Elijah:
I had to fight back rolling my eyes at the woman as I watched her pace around in front of me.
Her dark brown hair was tied in a bun. Her brown eyes were fixed on the ground as she waited for whatever her boss was going to say. The two of us knew that they wouldn’t be able to do anything, but she was still doing her best to get me ‘behind bars’ and again, she was going to be disappointed.
“You’re making me dizzy” I said catching her attention. She glared at me as I broke whatever train of thoughts she was lost in.
“Good”
“Can I at least have my things? You know, watching you pace around like some idiotic fly can become annoying, might as well use my phone until I leave” I knew that I was testing her patience. She wasn’t what one called ‘social’ when it didn’t come to her job, and frankly, I believed that she hated me too much to want to be around me to begin with.
“You are not going to leave”
“That’s what you said last time” I said putting my ankle over my knee. I waited for her response but it never came as her senior, Jason, arrived with my things, handing them to me. My lawyer, Mikhail, stood by his side, holding his suitcase in his hand as he looked at Anastasia who frowned.
“I’ll take it from here, boss” Mikhail said looking at me, ignoring Anastasia’s presence.
“No” she said shaking her head. She glared at Mikhail as if he’s grown two heads and I had to fight back smirking at her reaction and at the fact that I was right, again.
“We apologize for disturbing you and for the inconvenience caused, Mr. Volkov” Jason said looking me in the eye. I knew that he wanted me caught as much as she did, but they knew not to mess with the ‘law’ when it came to such situations.
She glared at me, watching as one of the other officers walked me toward the door. I winked at her and walked out of the building as she followed her boss looking like she’s been hit by a few bricks. Yaroslav, my best friend and right hand, stood by the door waiting for me.
“Managed to annoy her yet?” He teased.
“You didn’t leave me in long enough to do so. But I’m guessing that her getting an earful from her boss would be enough to do it anyway” I said walking toward the car. Timur, my driver, opened the door for me, and I got inside the car before he walked toward Yaroslav’s side and opened his door.
Timur was about to close the car door for Timur when he froze at the sight of an annoyed Anastasia walking toward the car. He attempted to pull out his gun despite it being risky; however, I opened my door and nodded at him to back away as I handled this with her.
“How the bloody fuck did you manage to do it this time? Bloody hell, you didn’t even have your phone on you! Not to mention the fact that most of the men weren’t even part of your family!” She asked glaring at me. Her eyes caught sight of Yaroslav who got out of the car, and stood in front of the door as he watched her rant “of course, it had to be him”
“Hello to you too, officer”
“I told you to give up, malyshka. Your odd hate and feud with me is only getting old, and you’re just going to end up turning in circles to get nothing. Just settle for your job in catching and solving normal crimes. What I do shouldn’t concern you” I said looking her in the eye “you should be thankful that I like you too much as not to shoot your head, printsessa, anyone else would have been dead long ago”
“You’re breaking the bloody damn law” she said running her fingers through her hair “and miraculously; you seem to constantly be getting away with it”
“Technically, I’m not” I said stopping her “I believe that even your boss is convinced that I’m doing nothing wrong, I think that you should be too. This isn’t some movie or book where you’ll be solving a small case, malyshka. This is the real deal, and the faster you learn that, the better”
“You’re a bloody asshole”
“I’ve heard you say worse. Nevertheless, I hope you’re not suspended again”
“You really are a bloody damn asshole” she muttered under her breath confirming that they either demoted her, put her under punishment, or took away her badge.
“I told you that you’ll end up regretting this, but you decided to choose not to believe me. Anyway, I’ll put in a word or two if you promise that you don’t appear in my face again trying to ‘put me behind bars’ or ‘give me a warning’” I said mimicking her words. I laughed as to mock her before getting back inside the car “go inside, Anastasia. You’re a beautiful woman, and you’re simply draining yourself and your beauty over a job that doesn’t suit you”
“Go to hell”
“I’ll be sure to take you with me” I winked before closing the door “take us home, Timur”
I watched as Blake walked out of the police station to speak to her, and whatever it was; she seemed to become alert, diverting her attention from our car to run back inside by his side.
Yaroslav was quiet as he watched in amusement. He has witnessed both Anastasia and I get into different arguments, some which ended up with her wanting to actually fight me; however, I didn’t hit women, I just settled to pinning her down until she realized that she couldn’t escape my grasp.
“I don’t understand why you won’t put her in place” Yaroslav said pretending that his hand was gun and shooting his head “it would be a lot easier to deal with”
“You and I both know what her issue is” I said reminding him of why the woman wants nothing more than to put me behind bars.
“Had it not been for you; she would have been dead”
“And that is why I should never interfere with what doesn’t concern me…” Yaroslav’s phone rang breaking our conversation.
“What’s going on, Lyov?” Yaroslav said the second he answered “send me the location, we’re on our way”
He hung up and pinched the bridge of his nose “what happened?”
