ELINNAJust because I told Lizzy that I didn't want to be in the spotlight, didn't mean that she wouldn't give me work.Now that I was back, she had handed back power to me and I had to sign, stamp and review everything.She came back from the company that evening and just plopped on the couch.“Why are you tired? I'm the one who has been working.”She looked at me from the couch.“We have a company gala this weekend, remember? The charity fundraiser and five year anniversary? It's a big deal and the media attention that it has gotten alone is more than enough pressure for me to want to make sure that it is best gathering of the month. I have to make sure that everyone that we invited would be willing to come. It's a whole damn lot.”I'd gone over the guest list with her as I needed to make sure that we invited people who would be very willing to dip thier hands into very deep pocket and pull money out.“Cut yourself some slack. Get some planners tondo the remaining things. What else
ELINNAThe covers were forcefully dragged from my body and the curtains were moved away, forcing light to pour into the room too quickly.“What on earth is going on? If it's not the end of the world, why are you waking me up so early? It's the damn weekend.”Lizzy dropped the covers on the floor.“I told you that you were going to be spending your entire day getting pampered. So get up, shower and get to the salon. Your appointment is soon.”After hating my life as much as I could, I finally sat up without even realizing that she was still standing there.When she saw my face, she screamed.“What is that on your face?!”There was no mirror around me so I couldn't tell what she was talking about.She pointed at me while walking closer.“You have eye bags. You have eye bags on the day that your skin should be very flawless. You're doing this to spite me, are you not?”I knew I'd have eye bags because I stayed up late with Chase, spending as much time with him as I could. He has barely
ELINNAIt was a custome party.I'd only gotten to find out when Lizzy joined me at the hotel.“Can I open my eyes now?”She had entered with her eyes closed so she won't get a look at me yet.“Yes, you can.”Her reaction had been heartwarming.“Oooh, if I were a man, I'd propose to you right away.”I rolled my eyes at her but I still blushed at what she said.“You’re so sweet! Come on, get dressed so we can leave.”I was finally able to eat something while she was getting ready because my stomach was about to fold up.“Here, put this on.”I looked at the mask that she was handing to me.“What is this for?”“I made it a customer party. I'm hiding you from the public. It was the only way I could hide your face.”That was a very good plan. The fact that there was going to be a lot of media coverage there would mean that a lot of pictures would be taken along with the whole event being on television.. That meant that there was a high chance of my face also being seen. If my father saw t
ELINNAI should have known that the odds were not in my favor today. Actually, I'd always known that all my life, I'd never been the lucky one.But I thought my luck was going to change one day. Just one day. Clearly, that day was not today.My name is Elissa. Elissa Wright, I'm the bastard child of Alpha Tim Wright, Leader of Sunshine pack. I was not a love child, but they treated me even worse than that.My mother died at my birth and this fueled hatred in the heart of my father for me, a hatred that I didn't deserve for a death that I didn't cause. He had never been gentle with me or favored me. And to make matters worse, he had married another woman.Early this morning, my step mother, Gina, had asked me to go to the farmers market to pick up some radishes..I'd never understood her obsession with radishes and they never made her cooking taste good..in fact, it tasted even worse than it normally was.As soon as I got to the market, the only shop that sold it was closed and I just s
ELINNABen kept to his promise and came back when he was down speaking to my dad.“Is everything okay? What did he say?”He didn't speak as he sat down and just stared at one spot.“It’s nothing. Just work stuff. Let's forget about it.”How could I forget about it when it seems like it affected him? His demeanor had changed and he seemed to be standoffish.I placed my hand on his shoulder to get his attention.“Are you okay?”He turned to me and took my hand off.“Yes, I'm fine. Let's forget about that. Tomorrow is our anniversary. Three Year anniversary. I have a surprise planned for you.”My stomach did a backflip and I couldn't keep my excitement as I clapped like a little girl.“Really?! A surprise for me? What is it? Tell me!”He laughed.“If I tell you, it won't be much of a surprise, would it?”I thought about it.“Screw it. Just tell me what it is.”“Wait till tomorrow.”I didn't have a choice. I didn't want to ruin it but at the same time, I was eager.“Okay, I'll look forwar
ELINNAThere was nothing that hurt more than the betrayal of someone you love so much.Ever since that day, I haven't been able to sleep or eat. How could Ben do such a thing to me? I always thought he loved me, and he would never cheat on me. But he had done it in a heartbeat.There was no sign that something had been going on between him and Lily, my step sister. So where have things gone wrong?I was the one who had to drag Helen out of there because she wanted to go up and confront them but I didn't let her. It's not worth it and besides, I wasn't going to win.There was nothing to fight for. I felt dull and empty inside and I couldn't bring myself to even look him in the eye.Like this morning, when he came to the house and he came looking for me, I just walked past him like I didn't see him. I didn't have anything to say to him.He had been in a meeting with my father since and I'd been asked to bring them coffee. If he tries to touch me, I'll pour the whole damn jug on him.I s
ELINNA I didn't even know what to say because I didn't want him to tell my father that I was talking back. “Look up. I want to see your face.” I took my time but I finally raised my head to meet with his eyes. It was hard for me to keep eye contact since his eyes held so much emotion. “You are beautiful. I would be lucky to have you as my wife.” He didn't seem all that and in the end he gave me his phone number to call him if I ever needed anything. He sent me a text everyday as soon as I woke up, counting down the days to the wedding. Maybe he wasn't the monster that Lily said he was. Maybe he was a man. A real man who won't treat me badly..he was going to be my escape from this horrible place that I called home. He would become my home. “Now, the maids will get you ready. I don't know anything about your wedding dress and all that but Gina would take care of it. All you have to do is sit pretty and let them do what they know how to do.” All I could do was to shake my head a
