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Vladimir: For an entire week, Elena didn’t say a word. She didn’t even look at me, nor did she respond when spoken to. I didn’t force her to. I knew better than to do so after everything that she’s been through. But I had to admit that it did hurt me to see her in this state. And the worst part about it was the fact that I knew that I was the reason behind her pain. “I take it that you and your concubine are not doing very well, are you?” Konstantin asked, shaking his head in question. The man was heading off to Paris in two days, and I could tell that even he had noticed that I wasn’t walking around with my mate. “I didn’t expect you to grow tired of her this easily. But it seems to me that I was wrong.” “I have things to take care of. It has nothing to do with me getting tired of her, Konstantin.” I said, choosing to dismiss his question. He shook his head at me, and I rolled my eyes, not bothering to say a word. I knew that he wanted to play with words, wanting to find the resp
Elena: Never in my life did I think that I would be weak in front of the person that I was falling for. “I can’t,” I said, shaking my head at my mate. His eyes studied my expression, and though I saw his pain in his gaze, he didn’t open his mouth to speak. He didn’t say a word. “You being with other women is going to be no different to me than him, Vladimir. I can’t handle it knowing that another woman can be in my place.” “Elena, no woman is going to be in your place.” Vladimir said, and I shook my head, letting out a low scoff before I could stop myself. His eyes were fixed on mine and I could tell that he was doing his best to try and understand what I wanted to say. But I had to admit, even I didn’t know how I was going to voice out what I had in mind. “You are going to start by one, then another, then another. Then one day, you are going to be tired of the broken girl who has no voice in this place. You are going to find yourself someone who is going to be going out with you.
Vladimir: I ran my fingers over my mate’s waistline as she slept. She was laying her head on my bicep, and I couldn’t help but find myself smiling at how peaceful she looked. Never in my life did I picture myself telling a woman that I was in love with her. I believed in the mating bond, but the feeling of love, the weakness for someone, and the idea of losing them killing me inside was not one that I had in mind. At least, not until I met her. The small human who has changed my life forever. Her words still played in my head. And though I had no idea who or where her family were, I was going to fight everything and anything that would come in my way to find them. I wasn’t going to let her live that pain without a price. Even if it meant that they were going to pay for letting her live in pain while they moved on with their lives. “I promise you, my beauty, every tear that you let out wouldn’t be going in vain.” I whispered to her sleeping form. I kissed her shoulder gently bef
Elena: I smiled when I woke up to find Vladimir laying by my side. His arm was wrapped around my waist, and his chest rose and fell as his even breaths told me that he was still asleep. I leaned in and kissed his cheek only to notice a paper on the bedside table. I raised an eyebrow and carefully picked it up. The smile on my face at his concern could have been seen a mile away. I was careful as I set it down before I got up from bed. I knew to take a shower and get ready for the day. The three words that he told me yesterday still played in my mind. And though I couldn’t bring myself to say them back; it didn’t mean that they weren’t mutual. I was just scared that I would jinx things if I did. I lost everything that I loved. I didn’t want to lose him too. I took a quick shower and freshened up, allowing the warm water to relax my tensed muscles. I was going to get my period soon, and with my pills almost out, I knew that I was going to need to ask Vladimir to get me more o
Vladimir: I watched as Konstantin held his gun at my mate, and I knew that he was pressing on me to taunt me to know whether or not she is my weakness. I looked at Elena, and I knew that despite the situation that she was in, she trusted me. She knew that I wasn’t going to let anyone hurt her, and she knew to stay calm. “Shoot her,” I said, keeping my eyes on the man. Elena’s heart didn’t even race, she knew that I was going to kill him if he dared press that trigger. But he had to believe what he wanted. “I am waiting.” “You turned against my second hand for her, and now you are telling me to shoot her?” He asked, and I smirked, knowing that I got my way. The man was an idiot. He was strong, but was a coward, and that was something that the two of us knew very well. “HE is nothing but an employee. He is to respect my presence and yours. But you are the boss here, and you control what happens and what doesn’t, and when it happens, when it does not.” I said, crossing my arms over m
Elena: I smiled when I saw Vladimir entering the room. He let out a heavy breath, and I knew that what happened earlier was the reason behind his worry. He kissed the crown of my head and I wrapped my hand around his shirt, fisting it, allowing myself to inhale his scent as I tried to get what happened with Konstantin was something that I couldn’t easily get out of my head. I was both worried and scared, but I didn’t want to show it. “You are the most brave woman that I have ever seen, malyshka,” he whispered, running his finger over my waist, gently massaging it. The two of us pulled away from one another to look each other in the eye. He kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there for a second before he pulled away. “I was scared, Vladimir. I was scared of what you would do if he pulled that trigger.” I said, and his eyes softened. He kissed my forehead again, “I wasn’t even worried about what was going to happen to me, but Vladimir, I was scared of how you would react.
Konstantin: “Are you sure about how honest they are being, boss?” Batrov asked, shaking his head in question. “I know not to trust anyone, Batrov. But I have no reason not to trust him right now. Whether or not he is being honest, we will find out. But what is important now is what I am going to tell you.” I said, and he frowned in confusion. I needed to know whether or not Vladimir was being honest about Eleanor losing that child. If that was the case, then Killian was going to be slapped in the face by something that he loved deeply. A wolf losing his child, especially an Alpha, was something that I knew was a tragedy in their world. “What’s going on?” He asked, shaking his head in question. “You are going to find out whether or not Killian’s child was alive or dead. Vladimir claims that there have been rumors about Eleanor losing the child, and I want to know how true they are.” I said, and he frowned. “How did he hear of these rumors to begin with?” He asked, and I nodded.
Vladimir:I watched as Konstantin walked out of the house, leaving the Estate to me to take care of.My eyes met Elena’s and the brightness that I saw in them was one that I was thankful for. I wanted to get her out of this hellhole, but I knew that with the things that are coming, I wouldn’t be able to do so as soon as I would want to.“What’s on your mind, Vladimir?” Elena asked, taking a step toward me. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her to my chest, and I couldn’t help but find myself smiling at my beauty. “There is a lot for me to do,” I said, looking down at her. I did wish to spend the day with her, but I knew that with the number of things that I had to finish and deal with before Konstantin came back; that would be almost impossible.“I do believe that we can spend the day together. You know, without the complications of Konstantin being around and the house being tense because of him?” She asked, and I smiled. I kissed her forehead, letting my lips linger there