ELINNA
“Alpha Tim, welcome to my house. You say you have my bride?”
My father shoved me forward with unnecessary force. I stumbled slightly before catching myself, forcing my chin up despite the way my pulse pounded in my throat.
Carlisle's golden eyes - not blue as I'd first thought in the dim lighting, but a mesmerizing molten gold - raked over me with predatory intensity. His nostrils flared slightly as he inhaled my scent, those unnerving eyes missing nothing from my trembling fingers to the rapid rise and fall of my chest.
"She is perfect," he finally declared, and the relief that flooded me was so strong my knees nearly buckled.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Lily's face twist in jealousy and Ben's fingers curl into fists at his sides.
“Excuse us. I would like to speak to her alone.”The butler led them away and only the both of us stayed in the room.“You can look at me. I won't bite.”He has short black hair with the best blue eyes I'd ever seen. He was built, enough to make the buttons on his shirt hang on for dear life.“What is your name?”The words won't come out of my mouth.“Elinna, My King.”“Call me Carlisle. You will make a perfect wife for me. I will treat you right.”Hmm, maybe this wasn't such a bad idea at all. Maybe this was just what I needed.After the whole introduction, we went back home and my father came into my room later that night.“Your wedding is tomorrow. When you go to that house. I don't expect you to embarrass me. I want you to be on your best behavior and make sure that you make him happy. If he ever has any reason to complain about you, I'll make sure I come there and teach you a lesson myself.”That was not what I'd thought my father would say to me. I thought that like every other father, he would give me his blessings and tell me to be happy.“Yes father.”I'd agreed to it. Not like I had a bad choice but it seemed less of a punishment because I'd come to know Carlisle better.At the house that day, he'd asked me what I thought about marriage.“I just learned about it today.”He scoffed.“I am so sorry. I thought your father would have told you about it a long time ago. We've had this discussion a long time ago.”Of course he wouldn't say anything to me because he didn't think it would matter if I gave my consent or not. That's how much he didn't value me.I didn't even know what to say because I didn't want him to tell my father that I was talking back.
“Look up. I want to see your face.”I took my time but I finally raised my head to meet with his eyes. It was hard for me to keep eye contact since his eyes held so much emotion.“You are beautiful. I would be lucky to have you as my wife.”He didn't seem all that and in the end he gave me his phone number to call him if I ever needed anything. He sent me a text everyday as soon as I woke up, counting down the days to the wedding.Maybe he wasn't the monster that Lily said he was. Maybe he was a man. A real man who won't treat me badly..he was going to be my escape from this horrible place that I called home.He would become my home.“Now, the maids will get you ready. I don't know anything about your wedding dress and all that but Gina would take care of it. All you have to do is sit pretty and let them do what they know how to do.”All I could do was to shake my head and say yes. I just wanted him to leave. There was an unsettling feeling that being around him brought to my stomach and it made me nauseous.As soon as he left, I quickly pulled out my phone to look at the text that Carlisle had sent.
My father didn't know that he had bought me a phone. If he knew, he would take it away.Carlisle says he was busy, trying to put things together and it made me wonder if he was having a bachelor party.Unfortunately, I couldn't have one because I didn't have any friends and also because Gina didn't deem it necessary for me to have one.
It didn't matter though. All that mattered was that as soon as possible, I was going to be out of this house. And I was so happy.Whatever it was, I would make sure that I left this house tomorrow and never returned.I went to bed and it seemed like I just closed my eyes before I was awoken by the sound of people strolling into my room..There were maids everywhere and Gina stood by the door barking orders at them and telling them where to do things.I was basically lifted out of my bed and carried into the bathroom. By the time they were done scrubbing and removing everything they deemed an impurity. There was no hair anywhere else other than my hair.I could have sworn that there was no sun in the sky yet so why were they already getting ready?I hate my life.CARLISLEIt seemed like the things she said didn't register in my head. “What did you say? You're wrong. Gomez isn't awake yet. If he were, I would have been informed of it.”She let out a laugh. “Why don't you call Alex? Ask him about it and he will tell you.” I brought out my phone and called him immediately. “Alex-”“Gomez is awake. I just got to the hospital now. The doctors are still with him. What did you want to tell me?” That was all I needed to hear. I removed the phone from my ear and put it back in my pocket. She watched my every move. “So, now you see that I'm not wrong right? Don't worry, my brother won't harm him. That's as long as I get out of here untouched. But if I don't, say goodbye to him and all the doctors there.”Gomez was awake…I was finding it hard to focus on what I was even saying or seeing. He was finally awake after several months and once again, his life was in danger. “Lizzy, why are you doing this? Please just let all of them go. Its me you want.
