Killian:
“So, I take it that he is leaving?” Dad asked, and I shrugged my shoulders. I didn’t trust that he would be leaving as easily as he said that he would.
“As an initial, yes,” I said, and dad raised an eyebrow. “He might end up trying to find a different way to negotiate. He knows that he can’t afford failing, and seeing as he won’t be getting what he and his other inmates wanted him to do. I know that he might classify that as a failure on his account.”
“And what do you plan on doing?” Mom asked, shaking her head in question. I put both my hands on her shoulders, gently massaging them. She smiled and shook her head at me, knowing that I wasn’t the type to like her getting worried. If anything, her being part of such discussions was not something that I liked, but I knew that I couldn’t do anything about it. She would be in the place that she wanted to be at, and as her son, I was to respect her decision regardless of what it was.
“We are going to wait for what happens, but I am not going to allow him to stay. You know that they have been enemies for years now, and the last thing that I am going to do is make an enemy think that I would be willing to work with him or to ‘share’ a territory.” I said, assuring mom who nodded. She put her right hand on mine, tapping it twice for me to remove my hands and I nodded. “You rest assured, mama, I won’t be doing anything that would harm the pack or the family. The Bernardi would be put in place, if I allowed them to stay, it is because the pack is benefitting, for now. But they will be leaving after the wedding.”
“Who is the fucker marrying anyway? Last I checked, he was never one to announce his relationship with anyone.” Dad asked, and I shook my head.
“I didn’t bother asking about it. You know that it is the least of my concerns who he marries or is with to begin with. The woman is here, but he didn’t introduce her to me, and he didn’t need to.” I said, and dad nodded. The last thing that I needed was to find myself interfering with the Bernardi women. Anyone of that family can be manipulative as far as I was concerned, and the last thing that I needed was for one of us to have a weakness that could end up being fatal. I didn’t repeat mistakes that happened in the past. If anything, I learn from them.
“As long as he leaves without causing us a fuss, he could marry a mouse for all we care. I just don’t want roaming around you, nor do I want you associating with him. The drinks that you bought are enough, and the girls that were sent here are to be trained before leaving the house.” Mom said, and I chuckled. I knew that she would be mentioning it. I was thankful that she was open to allowing them inside the house to begin with. I actually feared her saying something about it when she saw the car pulling over. Thankfully, she didn’t speak, but her expression said more than she needed to anyway.
“Don’t worry, mama, I will find their right positions and they will be out of the house soon enough.” I said, and she nodded. I smiled at her and looked at dad who got up from his chair, clearly hearing Vladimir who was outside. The two of us were still heading to one of my clubs as it had its opening, and I needed to check for the positions that I wanted the girls to fill. It was one of the main reasons why I needed them trained within the week to fill the slots by next week, and judging by the fact that they came from the Capo’s place, I knew that they would be. I just needed to ensure that they were loyal. Otherwise, we were going to be having a problem.
“The girls have settled and are speaking to Liana and getting the instructions that are needed right now. Mom is already calling the doctors to arrange that they get them checked, and then we will be able to start working with them.” Vladimir said, and I nodded in response. Mom smiled and got up from the chair. Dad wrapped his arm around her and pulled her to his chest, wanting her to be more assured that things would be under control. The last thing that we wanted was for her to be worried about where things were going to go.
“Well, I guess that we will leave you two to tend to what you have to do.” Mom said, and I smiled before walking up to her. Dad unwrapped his arm from around her as I cupped her cheeks and kissed her forehead.
“We will be back within a few hours. We might be a little late, but I don’t want you worrying, okay?” I said, my voice softening before she nodded. I smiled and nodded at dad who wrapped his arm around mom and pulled her out of the door.
We both waited for a few seconds before Vladimir turned his attention to me. I wasn’t stupid, I knew that something was wrong or at least, that something happened. He just didn’t speak so as not to disturb mom who I knew would grow nervous if something happened. “One of the girls is missing.”
“Which one?” I asked, frowning in confusion. He shook his head and I raised an eyebrow.
“I am not sure. Alexander said that he brought five girls over. There are only four. The girls were questioned, but neither one of them knew who the girl even was. One of them says that she was bleeding.” He said, and I nodded, pinching the bridge of my nose. This was the last thing that we needed right now, but then again, I knew not to expect any less from the Italians.
“Find the woman and bring her to me.” I said, glaring at the wall ahead of me. “Also, I don’t want anyone finding out about this. The last thing that we need right now is for a problem to occur, and IF Elton thinks that this would be a method for us to agree to working with him, then he was in for a surprise that he wasn’t going to like.”
“Also, I want all the girls in my office when we are back from the club.” I said, walking out of the office, knowing that Vladimir would follow once he’s given the proper orders to what I asked.
