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
Ella Smith...I sat in the back seat of the car, one that was driven by Dalinda. She'd found me while I was trying to sneak off and threatened that she would tell Elijah if I didn't tell her where the heck I was going.I was able to make up a lie as I wrote my answer down, and I told her that I needed to go to Williamson's mansion because I had left something there.Of course, Dalinda had refused to let me go, but after shooting a threat at her that I would find a way to sneak out if she didn't take me there like I did once, Dalinda decided to drive me.If she had heard the conversation that was had in that room, she would have tied my legs and dragged me to Elijah. But she didn't know the severity of the situation, and I bet she thinks she can go in there with me.As long as she gets me there, I don't care what she does. She can call Elijah and tell him that I refused to let her follow me in. Either way, I had something to do, and I was going to make sure that I did it.The littl
I held my breath as I watched the poisoned amber liquid getting closer to her lips.I waited for her to take a sip, but a frown covered my face when she suddenly returned the glass back to hthe counter and looked over my right shoulder.To say that I was disappointed would be an understatement. I felt rage for failing to do the one thing I wanted to do.I wasn't willing to wrestle her physically and force herto drink the poison, that might hurt my own child, and I was not willing to take the risk. I followed her gaze and looked behind me, only to see my husband standing next to the gate guard."Elijah, what a nice surpirse." Elizabeth called out as she walked around the counter and stood in front of me."I'm a lucky woman today, getting visited by my family." She added.Elijah didn't even spare her a glance as his eyes were planted on me."I want to speak to my wife alone." He said without even looking at her.Elizabeth turned to look at me over her left shoulder, annoyance obvio
Elijah Smith...Ella once again started ignoring everyone. But this time, it felt different. She looked angry all the time. Emotions always covered her face, and she was always close to tears.Everyone in the mansion was walking over eggshells around her. No one wanted to upset her, and neither did I.I made sure to be around her most of the time and I took her to the meeting we had in Dante's house, not because I wanted to, but because she wanted to be apart of all conversations.It was uncomfortable to have to take her to the place she was taken to after Danre basically kidnapped her. But I didn't want to leave her behind at a time like this.I was basically attached to her hips, too afraid to leave her on her own.Realizing what she had planned to do to Elizabeth gave me a slap across the face. My wife would have been broken if she had gone through with it, and I hadn't shown up.While she was upset at me, she also understood where I was coming from. I didn't want the inno