CARLISLELawrence helped me stand on my feet. He had come back with a few men and they carried Lizzy to the car. We had to take care of that. She wasn't dead because Lawrence hadn't shot her in any place severely but she was bleeding and unconscious so they took her to the car while we went outside. He had also called the doctor to help me treat my wound but being used to things like that, I had to settle my affairs first before I let a doctor touch me due to the drugs he'd give me and will knock me out. “Doc, you can meet me at the house. You know the drill. Go with the men, they'll take you home to wait for me.”As the car drove out of the place, I saw Elinna coming towards me. “Carlisle, about today I wanted to thank you for saving my life. She would probably have killed me if it wasn't for you. Thank you. And I know nothing I say will make things better, seeing as you found out.such a thing like that from her. I know that I had no right to hide such a thing from you and I'm no
CARLISLEI still had that gun pointed in my face with little to nothing I could do. Lizzy seemed like she was ready for her pound of flesh and she wasn't going to leave without it. I also had Elinna in front of me which just made things harder. “Lizzy, I've offered myself in their stead. There is no way I can choose between two people I love very dearly. Put yourself in my shoes, I won't be able to do it-”“But I've already put myself in your shoes! I didn't even get to choose compared to you who had the choice. Everything was taken away from me and I had to deal with it. Yet, I get to allow you to choose who you will like and you beg for mercy? Your wife or a mere slave? Sometimes, I wonder if he is actually just your assistant. The way you look at him and care about him.” I would never be involved with Gomez, he's just someone who means a lot to me. That is all. My eyes fell back to Elinna beside me. I couldn't fill concentrate with her being here. Why didn't Lawrence take her h
ELINNAWe brought Helen to the car, and Lawrence slipped into the front seat to drive but I wasn't getting in with them so I tapped on the window and he rolled it down. “My Queen, what is the matter? Is everything okay?” We need to get going. I turned my eyes towards the building. Everything that mattered to me was right here and I couldn't just stand up and walk out. “Lawrence, I have to go back in there for him. I can't let him go, I don't know what she's going to do to him if I just leave. What if she kills him?” He got out of the car. “My Queen, I understand your fear but the king is fine alone. He is the only one that can handle her. If you go in there, all you'll do is cause a distraction. Let them sort things out. Besides, he made me swear to get you both to safety. If I let you go back in there, you might not come out.”I knew I was taking a very big risk with going back inside but it was one I wanted to take because I didn't know what would happen. I didn't know if this
CARLISLEAs soon as I knew that they were out of the room, I focused my attention on Lizzy. “How did you know all about that? The reason I married her, the curse and the fact that we were mates?”“Why don't you drop all your weapons on the ground first? I like to know that we're both fighting fair. Drop everything on you on the ground including your phone.”I did as I was told even bring out my gun that was perfectly tucked away were she wouldn't see it. “Are you happy now?” She nodded like a child. “Very. Now, what was your question? How I knew all about that? Well, you forget that I once meant something to you, you once used me and dumped me. While I was your assistant, I had access to your files and your private life. I knew that the reason you wanted to get married so quickly was because you were desperate for something. I just didn't know what you were desperate for. So I went looking for answers. I was right in front of you and you couldn't see me. You went ahead to marry so
ELINNAPresent Day…I looked at Carlisle as he stared at Lizzy in disbelief, then his eyes dropped to the ground. My life has never been the same since it happened. I just couldn't bring myself to believe that I'd been carrying wins in my stomach but I only got to carry one home. I didn't deserve that. When Brad told me about the news, my whole world came crashing down and I couldn't believe that something like that could have happened. For the next one month, I began wondering if I had something to do with it. Maybe I lay down in a wrong position one day, maybe I didn't excercise or take my medication right or maybe I was being punished for leaving Carlisle. I didn't know what it was that I'd down wrong. The doctor say that it wasn't my fault, it wasn't one's fault but I'd have felt better if there was someone to blame. “Elinna, is she saying the truth? Did you have twins?” The hurt in his eyes made him looked like he had aged ten years and his voice was so low. I could hear th
ELINNA“Of course, I just need to check a few things out. How far along did you say you are?” “Um, I'm nine months gone. But the delivery date isn't for another three weeks. Is everything okay?” She looked at the monitor for a while before standing up. “Excuse me.”I just lay there wondering what the hell must have happened for her to act like that? Was there something wrong with me or my babies? Eventually, I was left alone in the room, just staring into the light. Where the hell was everyone? I didn't know what was going on or why they left me all alone. I pressed the call button so many times but none of them came in. Eventually, I began to feel the pain in my stomach. At first, I thought I could manage it but when it increased and got so bad that I couldn't even lie down anymore, I knew that I had to stand up and go get help. As I grabbed the IV and made my way out of the room, I met the nurses and Brad at the door. “Elinna, where are you going? Is everything okay?” “T