CARLISLENo one knew where I was. Except Alex, of course.But he was miles away, meaning that if anything did happen to me, no one would know and Lizzy would get away with killing Helen and I and it would take a while before they track me down.By that time, I would be long dead.But that would only happen in an alternate universe where I become weak and defenseless and those two things are something I'm not.One of us is going to die here today and it wouldn't be me. I wouldn't let myself die without setting things right with Elinna.“You look worried, My King. What's on your mind? You just got here, don't tell me you're bored already. The party just got started. And of course, we're expecting more guests so why don't you make yourself comfortable. We're going to be here for a very long time.”More guests?Perhaps she was talking about her brother. She was the onl
ELINNAI stood at the door with an expressionless face. I was too tired to even shout or be angry anymore. I'd spent all my anger and strength on Carlisle and now, with Lawrence standing at my door, I didn't know what to say to him or how to react. Surely, I was angry at him, I wanted to tell at him to get out and leave me alone but I couldn't. “My Queen, I'm sorry. I came here because I was worried about you. The King and I were worried. We didn't want anything bad to happen to you. Can I come in?” I stood to the side and let him come in. Since I didn't have anywhere else to go, I had to go to a hotel. I don't know how he followed me here. When I closed the door, I turned to him. “How did you find me?”He looked to the side. “You forget I'm your guard, My Queen. Where you are is where I am. I will always find you.”I didn't ask anymore questions after that. There was a raging storm in my head and if I said any more words, I would genuinely pass out from pain. The heat from Law
CARLISLEIn the darkness of my room, my thoughts ran wild. Silence and darkness were often the conditions for my thoughts to thrive. It gave me the space and calmness that I needed to think and sort things out. During the early years of my reign, I was being called the King of Darkness. A name that stayed with me for a very long time until the darkness that ran in my family came to be with me. It was the particular reason why my family managed to be on the throne for centuries without being outsed. It was also the reason why anyone who went up against my family ended up being killed or being murderer by their own hands. The same way Sunderland died…of course, it wasn't out of depression. It started with an ancestor of mine, the Tenth King of the Lycan Kingdom. King Azareus Halem. When his father died and he was being summoned to take over the throne, a lot of opposition rose to take the throne from him and in fear of the family losing the throne that had been in their family f
CARLISLE“You know, Carlisle, if I didn't know you better, if believe the bullshit that just came out of your mouth. But you're wrong. You don't care if I walk out. You only care about your son. Actually, the son I bore for you. I can't believe for once, I believed you. How could I be so foolish? You've lied to me every step of the way!”I shouldn't have raised my voice too but I was almost at my limit and I needed to say something too. “What?! What did I say or do that's making you so angry that you can't even look me in the eye or talk to me? I'm not the one who made her father kill himself. I agree, I take responsibility for what I did to you. That will never be any of my proud moments and I accept it. But I am sorry and I will always be if you can forgive me!”There were tears in her eyes again. “Forgiveness…you don't know what that word means. Until Lizzy forgives you and beings Helen back, you will not see my face again and neither will see you see your son. You can be assured
CARLISLEAfter she left, I sat down in the chair, thinking for hours wondering what exactly I could do. She was right. I was the reason this was happening. If I hadn't messed things up, it wouldn't be this bad. Yes, she hated me but it wouldn't be this bad. I wonder at what point she decided that she wanted to take revenge. I mean, things wouldn't have gotten as bad as this if I had just faced it head on. Now where the hell did I want to find Lizzy?I brought out my phone and called Alex. I figured he would be sleeping by now but I knew she would always be close to his phone. “Boss, how was your flight?”I guess I was wrong. He didn't sound like he had been sleeping at all. “Alex, I need you to help me track down the phone Lizzy is using. Can you do that for me?”He stayed silent for some moment before I heard him stand up. “Do you have the number she's using?”I had Lizzy's number but I didn't know if she was still using the same one. But that was my best bet right now. “I’ll