“Let’s see what we have to deal with this time…”
Eleanor:My heart raced against my ribcage as the car came to a stop inside the Estate.I knew that I needed to find my way out of here. IF the Alpha found out of my presence, then I would either be sent back to Elton or I was going to get killed. At this point, him killing me was going to be a lot easier for me, but the idea of him sending me back to Elton worried me more than I could let out.The man wouldn’t let me live for a second and I knew that he would have realized that I was gone by now. The man wasn’t the type to just leave me alone throughout the whole day, and if not him, one of the maids that he had checked on me on an hourly basis would have reported to him that I was now missing.“Out of the car.” The man with the Russian accent said. My heart raced against my ribcage, and I took a deep breath before walking out of the car. My knees ached as I got up, but despite that, I was sure to hold my stance as I stood straight. Thankfully, no one commented about the smell of b
Killian: I glared at the woman as I held her to face me. Her heart raced against her chest, and she shook her head as she tried pushing me away. The smell of blood filled my nostrils, and I frowned as I looked down at her body to find that her legs had blood on them. “I fucking suggest that you start talking before I make you regret…” my wolf perked at the sound of her whimper, and I couldn’t help the low growl that escaped my chest before I could stop it. “Who are you? And I suggest that you answer me now.” “I am sorry, I left…” She said, trying to find the right response to give me. “I had to hide, they would have sent me back if they found out that I was injured, and that isn’t something that I wanted.” “What is your name?” I asked, and she gulped. She stayed quiet for a few seconds and I growled in warning. “I asked a fucking question.” “Eleanor,” she said, and I raised an eyebrow at the woman and she gulped. “Eleanor De Luca.” I let her go and watched as she nearly lost
Eleanor:It took everything in me not to run away from the Alpha as I just realized that I lied to him.Not only that, but the fact that he had hired me as his personal maid scared the life out of me.My heart raced against my ribcage as I stood in front of the woman, Liana, as she looked me up and down as if I was some kind of dirty pest.Well, in comparison to the other girls, I currently was.Each one of them was well dressed and prepared for this. I didn’t even have underwear on, not that I didn’t want to, I was just not allowed to; however, that wasn’t something that they would understand.“Alpha Killian has requested that I be his personal maid.” I said, avoiding the woman’s eyes. “The two of us encountered one another earlier and he has informed me of his decision and said that he would be speaking to you about it.” I didn’t even know how I managed to find my voice, but at this point, I really didn’t care. I just had to manage getting through this without much of a fuss, and o
Killian:Vladimir and I sat in the office, reading through the reports that had arrived from the clubs earlier before calling it a night. I knew that it was Liana, and considering the fact that mom and dad left New York to head to Moscow for the next few months, I knew that she would be reporting to me about the new maids who arrived. “Alpha,” she said, nodding at me and I nodded back at her. She smiled at both Vladimir and I, and we both got up to greet her. The woman has raised us up alongside our mothers, and therefore, we both treated her as a mother. I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her before kissing the crown of her head. Vladimir took her hand in his and kissed her knuckle. “How are you, Liana?” I asked, motioning for her to take a seat. She smiled and sat down as I walked to the coffee table that I had and made her a cappuccino. She wasn’t the type to drink alcohol, and I didn’t force her into something that she didn’t like. “I am fine, son, and how are the two of
Eleanor:I sat on the edge of the bed of the infirmary as I took a deep and slow breath, trying to process what just happened between Liana and I.The way she looked at me, her questions, and even her glares. All that played in my head and I couldn’t help but feel somewhat anxious about her suspecting anything about me.It couldn’t be possible that she was, right?The doctor left a while ago, giving me the privacy to rest while the two nurses stayed behind as they made sure to ‘supervise’ me in case I needed anything. My heart raced with each second that passed as I processed the fact that I left the house, and not only that, but the idea of something happening to lead Elton here was a lot scarier than anything that I could think of. If anything, the last thing that I would want to deal with was an angry Elton. I could barely take him when he was in his normal state.I ran my fingers through my hair and took a deep breath. He wouldn’t think that I was here, I am sure of it. The man w
Killian:I walked inside the suite as Liana was walking out of it. She smiled and nodded at me, and I returned the nod, giving her a quick smile before turning to the maids who were with her. Her eyes hardened as she turned to look at them, her expression was one filled with authority, reminding them of their places in front of their Alpha, and her position as their headmistress. They all lowered their gazes at the sight of me, and I nodded at them to leave before going inside. The day was long enough as it was, and I had to admit, the number of things that I still needed to tend to for the week gave me a headache, especially since I knew that I would need to get them done before the auctions started next month. The number of people who were coming required me to be attentive, forcing them to keep in mind that there was one Pakhan in the area, and I wasn’t planning on sharing my grounds with anyone else. The likes of Elton were plenty, and the Bernardi family who were gathering fo
Eleanor:For the first time since as far as I could remember, I woke up without being startled by someone entering my room.The bedroom’s door was closed. If anything, I even slept without being bruised, getting yelled at, scolded, beaten, or abused. I couldn’t help the small smile that formed on my lips for a second before I checked the time, my eyes widening at the fact that it was a few minutes to six in the morning. The last thing that I wanted to do was annoy Liana, and I knew that I would need to find out where the kitchen was to begin with; therefore, I was sure to get up and quickly freshen up before getting dressed.I put on a new dress, the one that I was wearing was wrinkled and I knew that I would need to iron it before being seen with it. I wore a white apron, reminding myself of Liana’s instructions before tying my hair in a bun.The bruise that was on my neck from Elton choking me was finally healing, however, I knew better than to go against the protocol of what Lian
Killian: I woke up to the sound of my alarm. A frown formed on my lips at the headache that I got before I rolled my eyes and turned to turn off the alarm. I knew that the house’s activity already started and that the maids were either cleaning or tending to their duties. The rest of the pack members were now getting ready for work, school, and universities. Either way, everyone was busy in their own way. The scent of Eleanor hit my nostrils, making me frown as the distinct smell of roses filled my nostrils. I knew that our garden was filled with them, but the last thing that I expected was to catch their scent within the walls of the house. I shook my head, not wanting to bother as I walked toward the bathroom. I was quick to freshen up and shower knowing that I had a long day ahead. Plus, there was also the fact that I needed to ensure that the wedding was through with and that the Italians were gone. The last thing that I needed right now was to bother dealing with them, and I