I think we all understood the underline message here? Haha.
Eleanor: “What do you mean Liana Bernardi?” Natasha asked, rushing inside after Killian. The fact that my mate was avoiding her eyes told me that it was indeed true, but the fact that it meant that the woman was my aunt was a whole different case to me. And though I did my best not to show it, I couldn’t help but find myself feeling smaller than I thought that I would. “Killian, stop avoiding the answer…” “I am not avoiding anything, but right now, I need to be alone.” He said, stopping her. “I just lost my mother and the love of my life, was slapped with the case that my mother could have been the reason behind the death…” “ENOUGH!” He yelled, taking all of us off guard. He looked at Natasha for a second, his eyes holding back more pain than I have ever seen in my life, and Natasha took a step back as she looked down at her feet. “If you lost your mother, then I lost her too, I lost my best friend and brother just as you have lost your lover. The one fucking difference is the f
Killian: “I told you to stay with Natasha.” I said, not turning to face my mate as she entered my office. The last thing that I wanted was for her to see me in this state. “She fell asleep, I figured to come…” “Then go and stay with Katerina,” I said, stopping her. She didn’t say a word for a few seconds, but I could hear her taking a few steps forward before she stood behind me. She put her hand on my back, running her finger over it gently. “Don’t push me away, Killian,” she said, her voice softer than it ever was. Her heartbeat was calm despite my demeanor, but I knew myself all too well to know that I wasn’t kind when I was angry, and knowing her pain and trauma, I didn’t want to end up taking any of them out on her. I didn’t want to be the person who hurt her like others have. “I am your wife, I am supposed to be by your side…” “I don’t want you to be right now.” I said, stopping her. “What is hard for you to understand in that? Why is it difficult for you to just respect wh
Natasha: “Does it make me a bad person to mourn over them?” I asked Killian as he entered the room. I was sitting on top of mom’s bed as I looked out the window. The number of times that both Nikolai and I were in here were countless, and I couldn’t help but find myself looking down at the first picture mom took of the two of us. He invited me to prom when he found out that I was yet to have a date, and though we broke up a year afterwards, I knew that the two of us were somehow meant to be together as we grew older. “We all mourn for those that we love.” He said, and I wrapped my arms around my legs as he walked toward me. He sat on the bed by my side, but I had to admit, I couldn’t find it in myself to look at him. I didn’t know why, maybe it was me being embarrassed of everything that happened, or maybe it was the fact that I was in more pain than I could describe. I just knew that my eyes couldn’t meet his no matter how much I tried. “Did she tell you?” I asked, and he frowned
Eleanor: “Killian, where are we going?” I asked, shaking my head at my mate. The fact that he chose for the two of us to go out was something that I didn’t understand. Normally, I knew that he wasn’t the type to like that, but then again, it was probably because I was no longer on the run that he knew that the two of us could actually go out without me feeling threatened. “We are going out as normal couples would,” he said, making my heart swell. “The two of us haven’t had a moment alone since…” “Killian, I never did complain about anything. The two of us knew very well that things were messed up as they were, I wasn’t going to be pressuring you over something that I know for fact that you had no control over. If anything, I would have been surprised if you didn’t react to them.” I said, choosing to be honest as I stopped him. His eyes softened, and I could hear his heartbeat calming down a little, especially since I knew that the topic itself was hard on him. I had to admit, thi
Third Person point of View: “Killian, he is still your beta…” “No one touches what is mine and gets away with it, Eleanor.” Killian said, stopping his mate. Her eyes widened at the hardness of his tone, knowing that the man that he was referring to was his beta. The fact that he had tried kissing her was something that she did not understand; but right now, she knew that she shouldn’t be asking her Alpha for mercy when he saw what happened. “Killian, please…” “Go to our room, Eleanor. I do not want you seeing this,” He said, stopping her. She looked at Vladimir for a second, her chest aching, but the man looked calm. Despite the beating that he got and the blood, he didn’t seem to be worried or frightened, if anything, it was as if this was something that he wanted to do all along. And even that surprised her. The man that she considered as nothing more than a brother, a man who was her mate’s best friend; she couldn’t understand how things came to be the way that they were. “Elea
“This is going to get us killed,” she said, looking her mate in the eye. She knew what it was to be caught and she knew that it was the last thing that they needed. The man that she called her husband was never going to let her get away with it. “Vladimir, you don’t know Konstantin, he is not…” “Oh, I know him, malyshka.” He said, stopping the woman. “The question is, are you willing to stick till the end of this? Would you be willing to fight for me?” “Vladimir…” “Because I am more than willing to kill for you, malyshka.” He said, stopping her. “All I need is a yes, my beloved Elena, I am more than willing to go all the way for you…” ****************************** Elena: I had to fight back flinching as my bedroom door opened, knowing that he was going to be more satisfied with me doing so. He walked toward me, and though I had my eyes on my lap, avoiding his gaze, I didn’t need to know that his eyes were cold and menacing toward me. Any other woman who saw him would have be
