Elena:“Fucking hell,” I said, looking away from the arena as I saw one of the men’s jaw break. The man’s teeth were already on the ground, and his face rearranged almost completely, but that didn’t stop him from proceeding with what he was doing. If anything, it was like he became more monstrous with each punch that he got. And the worst part was that he wasn’t the only one.His eyes rolled to the back of his head, and had it not been for the fact that I could still hear his heartbeat, I would have thought that he died. Paramedics rushed to his side to check on his pulse before nodding that he was alive and taking him on a stretcher. People didn’t even seem worried about what was going on, if anything, it was like they were used to and were expecting such chaos, and that wasn’t something that I was used to, nor was it something that I knew to begin with.Alvize was calm and completely still throughout the whole thing. If anything, he didn’t even bother flinching once as he saw the d
Alvize:“Alvize…” Elena laughed, and I chuckled before tightening my arm around her, pulling her to stand as she nearly tripped.“Easy, malyshka.” I said, and she giggled before putting a hand on my chest. I managed to get her drunk, and I knew for fucking fact that she was going to end up having a complete hangover. And that was something that I personally didn’t mind. I knew that she would hate me for it, but I was more than willing to take her temper in the morning after the night that the two of us had.“The world around me is spinning.” She said, and I laughed. I lifted her in my arms and she giggled before curling up and laying her head on my chest. I didn’t want to take her to the Estate while drunk, mostly because I didn’t trust who would be there, watching us from a distance, be it Killian or Drake, I didn’t want to deal with any of them tonight. Today, it was about my mate, and I was going to make sure that even she knew it. “You are my world, and can that be the reason?” I
Elena:I woke up to Alvize running his finger over my lower back, gently massaging it, purring as he watched me sleep.I looked up at him and he smiled, stopping what he was doing. However, his purrs didn’t stop as he looked at my open eyes, studying his calm expression.“Good morning,” he said, his voice softening. “Morning,” I said, clearing my throat as I tried recalling where we were or how we got here.I could tell that we were not back at the Estate, but the thing was, I didn’t know how we ended up here to begin with. However, I knew better than to question Alvize, I knew that he wouldn’t be taking me to a place that would harm me, and I knew that he wouldn’t take me to the Estate while drunk, that was one thing that I was thankful for. The last thing that I wanted was for the pack to see me drunk when I didn’t know them well. “How do you feel?” Alvize asked, his voice above a whisper as he put in consideration the hangover that I had. I smiled and curled up in his arms, purr
Alvize:I looked at Elena who was sitting on the dresser, getting ready after she had freshened up.I had the housekeeping get us new clothes, her choosing of outfits, and mine of undergarments. Though she did grow embarrassed of the gesture, she knew that she was mine, and that this was one way of claiming her as so."Where are we going from here?” She asked, applying her mascara. I was initially sitting on the edge of the bed, scrolling through my messages as I read what Viktor sent me. Turns out, they did indeed find Killian, or more specifically, a trace of him. The man went to my club, and Nikita did her job in giving out the information that was needed.“First, we are heading to one of my clubs. One of the women there, Nikita, has information about Killian. The man was there last night and she would be giving it to us. Then the two of us are going to see if we can pay our Lycan friend a visit. You know, we haven’t told him our goodbyes in LA, and we will see what happens from th
Elena: “What the fucking hell are the two of you doing here?” Drake asked, glaring at Alvize and I. Alvize pushed me forward, not wanting me to respond to him, as he stood in front of the man, glaring daggers at the cop who was once my closest of friends. I wasn’t over, and I didn’t think that I would ever be over what happened between the two of us and our friendship. The man was a person that I trusted, and yet, he has chosen to cheat me more than anyone else could have, and that was something that made my chest ache whenever I thought of it. Mostly because it was something that I would have expected from anyone but him. “This is my fucking club, and believe me, I doubt that I am the only one who would be barging in on this case. Therefore, I fucking suggest that you tone the attitude down. Not everyone would keep you alive for Elena’s sake.” Alvize said before taking a step back and walking past him. Alvize wrapped an arm around my waist as the two of us crossed the barrier. Th
Alvize:I had to fight back cursing under my breath as the hybrid chose to wake up on the worst of timings.The fact that we had one within the club’s grounds was dangerous enough. The man could have risked killing everyone who were around him, or if anything, could have fed off of them, and that wasn’t something that we would have wanted to deal with.“Need I ask what the fuck were you doing in another wolf’s territory?” I asked, shaking my head at the man. I knew that the humans, more specifically, the dickhead, Drake, wanted to come and ask him questions. But the hybrid, regardless of who he was, refused to even see him. And for known reasons.The hybrid would need to suck on blood and feed for him to regain his strength, and Drake was an easy target. “Clubs are open for all, wolves, vampires, and witches, or do you have a sign that says otherwise, because I don’t recall seeing one.” He said, glaring at me. Elena handed him a bottle of water and another closed black bottle. He rai
Elena:I tried to focus my thoughts enough to try and understand Ezra and Alvize’s words. I swear I did.But right now, all I heard was blurs of conversations. My heart raced and I tried processing everything that was happening, but it was like my whole grounds were now shaken.The fact that there was someone who was out there, one person, who thought that he owed something to my parents made my heart ache. I didn’t even know who the man was or what he owed them, but I could tell that he was being genuine with his statement.Ezra and Alvize were by the door as the man was leaving, giving us our privacy to talk, and I couldn’t help but dread the conversation that was to come. Especially now that I knew that he would be asking me about my pack and who they were.It was something that I kept for myself for a reason. The last thing that I wanted or needed was trouble for them, but judging by the fact that Alvize knew of this, I knew that he wouldn’t drop the topic if the whole world paid
Alvize:It took everything in me to stay calm, wanting to process what Elena said before she shook her head as she ran her fingers through her hair.The fact that Killian and I shared the same blood was something that I resented and hated. The man was my half brother, and finding out about this last year wasn’t the highlight of it. But to know that he might have been involved with killing my mate’s family, now that was something that I could accept. “Elena, are you…?”“Don’t ask me if I’m sure, Alvize.” She said, stopping me. “I don’t know anything, and I am far too emotional right now to be able to put my thoughts into a one and two sequence, but I fucking know that things are bad. And if the prick is the reason my family died, then I am going to make fucking sure that he regrets…”“Elena, calm down.” I said, stopping her. Her heart raced and I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her in for a hug. She fisted my shirt and sobbed, her heart racing against her ribcage as she did. I ran