Well, I think this redeems both our Alpha and Luna arguing a tiny bit, hehe.
Eleanor: Both Killian and I walked out of the room and I couldn’t help but feel my chest aching with each step that we took toward the garden. The pack members were shifting and I knew that I didn’t belong here with them right now. To say the least, each one of them had their part, I wouldn’t be doing more than just watching them from a distance, and therefore, I didn’t really understand what the need behind me coming was. “Eleanor…” “Killian, you know that I am not needed here right now.” I said, and he shook his head in assurance. “Not only are you needed, but you are the most important member here right now.” He said, his voice softening as he looked me in the eye. “I know that you are upset about not shifting and I know that you don’t want to associate in that, but the two of us know that the presence of the pack’s Luna is always important, wolf or not, it means a lot to me,” “But…” “I’m right here by your side, okay?” He whispered in assurance. My heart ached as I found mys
Killian: I watched as Eleanor sat by herself as Liana got up from beside her. Her heart raced against her ribcage and she clenched and unclenched her fist three times as Liana walked past me toward Natasha, who looked like she saw a ghost as her mother approached her. She looked down at her lap for a few seconds, shaking her leg as she clearly got lost in her thoughts before deciding to approach her. I walked toward her, careful not to trigger or stir her more than she already was. The pain that I saw and read in her eyes was not one that I would lie about; however, unless she wanted to and was ready, I wasn’t going to mention it. “I am fine, Killian,” she said, not looking at me. I took a deep breath, debating, calculating my words, knowing that too many emotions were coursing through her right now, and the last thing that I wanted was for her to shut me down. “I never said that you weren’t.” I said, sitting beside her, making sure to let her know that I wasn’t going to force her
Eleanor: I woke up with a smile on my face as my heart swelled as so many emotions filled me. The feeling of contentment and peace was the main one of them. Killian, who was asleep by my side, had his arm wrapped around my waist, and I couldn’t help but find myself feeling small in comparison to him. The man could easily crush me if he wanted to, and yet, I knew that he was treating me as a precious jewel that he was afraid of scratching. It was something that amazed me especially after all the hell that I went through in my life. “You’re awake,” he stated, catching me off guard, and I blushed as I realized that he was awake. His eyes were closed despite that, and I couldn’t help but admire his features as I looked up at him before he opened his eyes to meet mine. My body was pressed against his, and the fact that we were in the bedroom and that I was wearing his shirt didn’t slip my mind. I didn’t even know what time it was, but I still couldn’t process whether what I went through
Elton: “What do you fucking mean that she is nowhere to be found? If she is fucking dead, then I want her body.” I said, snapping at Yandel. His eyes avoided mine and I growled, waiting for his response. “Check every playboy house, and every slave market. I want her to be fucking found, do you understand me?” “Yes, boss.” He said, and I watched as he walked out before looking down at the picture that was on my desk. It was one of me and her. She was almost seventeen at the time, and the smile that was on her face reached her eyes as I pulled her to my chest. “Where the fucking hell are you hiding, Eleanor?” I asked, voicing out my thoughts as I walked out of my office. I had other things to do and the last thing that I should have been worried about was Eleanor disappearing. “Boss, we have a problem.” Antonio said, looking down at his feet. Antonio was human, and though he knew that I was a wolf, he didn’t really care. “Speak.” I said, looking at the man over my shoulder. H
Killian: I wrapped my arm around Eleanor who laid her head on my chest as my driver took us to the plane. She laid her head on my chest, and I smiled as I kissed her temple. I was more than a little thankful for the fact that she was feeling more content around me. Her heartbeat was calm and she seemed somewhat more confident right now. Her wolf allowing her to shift was something that I was more than happy for. And the fact that she was trusting me enough to want to fix things between us was something that I didn’t know. “Do you want to drink something, malyshka?” I asked, nodding at the fridge and she shook her head as she looked out the window. I didn’t know when she last went out, and I mean, genuinely went out without feeling like she was under the threat of someone who was searching to hurt her. “I just want to lay in your arms for a while,” she said, and I smiled. I kissed her temple one more time and she ran her finger over my chest. She looked up at me and I smiled at h
Eleanor:I smiled as Killian and I walked into the house, the house that he bought for the two of us.He wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me to his chest, and I couldn’t help but find myself mesmerized by my mate whose gentle gaze was on me.His heartbeat was calm and I couldn’t help but blush as I saw the love bite that I left on his neck. He claimed that he didn’t mind, but it didn’t mean that it wasn’t something that I wasn’t shy about.To say the least, now everyone was going to know that he was mine and mine alone. I wasn’t one who wanted to think of ‘sharing’ and that was something that I knew that Killian kept in mind.“Do you like it?” He asked, his voice softening and I nodded.“Like is a small word compared to what I think of this,” I said, choosing to be honest. He smiled and kissed my temple, letting his lips linger there for a few seconds before pulling away to look me in the eye. “I am mesmerized, Killian, this place is far too surreal for me to believe that all
Killian: “Do you want to go down to the beach?” I asked, smiling as I saw Eleanor looking out the balcony as she smiled. “I don’t know how to swim,” she said, and my eyes softened. “I can teach you if you want?” I asked, looking at her and her eyes widened in surprise. “You would?” She asked, and I nodded. “I don’t see why not,” I said, wrapping my arms around her. Having prepared the house with everything for her, I knew that she would be finding a few swimsuits that she might like. And though I knew that she didn’t want to talk to Natasha, I had to admit that the woman chose them with me. The two of us walked toward the dressing room and I opened the drawer that contained her swimsuits, and she blushed. I smirked and pulled a bluish black one, handing it to her. She bit her bottom lip, and I winked. “You have other options, but I think this one would give me a sight to see.” I said, and she laughed, shaking her head at me. “Though, I have to admit, I wouldn’t mind you being
Eleanor: “What do you want us to eat tonight?” Killian asked, wrapping an arm around my waist as he pulled me to his chest. I had to admit, I was more than a little hungry, and I didn’t know whether it was our heated nights, the long day at the beach, or my wolf gaining her power and burning more than I consumed. Either way, I wanted nothing more than to devoir everything that could be offered to me. “As long as it is food, at this point, I am not going to be picky.” I said, and Killian laughed. “For a shy mate, this sentence was a surprise. But it proves to me that I did a good job exhausting you,” he said, and I laughed. He crossed the exhausting phase and chose to hit the phase where my body wanted nothing other than food, a warm shower, and a bed to cuddle under. Killian’s arms wrapped around me would be a plus, but I knew that even Killian could tell that I wanted nothing about being sexually intimate tonight. I just wanted to lay in his arms for a few hours. “Well, I have a
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