick." She whimpered, hiding her face in my chest.
"Have you been taking your medication?" I asked and laid Julia on the bed. "Every day." She mumbled as I laid a blanket over her.
"Alright..let me just get you some water." I said then turned to go to the bathroom.
I felt like an asshole for not believing Julia but there was no way she would have a seizure that bad if she was taking her medication.
I walked over to the pill bottle that was sitting on the counter.
When I picked up the bottle, there were only a few pills in there which meant she probably wasn't lying about taking them.
I wanted to make sure she didn't accidentally miss a couple days, so I opened the bottle only to see that usually oval pills were actually round white ones.
They looked similar to Julia's usual medication but the closer I looked, the more I realized what was happening.
Someone was drugging Julia.
I felt rage build up in my chest, knowing the only people who would have access to this pill bottle had to be close to me.
They were in the secret society.
I tried to keep my emotions as level as possible as I grabbed a glass of water and made my way back into the bedroom.
I didn't want to freak Julia out any more than she already was.
"Here, love. Drink this." I said and sat next to her on the bed. "Will you lay with me?" She asked as I nodded.
"Of course." I said then helped her take a sip of water. "How are you feeling?" I asked and laid next to her, pulling her close.
"I could see everything." She mumbled, snuggling into me. "What do you mean?" I asked and rubbed her arm gently, trying desperately to not show how much anger was coursing through my veins.
"I saw you freaking out. When I was...I guess having a seizure." She said quietly. "I'm not so certain it was just a seizure after all." I mumbled.
"What?" Julia asked as I shook my head. "Get some rest, sweetheart." I whispered then kissed her head.
We laid in silence for a little while before Julia finally drifted off to sleep. I sighed then kissed her head before getting out of bed.
I needed to deal with whoever the fuck thought that drugging Julia was a good idea.
It infuriated me that someone who be so fucking stupid but it made me more mad that I was possibly falling into another trap.
I didn't fucking care though. Nobody fucks with Jules and gets away with it.
I made sure my apartment was locked up then made my way downstairs.
"Nobody is allowed up to my apartment. Are we clear?" I asked Jeff, the guy who was sat at the front desk. "Absolutely, Mr. Brock." Jeff said as I nodded and left through the front door.
I sped to base, letting my anger boil above the surface.
I was pissed off that someone thought they could cross me but I was more pissed off that they used Julia's weakness to their gain.
When I got to base I angrily made my way down the hallway.
"Oh. Mr. Brock, I wasn't expecting you back." Jeremy said as I clenched my jaw. "I want every single person in the conference room in the next five fucking minutes." I seethed causing his eyes to widened.
"Absolutely, sir." He said then quickly turned to go get everyone gathered up.
I went to my office, feeling the anger radiating off of me.
When I got in there I groaned and grabbed my gun, making sure it was loaded.
Julia's painting caught my eye. The painting of the future she dreamed for us to have.
It seemed nearly impossible at this time for it to be a reality.
No matter how badly I wanted that life too, I would never be able to have it.
I collected my thoughts then turned on the hard angry face I needed to deal with this situation,
The silence that was surrounding me as I made my way down the hallway was eerie.
There was usually some sort of commotion happening down here but right now there was nothing.
I barged into the conference room, glaring at each and every person in there.
"Who did it?" I snapped, after a couple moments of silence.
"What are you talking about?" Will asked with confusion. "Cut the shit. Who fucking did it?" I seethed angrily.
Everyone looked at eachother with fearful looks on their faces. I didn't blame them for being scared. They needed to be scared.
"Nobody fucking moves." I said then stormed out of the room, slamming the door.
If nobody was going to fess up, I was going to find the evidence myself.
I started with Will's office since it was the closest. I rummaged through every little thing, leaving no drawer unopened or paper unturned.
Nothing.
I moved on to Jack's office, doing the same thing. Since there was no warning about me finding out about this, I was bound to find some sort of evidence.
Nothing though.
I found nothing until I went into Ryan's office, digging through everything until I found a little bag with white oval pills.
Julia's medication.
I clenched my jaw and stormed out of the room, my face heating up with anger.
When I got to the conference room, I slammed the door open causing the guys to jump with fright.
"You." I spat, pointing at Ryan. His face drained white as I stormed over to him.
"What the FUCK are you doing with these?" I growled, holding up the bag of pills.
"Mr. Brock, it's not-" He started but was interrupted by me grabbing his shirt.
"Cut the bullshit. What the fuck are you doing with these. You have five fucking seconds to answer me." I said, yanking him up and out of his seat.
"I-it was a mistake!" He cried out, fear in his eyes. "Th-they offered me a lot of money." He explained nervously.
"Who is we?" I asked, narrowing my eyes at him. "I don't know! I-I got an anonymous letter. Th-they said to do it. I'm sorry!" He cried out in fear.
Pathetic.
"And you didn't bring this information to me because...?" I prompted causing him to panic.
"They threatened my mother's life if I told you! I had no choice!" He said as I shook my head. "There's always a right choice and you chose wrong." I said then pulled the gun out of my holster.
"You can't protect your mother if you're fucking dead." I seethed then shot him in the head, killing him instantly.
There was an eerie silence as I tossed the dead body off to the side.
"Someone clean that up." I said then turned to leave the room.
Before I could get to the door though I turned towards my gang.
They all had scared looks on their faces since it wasn't the most common thing to kill a fellow gang member.
"Fuck with me or mine and you'll be next." I said to them then turned and left the room without another word.
I needed to make it very clear that although I loved Julia and would protect her with my whole life, I wasn't one to fuck with.
I wasn't going to be unfocused this time around.