Dre's knees buckled and Ellise went down with him, cradling his head in her arms.
"El-""Sh, save your strength" she said, tears filling her eyes.He shook his head, more blood pouring out from his mouth."I'm s-sorry. It isn't supposed to end like this" he rasped, tears filling his eyes."Stop saying that!" She cried, trying to stop the bleeding."Y-you don't understand... I don't think I c-can survive this" he wheezed.She was sobbing at this point.Xanthis hurried to Dre's side, his face paling at the sight of his brother.
Valentino had dialled 911.Dre coughed again, more blood staining his lips and chin."B-but I want you to know that- none of this is your fault. I-I might never see my kids again b-but I want you to raise them like the good mother you are-" He gasped, his eyelids slipping close. "T-tell them that I love them" he croaked, his bloody hand weakly grasping heEllise let out a sigh, leaning against the wall as she watched different people move around in a lively manner. The whole place was nicely decorated. Men and women of high class moved about with glasses of champagne in their hands.She sighted Valentino in the far corner of the hall. He didn't look happy despite the fact that a celebration was going on. Noelle was standing beside him with her head on his shoulder as she talking to him. Ellise watched him sigh and embrace her, his eyes slipping close. She felt a painful jolt in her heart watching them embrace. She could picture herself in Noelle's position with her Dre replacing Val. It was so hard to look at her husband's brothers and not break down. At the other end of the hall stood Xanthis, he looked just as gloomy as Valentino. Tasha had embraced him from behind, whispering something in his ear. Flashbacks of her doing the same to Dre appeared in her mind and she bit her lips trying to stop the tears. A strang
NOELLE "Hey, mum" I turned to look at my thirteen year old daughter as she sauntered into the kitchen, dressed in a pink dress and a bow tie on her hair. "Hey, sweetie" I said as I closed the cupboards."Dad isn't home yet" she said, leaning on the counter.I shrugged."He'll be home soon. Hope you remember that we're heading to your grandparents' home for Thanksgiving dinner?" I said and she beamed."Nope, I haven't forgotten. Rick is being such a lazy boy. He wouldn't get ready for dinner" she frowned."I'm not being a lazy boy, Hayden. You're just being insensitive" Richardo, my eleven year old son said as he strolled into the kitchen wearing a pair of dark blue jeans."Mum! Richardo just called me insensitive!" Hayden exclaimed."Rick! That's not a nice thing to say to your elder sister!" I scolded.He frowned, staring at the floor."Apologize to her" I said."But-""I said, apologize to her""I'm s
Ellise was miserable. She'd broken up with her cheating boyfriend two and a half weeks ago and it still hurt. She wouldn't get out of her room and her queen sized bed seemed to have become her favorite place on Earth. Naturally, her bestfriend was worried about her and was desperately trying to bring her out of her shell. "For the third time, no! That's not happening" "Please, Ellie. I need you to come with me to Sandy's birthday party!" Anne, Ellise's best friend pouted, big blue eyes reflecting just how desperate she was.Ellise groaned, burying her face in her pillow."My parents won't let me leave this house. Not after what happened to Maddie" she mumbled, hoping that Anne wouldn't try to persuade her any further."I talked to your parents. They agreed"Ellise raised her head instantly, her eyes wide with both shock and disbelief."What?! You're lying!""Nope, I'm telling the truth""You've got to be kidding me, how the hell did you do that?!" "Well, it took some effort but it w
Ellise groaned softly as she awoke from her slumber. She sat up in panic when she realized that she wasn't in her room. The room she was presently in was very unfamiliar too and this made her worried.Where am I? She thought.More panic set in when she recalled the previous night's events. She frowned slightly, confused as to why she wasn't bound or gagged. She could've sworn that she had been kidnapped the previous night. The mere memory of staring into those emerald eyes, had shivers shooting up her spine.Swallowing hard, she looked around, trying to figure out where she was. The room was spacious and well furnished. It looked like a royal chamber. "What the hell is going on? Am I dreaming?" She muttered.The knock on the door caught her attention and she sat up quickly, eyes wide with fear. The door finally opened and a beautiful, middle aged woman stepped in giving her a warm smile. "I see you're up.
Alexander felt conflicted. He felt that he'd made a horrible mistake by listening to the slobber heads that he called his friends. He didn't want a girl in his life, not after loosing the first one he'd fallen in love with. He didn't think his heart could take any more heartbreaks. He shouldn't have brought her home, but it was a little too late now. She was so beautiful with her long Auburn hair in shinning waves down her back. Her dress had hugged her beautiful curves in such a perfect way that had made him want to kiss her senseless. He could vividly recall how her big brown eyes had filled up with tears and fear.He didn't want her to be afraid of him but still, he felt that it was the only way to prevent the both of them from falling for each other. He couldn't deny the fact that she reminded him of Liv, his exgirlfriend and this only made things a little harder than necessary. Ellise didn't know it yet. But, he was doing her a favor by keeping her in his home. It would be assu
Ellise opened her eyes, her head throbbing painfully. Sitting up, she noticed that her cut was wrapped in bandage. She frowned, staring at it in confusion. She didn't remember dressing the cut. Could it have been Cecilia?She stood up, making a mental note to thank her later. She took a warm shower and got dressed in a yellow t-shirt and a pair of jeans trousers.She walked out of her room and headed to the kitchen to help Cecilia in making breakfast. Cecilia noticed her injury and frowned."What happened to you?" She asked.Ellise's brows were creased as she frowned, confused. How did Cecilia not know about the cut?Who must have dressed her injury if it wasn't her?Dmitri? Dominic? Mr Loides? Not a chance."I accidentally hurt myself with a piece of broken glass""Oh dear, does it hurt so bad?" She asked, giving her a concerned look."No, not so much"
Alexandre wasn't pleased about the fact that Ellise had seen him in a vulnerable state and he started to avoid her. Despite how badly he had treated her, she'd tried to comfort him the best she could. He felt ashamed of himself. Ellise truly didn't deserve to be treated wrongly and he wished he could make things right. He really did. But, he was afraid that if he did that, he wouldn't be able to keep up his facade. Avoiding her was already proving to be a difficult task because he could literally see her everywhere. As soon as he closed his eyes to sleep, her image would float into his mind and his mind was always infiltrated by thoughts of her.His feelings for her was growing and while he admired her when she wasn't looking, these feelings were escalating.He was sure that Ellise hated him. He had been nothing more than a jerk to her. As much as he would admit t
Ellise opened the door to her room and stepped in, grinning like a love struck teenager. Her gaze fell on the red dress which was lying on her bed alongside two small velvet boxes. Frowning, she picked up the dress, her jaw dropping when she saw how beautiful it was. She picked up the first box. It contained expensive looking diamond earrings and a golden necklace. She stared at them, wondering how expensive they were."Do you like it?"She yelped, turning around with a start. Xandre who was leaning on the door jamb gave her an apologetic smile."Gosh, you almost gave me a heart attack" Ellise said, giving him a small smile."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you" he breathed. Her heart did a flip in her chest. He'd apologized twice in one day. This was certainly unexpected.She watched him as he approached her and she couldn't help but admire his graceful movements."So?""I love it.... but