“Alex has been killed”
Anastasia:“Nasia, if you keep this up; you will end up losing your job” Blake said as I drove toward the murder scene. This was the fifth one this month, and the pattern which would have usually taken a month or two to repeat itself has become too frequent for anyone’s liking “and how the hell are you sure that it’s another Z case anyway?”“A pattern was followed, and it’s like the person is leaving the people on the same trail. Plus, he left him beside the car” I answered as I sped up, avoiding the cars as I did. They mostly moved out of the way at the sound of the sirens, but I still needed to reach the scene as fast as I could before the FBI claimed it as their case “as for Elijah, the man killed someone right before my eyes…”“To save your life, Anastasia. Yes, it’s not right, but the system…”“What the bloody hell are they doing here?” I ask
Elijah: “Why is the cop coming here again, Ilya?” My aunt, Nikita asked, calling me by my Russian name. Her blue eyes met my brown ones as she entered the living room. She was on edge because I told her that Anastasia was coming, and I couldn’t blame her. The number of times they sent Mikhail because Anastasia decided to want to play cop on me were annoying enough as it was. “Because Aunt Nikita, Alexander is one of my men, and unfortunately for me; Alexander died by a killer their looking for, at least that’s what she assumes. We need to see if there’s a link to lead us to the bastard for me to make him pay, and also for us to ensure that nothing like this happens again” I said cupping her cheeks. I kissed her forehead and smiled “you just relax; I’ll take care of things with her” “You can’t seriously expect to leave a case like this to her, right? Whether the man is someone they’re looking for or not…” “If I was leaving the case to her, I wouldn’t h
Anastasia: “You’re back early” Elijah said opening the door for me “care to come in?” I nodded and walked inside. Elijah closed the door after me and guided me to an office where Yaroslav was sitting. He already knew that I arrived having been told by his security men which were by the door. He gave them the approval to let me in before they opened the door for me. “I see your friend decided not to show up” he stated. “He’s no longer taking care of the case. It’s you and me on this one” I said pointing at the two of us. Yaroslav nodded at me and I returned the favor before taking a seat on the chair in front of the desk which I assumed was Elijah’s. “Drink?” Elijah asked motioning to the bottle of whiskey which was on the bar table. Yaroslav nodded as Elijah poured him a glass and the man waited for my response before pouring at third glass. “At eleven in the morning?” “There’s no specific time to drinking” Elijah answered.
Elijah: I watched as Anastasia walked out of the house, heading to her car which was now parked in the garage. Aunt Nikita who was standing beside me looked at me “are you sure this is a good idea?” “There’s no better way to stay off the grid than to bring in the grid” I said keeping my eyes on Anastasia “she’s ruined far too many businesses for me so far, and I would rather have her in front of me, watching her before I make my next move. Plus, the case does concern Alexander, and he’s one of my men; I won’t let her or her cops leave it to die” “The girl is smart, Elijah; she won’t just give in to what you say, nor would she fall for simple tricks” Aunt Nikita warned me. I looked at her, seeing as Anastasia entered the garage, and nodded in agreement. “I know that she is, and that is why I chose to have her instead of one of her colleagues. Her determination is one thing that I respect, and I would rather have her by my side than theirs” I sa
Anastasia: I walked out to the front porch where Elijah was standing in front of the fence after he made a phone call. I could see Yaroslav standing by his car, keeping his ‘Pakhan’ safe in case things went wrong. He nodded and I returned the favor before looking at Elijah. Mum having just walked to her room to rest, gave Elijah and I our privacy believing that he’s my friend who I suddenly have a romantic fling with. “Is everything alright?” “Must there be something wrong?” Elijah shot back. He turned to face me and for a second, I swear I saw anger in his eyes. “Do you want to tell me why you traced the house and came all the way here?” I asked. Seeing him in my house was the last thing I expected, and the fact that he parked a few blocks away from the house only made it oblivious to me that he did show up to begin with. I didn’t even know how he managed to convince mum to let him in, but whatever it was; I knew that he didn’t come here to s
Elijah: “Fucking hell” I said as we caught sight of the man’s body. The street was empty despite the few cars that passed by every few minutes. That explained why the ‘killer’ ended up throwing his body here, and how the cops got the call. “I must admit, whoever this ‘killer is’ he seems to be a little too creative with his methods” Yaroslav said standing beside me as Anastasia inspected the scene. The man was dead, placed in a sitting position with his back against the car. Blood came out of his mouth as he was slaughtered, his face was bruised, his eyes swollen, I could already tell that his nose was broken, and the letter Z was carved on his forehead. I could also tell that the man has been taken a long while before today, the cuts that were on his face revealed dried out blood. However, I also believe that he was killed today, but it must have happened early morning judging by the dried out blood on his neck and shirt. Anastasia pinched the bridge
Anastasia:I handed Jason my badge and my gun before taking a step back to stand beside Elijah who entered the station with me. Yaroslav and Timur waited outside the office’s door, not trusting me to have their boss inside the police station. I couldn’t blame them either; therefore, I didn’t bother questioning them about it.“Thank you for your services, Anastasia” Jason said dismissing me. I knew that he didn’t want to do this, but Blake left him no other choice when he handed him the video of me taking the file from the cabinet. I knew what was in stake when I did it.Blake arrived to the station alongside his new ‘partner’, one of the FBI agents, and smirked when he saw me standing in front of Jason. I shook my head at him knowing that he would come to taunt me, but I wasn’t in the mood for that. If anyone knew how much I worked on this case; it was Blake, and to see that he did what he has so easily only
Elijah:“Thank you” Anastasia told the maid who took her coat from her. The maid walked toward the closet to hang it while Anastasia watched before she was guided in.She held her mug of coffee in her right hand while her phone was in her left. Her laptop bag was strapped on her shoulder. Her dark brown hair was tied in a messy bun over her head. She wore a black shirt and black pants, and I couldn’t help but notice that she didn’t have any makeup on.“You do realize that we have coffee in the house and all you had to do to get a mug was ask” I said nodding at her mug.“Hello to you too, Elijah. I hope you had a pleasant evening” sarcasm dripped from her tone and seeing the dark circles under her eyes, I realized that she may have not had a good night herself “if there’s anything that you may need; you’ll find me in the office”I nodded and watched as she walked toward her offi