Coraline's POV"Can we talk after dinner, after Becca's asleep?" I say for the first time since Elijah came back from work which had been over an hour ago and we were now eating dinner. He stopped eating and raised an eyebrow, shock evident in his expression."Is it important?" He inquired, I responded with a swift nod and he swallowed before continuing his meal. This was how we lived, barely saying a word to each other and trying as hard as we could to avoid each other or maybe it was just me. I wanted to be as far away as I could from Elijah. I played with my food and soon finished eating after reminding myself that I was now eating for two.Elijah took care of the dishes while I took Becca to her room to prepare her for bed. I read her a story and soon she was knocked out and I went downstairs to find Elijah lounging on the couch, his phone in hand.He stopped what he was doing when he noticed my arrival and sat upright and crossed his legs."So what's the important thing that you
Coraline's POVMei hurriedly handed me a glass of water to drink and patted my back repeatedly until I recovered. I took in a large gulp of air and then let it out."You okay?" She asked as she continued to rub my back. "How can I be okay when you dropped that huge bomb on me while I was eating?!" I screeched. Mei's hand dropped and she crossed them over her chest, " A huge bomb, huh? Imagine how I felt last night when my husband told me during dinner?" Her eyes turned misty, " How do you think I felt when my husband told me the news? I'm your best friend but I wasn't even aware. Most times I don't even know half of the things that are going on in your life because of how secretive you are." I sighed and looked down at my food, my appetite lost, I pushed the takeout packs aside and faced Mei."Okay, I'm sorry I didn't tell but I just found out 2 days ago and Elijah is the only one I told because he's the father. I wasn't going to tell anyone else until I was out of the danger zone
Coraline's POVI quickly scanned the park for a sign of my pink jacket chestnut brown-haired daughter, my gaze fell on her a few meters away from the swings. Oh fucking hell!"Becca!" I called out, she heard my voice and turned her head to look at me but then she didn't see the rock in her path and tripped over it and hit the ground with a loud thud. "Oh my God. BECCA." I ran as fast as I could toward her but a blonde man swooped her off the ground and carried her to a bench.I got to where they were, Becca was crying her eyes out, holding her right knee where there was a slight rip and I could see blood trickling out. Crap!"T…thank y…you s…o much." My heart was beating so fast and I was out of breath. I sucked in a deep breath and rubbed my chest, Gosh, I was so out of shape. My new hero stood, towering over me, and gave me a concerned look, " Are you okay? Just take deep breaths. Don't try and talk until you're fine." He had a British accent.It took a minute for my system to cal
Coraline's POVShit, shit, shit. How was I going to get out of this mess? Elijah can not find out about Jeremy. I refuse to let him take away one of the few good things in my life."Mei. I'm meeting Mei on Friday. We're going shopping for baby items. You know I'm just so excited about our baby that I can't wait for Friday so I can buy some clothes." I rambled. Fuck, I can't believe I just tossed Mei's name out there. I needed to call her immediately after this to solidify my alibi." Didn't you go shopping last month?" He cocked an eyebrow. Crap! My palms started to sweat and I rubbed them continuously against my shorts."I did but I didn't get everything I wanted, I need a few more things. Last month, Mei was the one that really bought things." He gave me a skeptical look but didn't press on the issue. "If you say so." I quickly finished rinsing our plates, kept them to drain, and hurried out of the kitchen before he could change his mind.In my room, I called Mei, and she picked u
Coraline's POVJeremy was heaven-sent, I hadn't laughed this hard in a long time. My late husband had been the last person to make me laugh so carefree.I still couldn't believe that I was at The Pristine, I wondered how he had gotten a reservation at the restaurant on such short notice. He laughed it off when I had asked as luck but I didn't really believe that."I thoroughly enjoyed myself tonight. What about you?" Jeremy asked as he escorted me to my car.I smiled, " I did as well. I almost wished the night didn't have to end." His eyes flashed with heat, " If you don't want the night to end, it doesn't have to. We could go someplace else and continue enjoying each other's company." He wrapped a hand around my waist, pulling me closer to him.Damn, his words sounded so good that I was almost tempted to say yes. I palmed his chest and pushed him back a little, " I'm sorry but that can't happen today. I have to go pick Becca up from my friend's and then head home." His smile dropp
Coraline's POV I swiveled and stared at him with wide eyes, " What!" "I said pick up the call." I raised my hand and bopped my head from side to side, " No, there's no need for that. I said it was a wrong number." Elijah stopped mopping and rested his jaw on the butt of the mop stick, looking bored out of his mind. "If it was a wrong number, I can answer on your behalf and tell them not to disturb you ag…" I lifted both hands this time and waved them, " No, no, you don't have to do that. It's very unnecessary, the caller will soon get the hint and stop calling. See?" I said when the ringing stopped then almost immediately the phone started to ring again. Elijah's jaw clenched and he sucked in his cheeks, " Coraline, I swear to God if you make me repeat myself again. You will not like what will happen to you, so I advise you to pick up the call or you let me talk to them." A chill went through my bones and I shivered, the pace at which my heart was beating was enough for som
Coraline's POVI've never felt so powerless and scared in my life, it felt like the air had been knocked out of my lungs and I was sinking into the abyss. I didn't have the money to pay Elijah back. I was still struggling to live day to day, sure, I had savings but they couldn't pay half of what I owed Elijah."Also, you'll have to pay interest on all these bills. So an accountant will go through all the money that was spent and the interest rate on it before I can determine the actual amount you'll be paying me." He said with a bored expression, it seemed like he wanted to be anywhere but here and that I was wasting his time.God, how was it that no one saw the evil that this man was? How was he able to conceal his demonic spirit so that everyone saw him as a saint? And why was I the only one it seemed like he was after their destruction."Eli, I made a mistake, it hasn't gotten to this. We can work this out, I'm carrying your baby." I placed my hands on my stomach, hoping that menti
Coraline's POVAll through the night, I tossed and turned, I barely slept a wink, and every time I closed my eyes, I saw myself back in Elijah was office but I wasn't participating in the kissing and dry humping, I was watching him and me. It felt like I was watching a movie, the prelude to a porno. Towards the wee hours of the morning, I finally dozed off but even then I had a very vivid dream about Elijah and all I have to say was that the man was dead gorgeous when he was wearing nothing. I dragged myself out of bed, did my routine, and went downstairs to make breakfast for Becca and I since Elijah would have left for work by now. I could hear the clanking of metal as I neared the kitchen and my heart began to race, who the hell was there? There was nothing close by that I could use as a weapon. I stopped and took in deep breaths to calm myself, Elijah's house was huge and well-secured, there were CCTV cameras everywhere and the only way anyone could enter was if they had the sl