Elena:Alvize gently laid me on his bed back at the Estate as Viktor opened the door for us.The beta’s eyes were confused as he took sight of me, but I didn’t have the energy to think of a proper response to give anyone if they asked, and needless to say, I had to admit that it was the least of my concerns to begin with.I curled up on the center of the bed, knowing that Alvize didn’t mind me being with my shoes on the bed right now. If anything, I didn’t even have the energy to take them off after everything that happened today. “What happened?” Viktor asked, his voice above a whisper as he spoke. Alvize sighed in response, silently letting his beta know not to ask before he dismissed him. He walked toward the bed and slowly sat on the edge of the bed to take my shoes off. I didn’t bother moving, Alvize knew that I would do the same if he was in my position, but I couldn’t help but feel helpless. My heart ached, and my chest burned with each breath that I took as the picture of t

Elena:I ran my fingers through my hair as I undid my knots before applying a little makeup to my swollen face, wanting to somewhat hide the pain that I was feeling. But I wasn’t stupid, I knew that it would take a lot more than that to do so; however, that was the last thing that I wanted to think of right now.I don’t even remember the last time that I cried as much as I did yesterday, but I had to admit, having Alvize by my side through it made it somewhat easier for me. The man was an angel sent to me, and that was something that I would forever owe him for doing. The sacrifice that he made as he shut his feelings for my sake was one that I was never going to forget, nor was I going to be able to repay him for.The way he wrapped his arms and the way he held me to his chest, assuring me that things would be alright, the way he spoke, the way he would kiss me. Everything just made my aching heart swell as a spec of hope sparked in it.I knew that he was listening to my every move f

Elena: I hissed in pain as Alvize put his hand on the bullet wound, his pain obvious in his eyes as he looked at me, knowing that I was hurting. “I am fine, Alvize. We just have to clean this up,” I said, and he shook his head. He kissed my shoulder gently, letting his lips linger there for a few seconds before pulling away to look me in the eye. “You are obviously injured and in pain…” “I am not, Alvize.” I said, and he shook his head at me. His eyes met mine and I connected my lips with his. “How the fuck did you get this bullet wound again?” Donatello asked, raising an amused eyebrow. I shrugged my shoulders and he shook his head. The fact that I trusted Alvize with this was something that I wouldn’t have expected if anyone paid me to. But the fact that he asked me to do so, now that was something that I loved and admired. “I shot her,” Alvize said, taking his father by surprise. “You did not shoot me, you shot the fucking demon.” I said, glaring at him and he rolled his eyes

Killian: I watched from a distance as they performed the surgery on Elena. The window that was in the operating room gave me a full view of her, and I had to admit, I couldn’t help but admire the Russian beauty. It was only a shame that she didn’t even know what she was capable of doing, and that she was also a D’Caprio woman. Lia, the woman that I grew up loving, watched her from the window. I read the guilt in her eyes, and though I wasn’t sure whether it was toward the injured woman or toward herself. The woman should have known better than to choose a man who would not put her above everyone and everything else, but then again, I should have known that she wasn’t as wise as I thought that she was since I saw her. I looked at the watch that was in my hand as I waited for the sun to go down. They were far too stupid if they believed that I was going to let them be with the demon. To say the least, I needed to be the one to kill him. The last thing that I wanted was to be one

Elena:My chest rose and fell with each breath that I took as I fought the pain that I felt.My head hurt despite my sleep, and though I was supposed to be unconscious, I couldn’t help but feel everything that there was around me.The beeping sounds.The voices of the doctors.Everything just played in my mind behind the closed shields that were called eyelids.“I am curious to know why you are fighting this,” I heard his voice, the Lycan’s, in my head. I opened my eyes, though I was aware that they were not open, and looked at the man who smirked. The doctors were working on my wound while I lay still and I frowned as I realized that my soul wasn’t in my body. “He is my mate, and I think that this is enough reason,” I said, taking a step toward him. The doctors scrambled around in the room and I shook my head, knowing that the Lycan was having this effect on me to ensure that we spoke. “The main question is, what are YOU gaining out of this? Surely you don’t expect me to believe tha