Elijah Smith...I sat in the middle seat of the tinted minivan next to Kevin and one other man. It was supposed to be a disguise when we entered traffic, so we would be able to blend in pretty well.Cane was the one driving the car, taking us to the location of our choice. One of our men sat shot gun, and the rest three sat at the back seat. I kept my eyes planted on the window, remembering Ella's reaction when I tried to kiss her before I left the mansion. She ducked her head, and I just knew that it was so she would be able to avoid my kiss.Why?I let out a silent sigh as I cracked my knuckles.My eyes were still planted on the window, avoiding the tension in the car, when I saw something, more like when I saw someone.We were about to join traffic when I caught a figure walking down a quiet street, holding a coffee holder with six cups of cheap coffee in it.I say cheap because the holder was obviously from the small coffee house around the corner, and everyone knows you don
He almost looked like he had given up. But he quickly changed his stance, keeping his feet apart and wide to balance himself as he raised his fisted hands up, looking like he was ready to fight.He didn't want to give up, I could see that. He wanted to at least fight until his chances of escaping became slim to none.I stayed waiting, expecting him to attack. But I guess he wasn't stupid after all.Because he didn't attack. He went straight for the one who didn't have a gun in his hands, and that was Kevin.I quickly raised my gun up when the man locked his arm around Kevin's neck from behind.Kevin looked annoyed. He could get out of that hold, I knew he could. What worried me was the gun Kevin had that was now in the reach of the man's hand.Kevin collected his strength to flip the man over his shoulder, but before he could, the man pushed him away.He no longer needed Kevin because he got his gun.He pointed the gun to me."Drop your guns, or I will shoot." He warned, knowing well
Ella Smith...I sat on the edge of the bed. My right leg bounced up and down uncontrollably. I was nervous.Dalinda sat to my right, and Melina sat to my left. They sat too close to me, squeezing me in between as a way of showing their support."There is nothing to be nervous about. You don't have to worry. If it's positive, then it's positive." Dalinda commented as she shrugged both of her shoulders."Don't say that..." Melina said as she leaned in to look at Dalinda."This is one of the most nerve racking moment in a woman's life. I remember sweating a gallon when I found out that I was pregnant with Miles. It was terrifying."Well, that's not comforting to hear at all.Dalinda playfully glared at Melina."You're not helping." She said before they both turned their eyes to me.I shot them a tight smile, hoping I wouldn't look as nervous as I actually am.The three of us glanced at the clock and saw that it was already past the minutes we needed to wait for the results of the p
Elijah Smith...I ran towards the last room of the first floor, which was the one room we used to have a serious injury treated.One of the men following after me ran forward so he would be able to open the door for me.He turned the lights on and rushed forward to take the plastic sheets off of the bed and helped me lay the man down on his back.I looked down at him as I signaled for the guard to pass me some clean cloth, and once he passed it to me, I took the damp cloth off and pressed the cloth against the wound on his chest.A few seconds after I had realized that the Viper we were fighting was Cane's lost twin brother, I had dove down, pressing my hand against the wound to stop him from bleeding out.I didn't know what the heck I was doing, but all I knew was that I could not let the man die, because if I did, then I knew I would lose Cane as well.I'd barked orders out to my men, telling one of them to bring the car over and ordering another one to call Dante and have him s
Ella Smith...We finally got Cane to come down as much as we could. His sobs had stopped, but he was still shaking like a leaf.Dalinda, who had done great to comfort him with soft words, had to leave us to help Elijah and Doctor Morgan. And considering their previous relationship, Cilvia kept her distance. Melina was by Kevin's side, who sat across from us. That left me with Cane.We both sat down on the floor, and my arms were around his shoulders, hoping I would be able to comfort him with at least a hug since I couldn't comfort him the way Dalinda was able to.Each time someone ran in and out of the room, Cane nearly jumped to his feet, but I had to hold him back. The only reason I succeeded in keeping him next to me was not because I was stronger than him. It was because he was extremely exhausted out of his mind.It took hours. The longer it took, the more devastated I was becoming.Cane was basically praying at one point to keep his brother alive. I felt horrible for him
Elijah Smith...Four days. It took four days for Cane's twin brother to gain consciousness.Those four days were probably one of the darkness days this mansion had ever seen.While the news of my lovely wife carrying my child make my heart skip a beat and my palms all sweaty from excitment, I wasn't able to enjoy it much at the expense of the constant threat that hung over her head. Especially now that Cane was no longer able to be by my side.For the last four days, Cane refused to leave his brother's side, even after Doctor Morgan said that his life was no longer at risk and all he needed to do was give the wound time to heal and the man to wake up on his own. We had to move Connor into another room, one with a more comfortable bed, and Cane hadn't left that room either.He ate, slept in that room, never leaving even for a few minutes to shower, and I couldn't blame him.I was extremely worried about him, though, since he hadn't said a word to anyone after that day.He was alwa
Ella Smith...The tension in the room was suffocating. I stared at the men from my spot, waiting for them to continue speaking.I felt bad for Cane and his brother. Connor did not look like he was in the shape to stay up for too long and talk, but I could tell that they were not going to leave him alone until he told them where they could find the rest of the vipers."Who the heck is E?" Dante asked.Elijah had once told me about a person called E, who had been giving my father a great amount of money before he passed away, the money he left for me and no one else.Elijah explained to Dante about who E was and what they suspected him of. Then Connor continued to explain where that man came from."Like I said, I don't know his real name. He was a fighter in the fight clubs. He came out of nowhere. He fought well, and he caught Victor's attention. E was making Victor more money by fighting in his name, and Victor took that as a sign to take him into the circle." Connor explained, ma
Elijah Smith... I looked down at Ella as she sat by the bedside with her eyes looking into the distance. I hated how lost my wife looked like, and I was certain that she had stopped listening to the conversation we were having. I understood her. I am not bold enough to say that I understand exactly how she felt, but I knew the battle that was going on in her head would scar her for a very long time. Even I had a hard time to believe how Eliot ended up being the person who was showering Custo with money, and is now one of the people who wanted Ella dead. I guess we have an answer to the question of where all that money he was sending to his father was coming from, it was all stolen from the Vipers. The Williamson's have been playing a very dangerous game, but they have been very good at it. I'm ashamed to admit that we would have never caught on to them if it wasn't for the beef my father had with Custo that forced our hands to keep tabs on him. "Well, this is certainly interestin