A double update with a semi cliffhanger! What do you think?
Killian: “The man was not happy, boss.” Igor said through the phone. “I did not send the corpses to him to be happy. The two of us knew very well that he would be very pissed about it.” I said calmly. “Did he say anything to respond?” “No, I walked out of the room without him saying a word. The man was completely baffled, but judging by his friend’s expression, I doubt that the two of them would be planning to stop this madness that they are doing.” I nodded in response despite knowing that the man couldn’t see me. “I will give them twenty-four hours before we proceed again. You know, he might get his brain back inside his head, and if that happens, then he would manage to at least save whatever pride and dignity he thinks he has left. If not, then he can start counting the corpses of his men.” I said, and he hummed in response. “You can come back to the Estate, Igor.” “Yes, boss.” He said before I hung up. I turned to find Vladimir walking out of his office. His eyes met mine an
Eleanor: “Did Killian just slam the door shut?” I asked, frowning in confusion. “I assume that the two of you are now on a first name basis.” Natasha teased, making my cheeks redden. “I am guessing that you being an Alpha born does have its perks.” “Hell, more than anything.” I said, and she frowned. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean…” “I am the one who should apologize, and not you, El.” She said, stopping me. I smiled and shook my head at the woman before wrapping my arms around her as I pulled her in for a hug. It wasn’t something that I should be blaming her for. If anything, I knew that her situation was no better than mine, to some extent at least. The woman was somehow saved, but I knew that it was a scar that no one forgot. And no matter how old they were, the pain always stuck. “I am guessing that one never really knows what goes on behind closed doors, does he?” “Well, everyone technically knew that I was being abused. It was just that no one really reacted to it. The first per
Killian: “I am going to ask you this question once, Daria, and I expect an answer,” I said, holding the woman against the wall as she glared at me. “What the fuck are you doing here?” The fact that she was here right now was a risk itself, and though I knew that she was the one person who was well aware of the entrances and exits of the Estate, I couldn’t help but wonder how she got in here and when she did. The idea of Eleanor finding out about her in my room was not something that I wanted. It wasn’t the fact that I was doing something wrong, but it was the fact that I didn’t want to push her away by letting her think that I might have someone in my life when I wanted nothing more than to be with her and her alone. However, at this point, that was something that I had to think of later. What mattered now was the main motive behind what this woman was up to, and judging by her expression, I could tell that she wasn’t here for a shot of vodka. “I heard that you have a woman over, a
Eleanor: “Who is that woman?” I asked Natasha whose eyes were fixed on the door for a few seconds. Her heart raced against her ribcage, and I couldn’t help but find myself feeling something that I never felt before. It was anger, pain, and a clench in my chest that I never knew possible. Needless to say, I couldn’t tell whether it was rage that I was feeling or it was just genuine pain. “Her name is Daria.” “I picked that up,” I said, looking down at my lap. I knew that I shouldn’t be rude to Natasha, it wasn’t her fault anyway, but I couldn’t help but find myself aching at the idea of someone else claiming my mate. The last thing that I wanted was to end up losing Killian, especially when I knew that I was opening up to him. “She is his ex-girlfriend. And though I don’t know what she is doing here, I know two things; Killian wouldn’t have let her inside his room, and she is up to no good.” I scoffed and shook my head at her words. Her eyes met mine and she frowned in confusion.
Killian: “I will take over things right now, boss.” Inna said, and I nodded. “Let me know if you get anything, and if she chooses to give you a hard time, use your methods.” I said, looking at Inna who nodded. “And I want her alive when I am back. Only when she starts begging for it would we be punishing her for killing my men the way that she did. I looked at Daria who was waking up for a few seconds before walking back to the suit where my mate sat with Natasha. I knew that she was in pain, and judging by her conversation with Natasha, I knew that she was going through more conflict than she could handle. The pain that she was going through was one that I didn’t want her to be dealing with, and the fact that I was the cause of it, even if it was unintentionally, when I knew how fragile she was tore me apart. Her eyes were fixed on mine as I entered the room, and I couldn’t help but find myself aching at the fact that she was avoiding my eyes as if feeling anything toward the sit
Eleanor: “What does that woman want anyway?” I asked Killian who was laying on my bed. I lay on his chest as he wrapped one arm around me, holding me closer to him. “I still don’t know, we are going to find out though. But I don’t want you to think about it.” He said, and I raised myself to look at him. “You know that I can’t help it, and that is why, I will.” I said, and he smiled before cupping my cheeks. He pulled me in for a kiss, and I couldn’t help but purr as he did. He pulled away and purred back, making my cheeks redden as he pulled me in for a hug. I lay my head on the crook of his neck, inhaling his scent, growing more attached to him by the second as I did. “You know, I never did take you for a jealous mate, but I have to admit, I can’t help but find myself liking it.” He said, making my eyes widen before I pulled away to look him in the eye. “It shows me that you really do feel something for me.” “You know for fact that I do, and…” “Not what I meant, malyshka.”
Killian: “Anything from her?” I asked, entering the basement. Eleanor has finally managed to get some shuteye, and though I didn’t want to leave her, I knew that I had to check on whatever they might have found out from Daria. “A few curse words here and there, but it stayed there. The woman is tough as hell,” Inna said, and I nodded before taking a deep breath. I didn’t want to be the one to harm her. If anything, I knew that I would be affecting her most if I did, and I wasn’t one who liked to show my strength to someone who I knew would be physically weaker than I was. But then again, the woman did kill my men… “I take it that you’re letting go of your morals?” Daria asked, taking sight of me as I ran my finger over one of the daggers. It was a present from her years ago, and though she cheated, and we broke up, I never really had the heart to get rid of it. I knew that it was a valuable present from her, and that was why I was sure to keep it safe with everything that I had. “
Eleanor: “Hey,” Natasha said, entering my room. I smiled and turned to face her, putting my earrings on as I did. “Hi,” I walked toward her and wrapped my arms around the woman, pulling her into a hug. She hugged me back with the same fever before pulling away to look me in the eye. “I can assume that this was not a normal ‘good morning’ hug.” She said, and I laughed. “It was a thank you hug, for what you did for me yesterday.” I said, and she smiled. “I don’t know what I would have been able to do if not for you and what you did, but thank you so much.” “I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, Eleanor.” She said, making my heart swell. “You are my sister and friend. And I was not blessed with having many that stayed around long enough to prove worth the friendship.” “I didn’t stay for long, and you seem to find me a good friend.” I said, and she smiled before nodding at me to come with her. The two of us walked out of the room and she looped her arm with mine. “That is be
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