Elizabeth’s POV - I blink at Chris’ sudden suggestion, meeting his unwavering solid gaze with my baffled ones and staying with him until I huff. Ripping my gaze to look at Angie, she looks just as shocked and he presses on with our silence. “It’s only an impulsive suggestion and besides, you keep refuting Angie’s help so I jumped in without thinking” He explains, attracting my eyes to see him still staring at me with those unreadable fixated orbs. “...you should hear her out too, try to understand her concern”. I gulp quietly, his words guilt-tripping me as I lean back against the backrest without saying a word. Here I am, thinking she’s being pushy and not trying to see things from my angle but it’s not like I tried doing the same myself. I shift in position, “I know what you mean...” Looking straight into his observant orbs, “...however, I can’t impose my problem on you either. I don’t know who you are but I can only accept your concern and nothing more”. “Beth” Angie raises h
Elizabeth’s POV - The desperate plea in Angie’s low voice has me itching with discomfort. I might not know who they are but, seeing how Angie’s bedroom looks, how she looks and the clothes she wears...I know she’s living a privileged life as I had prayed. So why, what’s with this mulling unease inside of me? “Angie” My lips move a crack, my attitude turning dismal and wary but Angie shakes her head and attempts to pull me to my feet as she frowns disapprovingly. “You were the one who had made them promise to look after me. Like it or not, I’m dragging you down with me. Quit building walls around yourself, when you keep hiding in there like a coward, how can you ever come to learn of the good hearts out there?” And she succeeds when her words puncture me like an onslaught of small rocks. ‘Oh Beth, how many times has Angie scolded you today?’ At this rate, doesn’t she seem to be the mature one between us? I bite the corner of my mouth with guilt and remorse as I’m taken away by the
Vyin’s POV - The beeping of the digital alarm I placed next to my head, rouses me up with a defiant groan. Yawning, my body turns with caution, aware of the limited space I’m lying on. As my heavy lids begin to slowly disconnect from each other, a dim light simultaneously begins to grow in brightness until I’m temporarily blinded by the line of sunlight filtering through the curtains. ‘Ugh, stings’ I hiss with a grunt, averting my eyes and shutting them as I lift my body gradually to sit up. “How long was I out for?” Asking as soon as the sole of my shoes are touching the floor and the tips of my fingers massaging over my eyelids. “Four hours, boss” A reply flies my way and I hum disconsolately, “That’s longer than usual”. Removing my hand from my face, I bring my eyes open to perch directly on the patient on the bed. Sleeping so peacefully regardless of the countless machines and wires connected to his body. My younger brother, Ludis. “Boss, you have a phone call.” On my feet a
Vyin’s POV - “You both haven’t had dinner yet, right?” Elaine’s prattle snaps me out of it to see her asking the girls, pressuring them with her irresistible puppy eyes. The one named Angie has her soul wringing out of her to hear that and she sees her friend giving the invite a thought. She tries to tug on her to change her opinion but Angie is defeated when her friend gives in. “With this now, you’ll agree to go home, right?” Elaine nods happily to that and my mate sighs, pleased. Never would I have imagined I’d meet her in this way, the one who will become my soul mate. Rex keeps howling in my mind, impatient to meet and talk to her more, but I have to hold him off not to creep her from his desires. She stands up with Elaine clutching to her arm and Angie trembles. I know she knows who I am so she can’t help it. But the other human though seems unaware of my notorious identity as she talks with Elaine, leaving her friend with no choice but to tag along reluctantly. “It’s now
Elizabeth’s POV-I think I just made the biggest mistake of my life, ever getting involved with those shady people. As the car accelerates away, Angie quickly grabs my arm, spinning on her heels and pulling me into the house. We race up the stairs and she slams her bedroom door shut, pensively moving to check out the windows and pulling the curtains.I know she’s been on tenterhooks ever since that hunk of a man showed up and oh, she had tried to warn me of something back then. Angie leaves the window, sucking in a deep breath as her pale features begin to brighten a little.“Angie, what was that back there? You looked afraid of something and you made mention of that man being a Mafia something...” I begin to say, trying to recall what the last word she said was when she suddenly comes clasping my hands in her trembling ones.I’ve never seen Angie this scared, not since the time Zara went missing. Angie’s frightful eyes are prancing about, unable to keep calm despite being far a
Elizabeth’s POV-“Woah...he bought all these for you?” Angie marvels with jaw dropped and eyes enlarged, sifting through the pile of designer clothes splayed over the bed. I scoff, folding my arms and leaning against the dresser as I watch her scrutinize every outfit.“What’s so amazing about that? He was just making orders and decisions himself and forcing me to try on every single one of them, tsk. I don’t like his guts at all” I grumble monotonously and Angie looks my way with stars shining in her large eyes.“If you don’t want them, hand them over. I can put them to better use.” I huff at her words, pushing off the dresser and striding over. “Oh? They were carefully picked to suit Elaine’s taste exclusively, my choice wasn’t considered” I say intentionally and watch her joy melt to sorrow.I just stood there after the attendant had used her assessing eyes to grasp my measurements, and had gone on a spree at the snap of his fingers, scouring the entire boutique and assemb
Elizabeth’s POV-‘Psycho witch? Is she being for real right now?’ Reading the puzzlement on my face, Angie only nods to affirm what she’s just said, leaving me with no choice but to hear what she has to say.“I know it’s surprising to hear but she did earn herself that unnerving title because of her actions in the past...” She begins to narrate, cautiously looking around so no one will hear her as she steps closer to me, lowering her voice into whispers.“Beth, this will come as a big shock to you...Elaine isn’t as innocent and air-headed as she portrays herself before you” The grim edge in her voice makes me feel a wee bit uncomfortable and I gulp quietly, the suspense leaving me anticipating what terrible things she’s about to unravel to me.‘Is Elaine a bully or something? Did she snatch other girls’ boyfriends?’ Silly thoughts begin to stem from my impatient curiosity and they’re all washed away by Angie’s next words.“It’s something that’s been going on even before I g
Elizabeth’s POV-The car comes to a stop right before Angie’s home and the door comes open but before I can step out, his voice stops me mid-reach. “Angie can go and not you”.‘What?’ I’m still surprised when Angie hurriedly gets off quickly as Nova holds the door open. She looks frazzled as she uses her eyes to plead with me as if telling me to obey him and not get him angry. And like that, Angie scurries off to the house as the door is shut and Nova gets back in.“Where to, boss?” I faintly hear Nova ask as my focus is hooked out the window where I have my body parceled against the door. I don’t want him any closer to me at all.“To my place”. His straight response has me whipping around to blare my gaze at him who’s busy on his phone. ‘What the hell did he just say?’ At once, I tear my lips, defying Angie’s plea as I retort at him.“What do you mean by your place? Let me out now! You can’t do this to me-Swoosh. Faster than lightning, he zooms in, a large frame bearin