Elena I shouldn’t, I’ve been contemplating going up to meet him for the past thirty minutes…or more, and I can’t hold myself back. I plan to take the stairs, heading to Mikhail, when it hits me that they didn’t head upstairs. Mikhail had turned into the other hallway, a part of the house I’ve only seen once. That one time, I was searching around the house. Which is funny, because the rooms are upstairs, but he's-“Ma’am, I don’t think you should confront the Alpha” Daniela mutters across the counter. I’ve been in the kitchen since Mikhail and his omega walked out on me. Watching Daniela working around the kitchen is better than staying idle in my room. I’m still worried about Esther, more than I am about being chased away by tomorrow. “Who said I am going to confront him?” I gulp down the remaining glass of water and set it back down on the counter, feeling a little uncomfortable with whatever conversation is about to begin. There’s a good minute of silence before Daniela responds
Elena We were supposed to be back together. I sneaked Esther out of the compound, thinking we would both be returning home with legal documents that listed her name. But we couldn’t even get to accomplish that mission. I’d lost her. Not in the crowd, kind of losing her. A car had stopped before us, burst into ours, and snatched Esther, as if she had been targeted. “I should have listened, I should have-”“Ma’am, you need to calm down. We will find her. Mikhail won’t let anyone hurt her.”Mikhail. Mikhail will kill me when he returns, he warned me and I refuse, for goodness sake, how did I forget how crazy he is about the people he loves? I’m nothing compared to Esther; he could kill me in a heartbeat for putting her life in danger. Aside from that, I just can't imagine what she's going through in the hands of those evil people. “I can’t do this, I need to go out and find her,” I spring to my feet, rushing off to the entrance. “Ma’am, you might get hurt too.” “They knew it was us.
MikhailI had walked out of Elena’s room last night. I feared what I might do to her. Every goddamn time I’m trying to be good to her, she always finds a way to piss me off. I have my reasons for not giving my daughter a name. I can’t imagine the disaster that will occur when she’s registered and everyone discovers that she’s my daughter. I can’t bring out my vulnerable side to the world. Besides, the sicko is still out there; she won’t miss a chance to cause a scene. “Sir, your flight has been booked, and the meeting has been arranged.” A list is passed on to me from my secretary, Lizzy. “They all agreed to attend,” She continues while I flip through the pages of the list of officials in the targetted countries. Of course, I can’t jump right into meeting with their president and getting them to join hands with us again. But this alone is a huge step to getting what I want. “Wait, why is there an extra member?” I squint my eyes at the familiar name at the bottom of the list. Dari
ElenaTucking in honey–Esther to bed was quite easy, I didn’t have to sing lullabies and all. She does seem a little mature for her age, but then kids are unpredicatable, they can be scary at times. “She’s asleep?” My heart skipped a beat at Mikhail’s voice. I flinch and almost stagger, but I hope he didn’t notice. He did. With the way he tilts his head, squinting his eyes as if to ask, ‘Am I okay?’ “Yeah, she is,” I respond, trying my hardest not to stutter while I shift my gaze away from him. “And you…Are you fine, now?” I’m not, but I don’t want to bring up any discussion that has the possibility of leading me into blurting my conflicts and emotions. “Uhh…About Es-I mean honey bear…” “Is there a problem? Is she sick?” Mikhail questions about to walk past me to the sleeping child's room. I block him off. “She’s fine,” And now, I realize how close we are, so I jump back on impulse. He may perceive my reaction as dramatic and sketchy, but being close to him now that I have r
Elena “I’ve been looking for you,” I rush up to the little girl seated on the black stallion. Her eyes are wide, flabbergasted by the sight of me. She jumps down and meets me halfway, her wide eyes now sparkling with excitement as she throws herself at me. “I thought you would leave again,”My arms around her, a little taken aback by her statement, but then I recalled the last time I left, I had a fight with Mikhail, and he chased me away. She must have thought the same. Goodness, I feel more guilty now. “I’m not leaving,” I pull her gently, squatting to her height to have a better look at her. Her eyes are glassy with tears, her cheeks pink as her pout quivers. I still don’t understand why and how she got attached to me, when I’m not even her mother. “Don’t cry,” I stroke her cheeks, trying to assure her with my smile, but it doesn’t seem to be working. “Okay, how about this, I promise not to leave without letting you know first,” I begin, pulling out my pinky to portray since
Elena Two days had passed, and I’ve been rotting in my room. Daniela had been the only one coming in and out of my room. I haven’t seen little honey bear for the past two days. I feel guilty locking her out. Daniela doesn’t have to tell me, but she has been roaming around the hallways, trying to peep into my room. I actually expected her to walk in with Daniela last night, but she only shot me a small smile and walked down the stairs. Ugh, I feel so selfish. I reluctantly get off the bed and twist the doorknob, ready to step out. But then, I recall the reason I’ve kept myself locked in, and I quickly retreat as though the other side of the door holds my nightmare. Mikhail is my worst nightmare; falling for him doesn’t make it any better. It just makes me dread myself more. How long do I plan to hide? This is his house; if he gets fed up with my hiding away, he can burst in and make a scene. I release a long sigh, reaching for the doorknob again. At least I should do this for lit