Chapter 19

Elijah had taken me straight to the bathroom, leaving out some towel and shirt for me to change into when I was done. I had hastily taken my bath and slid into the white shirt he had brought out for me, pulling it down as it rode up my laps.

I fidgeted as I walked out, noticing that he had changed into briefs and was now sitting at the edge of the couch with his face in his palms. His gaze snapped towards my direction and he tilted his head back, his eyes sweeping hungrily across my body.

Curling my toes and faltering under his burning stares, I raked my fingers though my hair, watching his face soften for a millisecond before hardening back into their cold and calculating gaze.

“Sit down,” he whispered softly.

I shook my head to disagree, flailing my arms in the air, “No, no, no. It's fine! I'll stand.”

He snarled at me, a growl rumbling through his chest when his eyes suddenly shifted colors to that of the beast that I had witnessed earlier on.

“Sit the fuck down, Alexis. Don't ma