Elijah:“What do you mean her phone is off?” I asked Sebastian who shook his head.“The woman is in pain, what do you expect, Elijah?” Viktor asked “okay, say that you’re angry that she judged you based on the man dying. Don’t you at least care that she’s in pain too? You haven’t bothered looking in her direction since that happened…”“She made her choice, and I believe that you saw that firsthand” I said stopping him.“And you didn’t bother going after her, fighting her for it. Fucking hell, yell at her, let her yell back; then go back to normal. No? That didn’t occur to you, did it?” Viktor asked, snapping back at me. I had to fight back punching the idiot in the face as he glared at me. The two of us were chest to chest as he spoke, and I knew that he was waiting for me to react. However, I wasn’t going to do so, not now anyway.“Call her to come here. She has work to finish and I don’t think that you’re the ones who should be taking care of everything” I said glaring at Viktor.“I

Elijah:I raised an eyebrow at Blake who entered the club, searching for me.The bouncers at the door had already told me of his arrival. Therefore, I waited for him to come up to the VIP lounge to see what he wanted. Yaroslav sat beside me, taking a sip of his drink as he glared at him.“And to what do I owe he honor?” I asked putting my glass down. Blake’s eyes seemed to be scanning the area, a look of worry covering his expression.“I’m going to ask you this question once, and I’m not doing it as a cop” Blake started. His eyes met mine before he spoke “have you seen or heard of Anastasia?”“No” I said coldly. I clenched my fists at the mention of her name. I didn’t know what game the bastard was playing at, but whatever it was; I didn’t like it, and I knew that he could see it in my eyes “if that’s what you came here to ask, then get out”“Elijah, I told you, I didn’t come here as a cop, and if I had any other options; the last place I would be is here” Blake said as he saw me gett

Elijah: I smiled at the sight of Anastasia who was laying on the couch of my office, scrolling through her phone. I refused to let her out of the office knowing that she would end up getting lost in her thoughts, and keeping her close; I knew that I could at least see or feel whether or not there was a shift in her mood. I put the papers that I was reviewing down, and got up from my chair, heading toward her. I massaged her shoulders making her smile and raise her head to look at me. Leaning down, I connected my lips with her own, the kiss tender, gentle, and loving. It was times like this when I knew that being dominant wasn’t going to take me anywhere, and seeing as she was still weak; I chose not to deepen the kiss or take things further. She sat up, waiting for me to sit down by her side before she laid back down. Her back rested on the arm rest over my lap as I ran my fingers through her hair. She took my hand in hers, intertwining our fingers as she rested both our hands on h

Elijah:Anastasia followed me inside the house knowing that I would most probably end up doing something that I might regret. She did try to get me out of it, tried to talk to me, even tried to stop the car, but my mind was fixed on this; I had to find out what happened. If what Verone said was true, then things were a whole lot more messed up that she would ever know.My hands shook as I approached the living room. Aunt Nikita sat there by Iris’s side as both watched TV. Both were smiling at whatever it was they were watching. Food was on the coffee table in front of them, some of it eaten, some untouched, some were snacks for the kids when they came down being hungry until dinner.“Iris, leave the room” I said glaring at my sister. Aunt Nikita frowned in confusion, standing up slowly, she looked at Anastasia who I knew was most probably shaking her head, motioning for her to stay quiet. Anastasia didn’t even know the hell that was going to break loose, but she wasn’t stupid as not t

Elijah:I kept my arms around Anastasia, watching as she submitted to my touch. Gently kissing her cheek, I felt her tensed body relax as she gave in.I turned her to face me, cupping her cheeks as I did, connecting our lips in a gentle kiss. She didn’t kiss me back for the first few seconds, most probably debating on whether or not to believe me. I ran my finger over her jawline, smiling into the kiss when she pressed her lips against my own, kissing me back. She was hurt, I knew that, and knowing that she somewhat ended up feeling alone didn’t make things any better.“If you two are done arguing, we can actually get back to business” Vladimir teased. I had the man to thank for being able to both find and make up with her. Having told me that she left, I sent Yaroslav to try and trace where she went only to receive a message from Vladimir that she was at his hotel.I wrapped my arm around Anastasia as the two of us pulled away from the kiss, turning her to face the man who made sure