LUCAI leave the house as soon as I'm able to get on my feet and if you were wondering if I went to the meeting with the elders, well I didn't.If they want to meet with me and are serious about it, they should make an appointment like every other person. I'm not giving any damn person any special treatment, especially not those old bastards.My phone vibrates with an incoming message, it confuses me for a bit before I decide to check what it is.Ivan: Look where I'm at.I rolled my eyes seeing the message, that is before I opened the image and saw a picture of my mate lying in a bed looking so damn pretty with that little frown on her lips.Me: Get the fuck out of there before I rip you apart.My hand flies over the screen typing out a reply sharply.Ivan is fucking playing with me. He replies with an eye roll which makes me glare, surprising the man sitting opposite me. His jumping reminded me of him and I wave him off, wanting time to calm myself down in private before I go and mee
LUCA“You found your mate, but I only found out on the streets?” I have nothing to defend myself with so I just sighed."Anyway, where is she? I can’t wait to meet her.” she chirps, excitement lacing her voice. “Oh, I'm going to teach her how to make you uncomfortable." She doesn't need to do much, the part of my body presently straining against my zipper is also doing that for her."I'll make sure I keep her away from you," She cackles evilly."That is not going to be possible," We laugh and joke for a while catching up on lost time.Arabella is the youngest and the stray child in our family, that is what our mother calls her. She detests staying in one place so she is always traveling from one country or continent to another, making the only times we see her two or three times a year, when she is feeling generous that is."Do you still have your penthouse here? I'm going home with you but I'm not waiting here with you until you finish your work." I nod in understanding and agreement
ASHLEYWe both stay on our sides of the elevator and you may call it childish but I would rather not be within arm's reach of this creepy weird man that basically forced himself on me last night.I pull my knees up to my chin and hug my legs, it is a vulnerable pose but that is the last thing on my mind.We've been here for more than ten minutes but it feels like hours, endless hours to be honest.My phone conveniently has no cell reception, I know my parents must be worried about me. Will they leave without saying goodbye to me? The thought makes me sad because they will have to, they can't stay late with Theo not being able to drive in the night and they can't stay another day, today is Saturday which gives only Sunday and they need their rest since they all have work on Monday.The man stands up in a rush which scares me a bit making me crawl backward."Shit, this cannot be happening." He mutters running his hands over his face, I look up at him with narrowed eyes when he curses ag
ASHLEYAfter a lot of grunting and sounds the door gets opened and we come face to face with two men in uniform, their eyes almost bulge out of their sockets when they see him and though that is a cause for question, I don’t ask it.Curiosity killed the cat, you know.“Mr. Van Tyson I apologize for the delay, we had no idea it was you in there.”No wonder he has an air of self importance around him, he must be important but that still doesn’t excuse the fact that he is an asshole. Him having saved my life or not, I’m just being truthful.“The director of maintenance is to meet me in my office first thing tomorrow.” They both nod in respect before excusing themselves.A small crowd has gathered but he doesn’t spare them a glance, his hand is still on my lower back which is what pulls me back to reality.“Well thank you, that was a great experience. I hope to never be in an elevator again. Bye.” I mutter all in one breath and start walking towards the door but he holds me by my elbow, s
ASHLEY“Sister?” The word leaves my lips in a rush of breath.“Yes, quite surprising I know.” She flips her hair over her shoulder and throws an arm over his shoulder, he is taller than her by many inches but that didn’t faze her. “So, you two a thing yet?” she wiggles her brows and I choke, starting a coughing fit.“No,” he says in a curt voice. She rolls her eyes, probably used to his standoffish attitude.“Not with that your attitude, no one would want you.” she pushes him away and plops next to me, almost successfully making me pour the water, she has faster reflexes than me and she takes it from me.“Be careful with that,” she says to me, looking up at her brother that is staring at me, without blinking.“When are we leaving? Is she coming with us?” she doesn’t wait for him to answer before she fixes her gaze on me. “Are you coming with us?”I look between both of them. “Coming where with you?” I ask, perplexed.“No, we are taking her back to her hotel on our way, give her someth
ASHLEYAs out of her mind as Andrea is, she is still my sister and I am loyal to her to a fault. So she has that at least.“No, I told them I was coming to meet you and since it was already late they decided to stay one more night.” I nod then looked away from her still refusing to look up and see what the others were up to.“Can you please not be mad?” she pleads. “I’ll explain later I promise.” I huff but still nod.She knows I can’t stay angry at her for long, not when she is the only person I have. She is my best friend or only friend if you mean it in the literal sense, all my other friends are her friends.“You better have a great ass explanation for all of this.” her lips stretch into a smile.“I do, believe me.”“Not to burst your bubble but we’re standing right here.” I look up when I hear the foreign voice, I meet eyes as blue as Arabella’s.Damn, they look alike. It is the other guy I haven’t met yet, he shoots me a smile seeing the perplexed expression on my face. The othe
ASHLEYThe car is as silent as a graveyard, so much that even the sound of the outside world seems to dim into the night, or maybe I was just the one that felt that way. But that is the only thing I can compare to the situation I am in right now.A door is opened and the man at the front walks out, which leads me to believe the car has stopped. I glance at Luca through my peripheral and he is staring straight ahead.He hasn’t said or done anything since he more or less dragged me out of the hotel and to this car, he hoisted me up over his shoulder like he did earlier as though I'm some sort of weightless baggage.I mean I know I’m not that big but he makes me look like a doll, not even a child, a doll!“I’ll pick you up tomorrow at seven,”It takes me a minute to register that he is talking to me, and since I have mentioned times without number how he is not the boss of me, I don’t just nod my head like everyone seems to do when he opens his mouth and spews out commands.I consider my
ASHLEYI turn on my heels and walk through the open door, not bothering to wait and see his reaction.I really hope his eyes are narrowed and stupefied so he looks really stupid like he deserves to look for making me so weak in his presence.He would see who will be ready by seven tomorrow, it may be every other girl in this world but not me.Mum and dad have gone to bed when I reach our floor because it was extremely quiet and the lobby was almost empty with just a few people lingering.The receptionist, who always seems to have a smile on her face, acknowledges me with a nod.I don’t bother checking with Theo, I’m not really in the mood to answer the truckload of questions I’m sure he has. I might just burst into tears.I lift my shaky hands to my lips, not surprised to find them swollen. Again, I curse at him wishing I was some old witch in a vampire novel that can make his dick shrink and his hand break when he annoys me, sadly those things don’t exist and I’m just a normal teenag