Vladimir: “We are going to have to end his reign one way or another,” I said, looking at Killian. His eyes studied my expression for a second too long before he nodded. “Are you sure that Eleanor won’t be affected by this? You know that she won’t be forgiving herself for something like this…” “I am going to be sure that she isn’t. Though I hate not letting her know, but you know in such situations, the less people know, the better it is going to be.” He said, and I took a deep breath but nodded. He wrapped his arms around me, and I did with mine. The three people that were to know were my father, his, and my mother. The last thing that I wanted for her was to feel the pain of this too. She had lost my father years ago when he went on a similar mission, and if anyone knew the pain that she went through when that happened; it was me. “We will be uniting again soon,” he said, and I smiled. “As victors, forever and always, brother.” He said, and I smiled and nodded. He put his hand on
Elena: I walked out of the bathroom, having been done with my shower, knowing that I was at least going to get myself a night’s rest. Considering that Konstantin was now with the man, whoever that was, I knew that unless he called me, he wasn’t going to be paying me a visit tonight. I opened my bedside drawer and popped a pill, knowing that it was the one thing that kept me from carrying the man’s child, the one genuine favor that his right hand gave to me. And I walked toward the water jar that I had in my room, filling the glass cup before swallowing the pill. I knew that I was going to have to have Batrov bring some for me soon, and knowing him, he was going to be bringing them to me without me asking anyway. My sore muscles ached, and I sat on the edge of the bed massaging them, hoping that the pain would somewhat soothe itself, but I knew that it wouldn’t; it never did anyway. “Everything that you see here, belongs to you.” I heard Konstantin say from behind the door. His voi
Epilogue:“I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss your bride.” Vladimir didn’t wait to be told twice to kiss Elena.He smiled into the kiss and she wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer.“Elena Ivanov.” He said, taking both her hands in his as he kissed her knuckles. The two of them smiled as they looked at one another, and she blushed.Killian, who was his beta’s best man, looked at her and the two of them smiled before he walked toward towards Eleanor. Elena frowned in confusion, but the Alpha was quick to turn to face her with a black box in his hands. His eyes met hers and he took a step forward.Vladimir tightened his arm around her, pulling her to his chest as she looked at the Alpha. His eyes were fixed on her as he opened the box, revealing a topaz and diamond necklace.“You are now not only our Beta’s mate, but also my brother’s wife. The two of us may not be brothers by blood, but we have chosen to be ones. We have chosen to make it our duty and goal to
Vladimir:I looked at Elena who laid on my bed, not saying a word.It was on Natasha that I couldn’t approach her. The woman would not let me near my mate. And though I understood her reason, I had to admit, I couldn’t help but find myself hating it.“She is going to need to think, don’t press on her, Vladimir.” Natasha said as she and Eleanor walked out of the room, leaving us alone. My chest ached as I walked toward her, and when I sat by her side and she didn’t turn to face me, I had to admit, I couldn’t help but find myself regretting the fact that I brought her family over for her.“I know that you are in pain, malyshka. But had I known that them being here was going to hurt you this much…”“I had to see them, Vladimir.” She said, stopping me. She sat up, and I watched as she wiped her tears from her eyes as she curled on the bed. I don’t even remember when was the last time I saw her this broken. But it pained me to know that I was the reason behind it. “I just didn’t think that
Elena:“We didn’t think that he was being honest when he told us that you were alive. The fact that we believed that you were dead…”“Why didn’t you come looking for me?” I asked, stopping my father. His eyes dropped to the ground and for a moment, I had to admit, I regretted the fact that I asked. Seeing his pain in his eyes told me that there was more to the story than I knew. But even so, I knew that nothing was going to explain what I went through. I lost my life because of them.“We did, Elena. For months, we searched for you. Konstantin convinced us that you were dead. He wouldn’t allow us to see your body. But he showed us your pictures, he showed us your grave, and it was then that we left.” Mom said, choosing to be the one to answer. “I know that you have been through a lot…”“You know nothing of what I’ve been through.” I said, looking at my brother and sister. “I lost my life and everything because of all of you. You chose to sacrifice me to a monster, and not once did you s
