Time to play dirty...
Elena: I smiled when I saw Vladimir entering the room. He let out a heavy breath, and I knew that what happened earlier was the reason behind his worry. He kissed the crown of my head and I wrapped my hand around his shirt, fisting it, allowing myself to inhale his scent as I tried to get what happened with Konstantin was something that I couldn’t easily get out of my head. I was both worried and scared, but I didn’t want to show it. “You are the most brave woman that I have ever seen, malyshka,” he whispered, running his finger over my waist, gently massaging it. The two of us pulled away from one another to look each other in the eye. He kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there for a second before he pulled away. “I was scared, Vladimir. I was scared of what you would do if he pulled that trigger.” I said, and his eyes softened. He kissed my forehead again, “I wasn’t even worried about what was going to happen to me, but Vladimir, I was scared of how you would react.
Konstantin: “Are you sure about how honest they are being, boss?” Batrov asked, shaking his head in question. “I know not to trust anyone, Batrov. But I have no reason not to trust him right now. Whether or not he is being honest, we will find out. But what is important now is what I am going to tell you.” I said, and he frowned in confusion. I needed to know whether or not Vladimir was being honest about Eleanor losing that child. If that was the case, then Killian was going to be slapped in the face by something that he loved deeply. A wolf losing his child, especially an Alpha, was something that I knew was a tragedy in their world. “What’s going on?” He asked, shaking his head in question. “You are going to find out whether or not Killian’s child was alive or dead. Vladimir claims that there have been rumors about Eleanor losing the child, and I want to know how true they are.” I said, and he frowned. “How did he hear of these rumors to begin with?” He asked, and I nodded.
Vladimir:I watched as Konstantin walked out of the house, leaving the Estate to me to take care of.My eyes met Elena’s and the brightness that I saw in them was one that I was thankful for. I wanted to get her out of this hellhole, but I knew that with the things that are coming, I wouldn’t be able to do so as soon as I would want to.“What’s on your mind, Vladimir?” Elena asked, taking a step toward me. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her to my chest, and I couldn’t help but find myself smiling at my beauty. “There is a lot for me to do,” I said, looking down at her. I did wish to spend the day with her, but I knew that with the number of things that I had to finish and deal with before Konstantin came back; that would be almost impossible.“I do believe that we can spend the day together. You know, without the complications of Konstantin being around and the house being tense because of him?” She asked, and I smiled. I kissed her forehead, letting my lips linger there
Eleanor:I frowned as my bedroom’s door opened, knowing that it was Elton, my fiancé, who was coming in.He didn’t bother knocking on the door, he never did anyway.He walked toward me, not bothering to say a word before he grabbed me by my neck from the back, noticing that I didn’t bother turning to face him. It wasn’t like he would want me to, if anything, he might end up bending me on my dresser, taking me as he desired.He grinded against me, making me feel him through my dress, and I closed my eyes, anticipating what was to come.“Not today, neonata.” He whispered, his voice sending shivers down my spine. “I am keeping the best for tomorrow when you are officially my wife and I get to mark and take you the way that I desire.” He squeezed my neck, leaving a bruise, before removing his hand and kissing the area. I had to fight back flinching, knowing that it gave him what he wanted. He wanted me to weaken and crumble, and that was not something that I wanted to give to him.“I cam
Killian:“My apologies for my delay, Killian, I was checking on my fiancé.” Elton said, entering his office where my beta and second hand, Vladimir, and I were sitting. My chest ached as a heavy feeling settled in my chest at his scent; however, I kept my expression monotonous as I raised an eyebrow at the man.“Alpha Killian.” I corrected, glaring at the man who looked down at his desk, avoiding my eyes for a second. He was in my territory, and for him to be alive should be blessing enough for him, he knew that for fact. “I called you here for the two of us to negotiate. As you are well aware, I am the future Alpha and Capo dei Capi of the Bernardi family, and I have chosen to leave Rome and settle here just as you did with Moscow.”“I did not leave Moscow, my territory extends towards it. However, for you to think that you can come to my territory and negotiate calls for guts. I need to point out, Capo, that I, as an Alpha and Pakhan, do not share my territories.” I said, glaring
Eleanor:I frowned as I got up, my leg aching as I scraped it with twigs and sticks that were on the floor. A few pebbles dug themselves in my leg, cutting my skin, making me bleed. But that was the least of my concerns, I knew that I needed to get out of here. I pulled a few sharp rocks, knowing that they would only slow me down as I tried running. My heart raced at the sight of my blood pouring, and I couldn’t help but fear anyone seeing me right now. That was the last thing that I needed, and I knew that one wrong move could and would be fatal. Knowing Elton, I knew that he wouldn’t miss a chance to make me pay for ‘disobeying’ him, and that was not something that I wanted to deal with. I had to either leave or die, there was no in between on this one. I got up from the ground, ignoring the ache in my leg before looking at the place that my mother died in long ago. The fact that this was the first time I’ve been here since her death and was leaving the way that I was made my ches
Killian:“So, I take it that he is leaving?” Dad asked, and I shrugged my shoulders. I didn’t trust that he would be leaving as easily as he said that he would.“As an initial, yes,” I said, and dad raised an eyebrow. “He might end up trying to find a different way to negotiate. He knows that he can’t afford failing, and seeing as he won’t be getting what he and his other inmates wanted him to do. I know that he might classify that as a failure on his account.” “And what do you plan on doing?” Mom asked, shaking her head in question. I put both my hands on her shoulders, gently massaging them. She smiled and shook her head at me, knowing that I wasn’t the type to like her getting worried. If anything, her being part of such discussions was not something that I liked, but I knew that I couldn’t do anything about it. She would be in the place that she wanted to be at, and as her son, I was to respect her decision regardless of what it was.“We are going to wait for what happens, but I
Eleanor:My heart raced against my ribcage as the car came to a stop inside the Estate.I knew that I needed to find my way out of here. IF the Alpha found out of my presence, then I would either be sent back to Elton or I was going to get killed. At this point, him killing me was going to be a lot easier for me, but the idea of him sending me back to Elton worried me more than I could let out.The man wouldn’t let me live for a second and I knew that he would have realized that I was gone by now. The man wasn’t the type to just leave me alone throughout the whole day, and if not him, one of the maids that he had checked on me on an hourly basis would have reported to him that I was now missing.“Out of the car.” The man with the Russian accent said. My heart raced against my ribcage, and I took a deep breath before walking out of the car. My knees ached as I got up, but despite that, I was sure to hold my stance as I stood straight. Thankfully, no one commented about the smell of b