Elena:I had to fight the urge to follow Alvize as he walked toward his office, clearly annoyed by the love bite that was on my neck. The fact that he noticed it and that it stirred something in him gave me hope. Though small, I knew that it was something. At least, I knew that he might have felt something from the bond, and that alone was somewhat enough for me.I shook my head at myself as I entered the office, I had a lot of work to do, and the last thing that I needed was to get in more conflict with Alvize when he got back if he found out that I wasn’t working on anything. I didn’t have time to waste, and I knew that whatever happened with Drake was a simple one night thing. The two of us often had it when we were tired, bored, or alone. But that didn’t mean that it meant anything, at least to me. He was nothing more than a friend to me, and I did try to keep him in place, whether or not he chose to listen depended on him. The last thing that I needed was to be in a relationship
Alvize: “Alvize…” Elena said, walking out of the office. I frowned in confusion at the fact that her heart was racing despite her trying to be calm as she stood in front of us. Viktor, who was standing beside me, took a step back, giving us the space to talk. However, Elena shook her head at him, not wanting him to go. “I need your help.” She said, pinching the bridge of her nose as if this was the last thing that she wanted to ask. “What’s going on?” I asked, confused about the fact that she would be asking me for help. The fact that I knew that she didn’t want to work with me was something that didn’t need discussing. Therefore, to ask me for help came as something that I saw as abnormal. “Drake, my colleague and partner, passed by last night.” Now, to say that a simple sentence angered me would not be a lie. The fact that I came to realize that it was him who gave her the love bite was not something that I could ignore. However, I chose to keep a straight face as I looked
Elena:I looked at the file for a few seconds, opening it again and again and again. This was the third time that I have read it, but I still couldn’t make out anything that was inside it.It has been hours since Alvize and Viktor left the house. The two of them went to tend to their things, and while I stayed here attending to mine, I tried to find pictures, tried to find anything that led to the cemetery or the child who was named Konstantin. But so far, nothing led to the child, not even records of a child being born and buried. Maybe it was true, the child was not human after all. I stared at the pictures of Francesco’s file, I didn’t even know how I was going to be explaining that to Mr. Joseph. The man wouldn’t understand unless it was logical, and so far, I couldn’t find anything that was logical at all when it came to what we were dealing with. The office door opened, making me frown and looking up. I expected to initially see Alvize, though I did not catch his scent. I easi
Alvize:I stared at Elena for a few seconds, watching as she walked toward the front door, avoiding looking at anyone as she wrapped her arms around herself. The woman’s heart raced, and it seemed like she was in more pain than she let out. However, she didn’t bother speaking or voicing out whatever she was feeling, and I knew that it was because of what Diana told her. The woman may have been quiet, but that didn’t mean that I was blind, and for that, I knew that I needed to investigate who she was, what she was, and where she came from. The one thing that I truly knew about her, and it was because Joseph told me about it, was her name’s Elena Valdez. But there was nothing about her that actually told me who the person was. She was far too secretive about who she was, and she couldn’t be blamed. The woman was a cop in a dirty world who wouldn’t hesitate to destroy her if they got a chance. Therefore, I knew that I needed to start doing a little research, and judging by the fact th
Elena:“Look at who decided to show up.” Mr. Joseph said, not bothering to look up at me from the paper that he was reading, I took a step back, rolling my eyes at the man’s statement. He should have known that I had worked to tend to. I wouldn’t normally ignore him if I didn’t, and I wasn’t going to drop what I had to do because Drake was deciding to be a dickhead who was simply being jealous. But that was going to be something that I was going to deal with later.The fact that the idiot didn’t even bother looking at me when he saw me entering the building didn’t slip my mind, but I knew that he was worried about my reaction. The man knew that I didn’t want to talk to him, and the last thing I needed was to start a fuss.“What was the Pakhan doing at your house yesterday?” Mr. Joseph asked, not bothering to wait for me to respond. He knew that I wouldn’t anyway, especially judging by the fact that I didn’t say a word to begin with. I put the file that was in my hand on his desk and
Alvize:“Where are we going?” Elena asked, raising an eyebrow at me. The fact that her car was at work was something that I couldn’t ignore. I knew that people would actually start asking questions about whether she came and left without her car. But checking the security cameras, I knew that they would quickly know that I was the one who picked her up. And that alone was going to raise a new series of questions that I wasn’t willing to deal with. “The two of us are going to check on something. We are going to the cemetery first, then we are heading back to your house. You are going to rest because the two of us will indeed go to Los Angeles tomorrow.” I said, and Elena frowned in confusion. “Also, Viktor is hotwiring your car right now and it should be at your house when we get there.”“And why is that?” She asked, shaking her head in question and I sighed. “And Viktor is doing what?”“I think we found who has been in charge of this, or at least, who is helping him. Killian, a past
Iris:It took everything in me to keep the blush from forming on my cheeks as Alvize ran his thumb over my fingers before he let go and proceeded with his driving. He parked the car at the cemetery before the two of us recomposed ourselves and proceeded with what we had to do. The last thing that the two of us needed was a distraction right now, especially since we knew that we couldn’t afford it.“Can I ask what we are looking for again? I understand that he ‘emerged’ from his grave, but we already cleared that part here.” I said, and he shook his head, making me frown in confusion.“Yes, we did clear that part, but there is more to this that I want to see. A body doesn’t just come out of its grave without leaving a trace, and considering the fact that his sister was buried by his side, if Ianos wanted revenge over Annalise, why didn’t he just bring her back, why Killian?” He asked, and I frowned in confusion. “Annalise was his lover and the mother of the child, Konstantin; therefo
Alvize: “This isn’t the mansion.” Elena stated, and I nodded. “I said that I was going to take you to my house, but I never specified that it was going to be the mansion.” I said, and she frowned in confusion as I parked the car. “The penthouse would give the two of us a little more privacy, and considering the fact that I am sure that you would need to calm down after what happened earlier, I figured a private place would be more adequate.” I opened the car door and got out, frowning when she stayed in the car for a few seconds before opening the door for herself. She got out of the car, and I couldn’t help but fight the urge of claiming here and now after the kiss. The mating bond was growing stronger by the day, and now that I got a glimpse of what it would be like to feel her, I couldn’t help but want to claim her. But I knew that doing so could risk a lot, and that wasn’t something that I wanted. “I’m not going to eat you, Elena.” I said, motioning for her to follow me to th