Vladimir:I watched as Elena walked out of the house, gathering her courage to see her family.Her eyes were fixed on them, and though I would have normally gone out to stand by her side, I knew better than to do so. For this, she was going to have to do that on her own. I was going to have to stand back for her to be able to do it“Mom?” She whispered, looking at her mother.“Elena?” Her mother responded. Her whole family got up, and I smiled before taking a step back. I turned to find Natasha standing behind me. Her eyes met mine and I smiled, extending my hand toward her, hugging the woman who grew as my sister for a long time.“I haven’t thanked you after saving her.” I said, and she smiled.“You know that you didn’t need to thank me. She is my brother’s mate and I wasn’t going to leave her to die.” She said, making me smile. I kissed her forehead, letting my lips linger there for a moment.Flashback:I watched as Konstantin’s body dropped to the ground before rushing to Killian as
Elena:“You are the famous Elena who had Vladimir staying a bit longer than we expected.” A woman, who I learned is Eleanor, said.“Human,” Natasha, the woman who actually got me out of the room, said. The fact that she did had me scared to death, but when my eyes met Vladimir’s…Flashback:“Open the damn door, Elena, I am Natasha.” She said, making my heart drop at the urgency in her tone. I opened the door, and she nodded, holding her gun in her left hand as she bared her canines. Her eyes were golden, but she didn’t bother as she nodded at me to follow her. “Vladimir…”“Come on, now is not the time to ask questions. There was a lot of gunfire, and the last thing that I am going to need for you is to be caught in an ambush.” She said, making my heart drop. “We’ll get you to Vladimir when he is out of this place.” “He’s…”“So far,” she said, looking down at me. “Let’s hope that things proceed to remain in our favor. But you know, being his mate, and being as special as you are, we
Konstantin:“Everything is going to be over very soon.” I said, looking at Vladimir who nodded.“Indeed. However it may end, I will be sure that things take the path that we chose.” My nephew said, and though I stayed quiet, I was forced to stop myself from scoffing. I needed his loyalty to be mine, and sometimes, I doubted that it was.“You are going to be killing Killian. It is going to be the one way that his reign ends. While Eleanor may have lost the child, it does not mean that he might not have more. I do not want that to be a matter of…”“The two of us already discussed the matter, and with Killian’s death, we are going to gain the power that we lost. We are just going to need to be careful. You know, he has his men swarming around the corner. One wrong word, sound, or even tone, and these wolves are going to be more than willing to tear everyone down.” He said, stopping me. “I am going to take charge of killing him. It is going to be in your office where they cannot hear us. Y
Elena:I was quiet as Vladimir walked out of the room.For a whole week, the two of us wouldn’t speak. However, to my surprise, neither once did he insult me. Even when I knew that I was doing something that he didn’t like, when I tried to attract his attention. All he did was look at me. He didn’t say a word to comment.Tears fell from my eyes, but I was quick to wipe them before anyone saw them. I knew that I was going to need to leave the room, and the idea of meeting Konstantin was not one that I wanted. But I knew better than to keep hiding.I walked out of the bedroom, my heart aching when I saw Vladimir with one of the maids. The two of them spoke, and I could swear that I saw her trying to flirt with him.“You see, I told you, it was only a matter of time before he grew tired of you. And here it is, the man has grown tired of you to the point where he doesn’t even bother looking at you.” Konstantin said, catching my attention. I took a step back and turned to look at him, knowi
Vladimir:I had to fight back my anger as I knew that my mate was doubting me. And the fact that Konstantin was going to be taking advantage of everything that he could do to break my mate. And the idea of that happening was not one that I wanted to allow him to try, not again.“Think, Vladimir, think.” I muttered to myself, knowing that the night was going to be longer than I wanted it to be. “You are not going to betray your pack, your Alpha, nor are you going to let your mate go. But how the fuck do you intend to do so without breaking her heart?”I tapped the sink counter twice before looking down at my reflection. I was furious, but I didn’t know how things were going to be, not now at least. “You are going to need to choose. Are you going to weaken for your love? Or are you going to be pulling yourself together to do what you came here to do?” I whispered before turning the water tap. My hands shook, and I knew what I had to do. Elena, for her safety, I was going to have to do
Elena:Now, if I thought that I would be getting used to the peace this much, I was going to believe that I finally lost it.Konstantin has been gone a week, and never in my life have I felt like everything was finally in place.No one was there to argue or fight, and I was able to get full sleeping nights without the fear of him approaching me in the middle of the night if Vladimir wasn’t around.“You are lost in your thoughts,” Vladimir commented, wrapping his arms around me from behind. I smiled and leaned in to his touch, thankful for it.“I am embracing the peace that we are living through. You know, it is not one that I am used to,” I said, turning to face him. “I thought that you would be at work?”I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him to me as he wrapped his around my waist, raising me to sit on the dresser. He smirked and leaned in, brushing his lips against my own as he did before he bit my bottom lip gently.“I was supposed to be, but I have a few things to deal wi