MasukEliana
My eyes snapped open at the sound of voices. I blinked rapidly, trying to adjust to the lights in the room. Where was I-
...I'll beat the love into you...
Oh right, Jake had happened. The bruises on my face throbbed at the memory.
"Serena, wait!"
My face scrunched up together, widened as the alarm bells set off in my head.
Serena? Oh God,
ElianaThe helicopter touched down on white sand.I had never been in a helicopter before. The noise had been deafening, my stomach lurching with every dip and sway it made, but Theodore's hand had stayed locked around mine the entire flight, his thumb drawing circles on my palm."Welcome to San Cristobal." The pilot beamed at us as Theodore helped me down onto the beach.The sand was powder-soft beneath my feet, palm trees swaying in the breeze while turquoise blue water stretched endlessly in every direction. I stood there staring at waves, for a minute the white beach faded and I was back in the basement with Jake's knife pressed against my throat. I blinked and the beach came back into focus."It's beautiful.""Wait until you see the house." His hand found my lower back. My skin warmed under his palm, the heat spreading outward in ripples that made my bre
ElianaMy eyes snapped open at the sound of voices. I blinked rapidly, trying to adjust to the lights in the room. Where was I-...I'll beat the love into you...Oh right, Jake had happened. The bruises on my face throbbed at the memory."Serena, wait!"My face scrunched up together, widened as the alarm bells set off in my head.Serena? Oh God, Serena was here.I yanked the duvet over my head just as the bedroom door opened. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I thought they'd crack."Hello?" Serena's voice was closer now. "I'm sorry to wake you, but my dad's being weird and won't let me meet you-"I rolled over and kept my face buried in the pillow with the duvet cocooned around me. Shit, what do I do now?"I..." I forced a cough and pitched my voice hig
TheodoreI didn't go to work the next morning.It was the first time in eight years I had called in without a scheduled reason. Mathew could handle the board meeting without me.Eliana needed me more.She had woken up three times during the night, screaming and thrashing around. The doctor had arrived last night to check on her wounds and prescribe some medicines and they seemed to have only kicked in this morning. Her lips were parted, chest rising and falling as she sunk deeper into her slip. Her face was pressed against my chest and her fingers twisted in my shirt like she was afraid I would disappear.I wasn't going anywhere. If only I could lay my hands on Jake, I would beat him to a tissue pulp. These were times I wished I could bring the dead back to life.My phone buzzed on the nightstand and Serena's name flashed across the screen.I grabbed it quickly, prying Elia
TheodoreThe Honey Project didn't exist.Not really.Oh, the files were real enough, there were hundreds of pages of research, projections, market analysis, Mathew and I had spent weeks crafting them, making them look legitimate, valuable and worth killing for.We even made sure to discuss it at the business summit in London talking about how it was revolutionary technology and a game changer- all bullshit. Then we made sure the encryption was real, added layer upon layer of security protocols just so it looked like a really huge secret we were trying to keep.I knew someone would be looking and that way we would get the mole. I didn't think Eliana would get roped into this at all and I hated that oversight. How could I not have prevented that.The basement room was exactly what I'd expected. Servers, computers and screens cove
ElianaMy head throbbed, each pulse sent pain radiating from where Jake had slammed me against the wall. Blood had dried on my temple and crusted in my hair. My vision swam when I tried to focus. The jack ass had dropped me in the corner and I could barely move my limbs. I narrowed my eyes, trying to focus them on Jake who sat at the desk. The screens glowed blue in the darkness. His fingers flew across the keyboard and lines of code scrolled past them."You know," he said without turning around, "I've been thinking about that day you told me you had temporary access to the executive elevator."I didn't respond. My throat was too raw from screaming earlier."I guess you thought that lie was smooth," His chair swiveled and he grinned at me. "But I knew it was all bull shit. I can't believe he gets to fuck you and I don't."Weakly, I held up a middle finger
TheodoreThe security footage played on loop.Eliana about to step into the elevator and Jake coming up behind her. The bastard had the guts to beam up at the camera just before he knocked Eliana out and then nothing. The elevator camera had been disabled, leaving about thirty seconds of static. When the feed resumed, Jake stood alone. Eliana was gone.My hands gripped the edge of my desk. The wood groaned under the pressure."Play it again."He kidnapped Eliana. Jake fucking Powell, I always suspected he was up to no good, but that was only where Lia was concerned. How could I have let this happen?My head of security glanced at my face then back at the screen of the monitor. "Sir, we've watched it seventeen times-""Again."The footage rewound and started over.My fingers pinched the screen as I zoomed
Eliana"What's the fuss about?"I glanced up from my laptop to find Jake hovering near my door. Outside in the hallway, there were a lot of shuffling feet and people muttering among themselves."Some VIP arri
ElianaThe driver's side door opened and Steven stepped out, dressed in his usual dark suit. He gave me a nod."Miss Ashcroft.""Steven." I mumbled, peeking in the backseat of the car to see if Theodore was there.
ElianaThe picture on the screen was an old, low quality photograph of a teenage girl, chugging down a rather large bottle of milk in a school cafeteria table while everyone pointed and laughed. A huge text was scrawled across the photo. 
ElianaMy hand trembled as I slid it down between my legs. My fingers slipped between the slick pink folds as they puckered apart and found my clit all swollen and aching. I circled it once and pleasure sparked through me."Slower," Theodore growled while