ELINNATHREE MONTHS LATERI sat down at the window, staring out. This time around, it had been three weeks. Three weeks since I last saw Carlisle. Three weeks since he had last locked me in this room and barred me from going out or speaking to anyone.He didn't have a care in the world for me. And it bothered me. The man that I had married, the man that seemed to be my escape had suddenly turned out to be something else.After our wedding night, he barely looked at my face. My dinner was served upstairs and when I asked why, the maid said that he had prohibited them from speaking to me.It has to be something I did. It was probably because I had zoned out during the wedding.But no, he just hated me. He would shout at me, curse at me and tell me how he didn't want to see my face anymore and how he had made a mistake in marrying me.I don't know how we got here.The door opened and I already knew who it was so I didn't even bother to look around.“Don’t tell me you still haven't had br
ELINNAIt was a custome party.I'd only gotten to find out when Lizzy joined me at the hotel.“Can I open my eyes now?”She had entered with her eyes closed so she won't get a look at me yet.“Yes, you can.”Her reaction had been heartwarming.“Oooh, if I were a man, I'd propose to you right away.”I rolled my eyes at her but I still blushed at what she said.“You’re so sweet! Come on, get dressed so we can leave.”I was finally able to eat something while she was getting ready because my stomach was about to fold up.“Here, put this on.”I looked at the mask that she was handing to me.“What is this for?”“I made it a customer party. I'm hiding you from the public. It was the only way I could hide your face.”That was a very good plan. The fact that there was going to be a lot of media coverage there would mean that a lot of pictures would be taken along with the whole event being on television.. That meant that there was a high chance of my face also being seen. If my father saw t
ELINNAThe covers were forcefully dragged from my body and the curtains were moved away, forcing light to pour into the room too quickly.“What on earth is going on? If it's not the end of the world, why are you waking me up so early? It's the damn weekend.”Lizzy dropped the covers on the floor.“I told you that you were going to be spending your entire day getting pampered. So get up, shower and get to the salon. Your appointment is soon.”After hating my life as much as I could, I finally sat up without even realizing that she was still standing there.When she saw my face, she screamed.“What is that on your face?!”There was no mirror around me so I couldn't tell what she was talking about.She pointed at me while walking closer.“You have eye bags. You have eye bags on the day that your skin should be very flawless. You're doing this to spite me, are you not?”I knew I'd have eye bags because I stayed up late with Chase, spending as much time with him as I could. He has barely
ELINNAJust because I told Lizzy that I didn't want to be in the spotlight, didn't mean that she wouldn't give me work.Now that I was back, she had handed back power to me and I had to sign, stamp and review everything.She came back from the company that evening and just plopped on the couch.“Why are you tired? I'm the one who has been working.”She looked at me from the couch.“We have a company gala this weekend, remember? The charity fundraiser and five year anniversary? It's a big deal and the media attention that it has gotten alone is more than enough pressure for me to want to make sure that it is best gathering of the month. I have to make sure that everyone that we invited would be willing to come. It's a whole damn lot.”I'd gone over the guest list with her as I needed to make sure that we invited people who would be very willing to dip thier hands into very deep pocket and pull money out.“Cut yourself some slack. Get some planners tondo the remaining things. What else
ELINNAFOUR YEARS LATERI didn't expect it to be this sunny. After all, it had been a while since I'd been in the United States.It was rainy over in Europe, Berlin to be exact.Oh well, now that I was here, I'll take what I can get.The private jet landed just at the clock struck twelve but we had an early lunch because we had to wake up early that morning to meet up with the department time.“Welcome to the United States, Miss Wright.”I smiled at the pilot as he held out his hand for me to take as I descended the stairs.My bodyguard brought out our luggage and even though I had spent all my life here, it still felt like a foreign country to me.“Thank you, Lenny. I take it you'll be going back to Berlin now?”He smiled.“Far from it. You seem to forget that I am your personal pilot meaning that anywhere you are, I am. I am to wait for you to give me an order.”“Forgive me, I often forget.”From the distance, I could see the black car driving up to us.“Mum, can we go now? I'm goin
ELINNATHREE MONTHS LATERI sat down at the window, staring out. This time around, it had been three weeks. Three weeks since I last saw Carlisle. Three weeks since he had last locked me in this room and barred me from going out or speaking to anyone.He didn't have a care in the world for me. And it bothered me. The man that I had married, the man that seemed to be my escape had suddenly turned out to be something else.After our wedding night, he barely looked at my face. My dinner was served upstairs and when I asked why, the maid said that he had prohibited them from speaking to me.It has to be something I did. It was probably because I had zoned out during the wedding.But no, he just hated me. He would shout at me, curse at me and tell me how he didn't want to see my face anymore and how he had made a mistake in marrying me.I don't know how we got here.The door opened and I already knew who it was so I didn't even bother to look around.“Don’t tell me you still haven't had br
ELINNA I didn't even know what to say because I didn't want him to tell my father that I was talking back. “Look up. I want to see your face.” I took my time but I finally raised my head to meet with his eyes. It was hard for me to keep eye contact since his eyes held so much emotion. “You are beautiful. I would be lucky to have you as my wife.” He didn't seem all that and in the end he gave me his phone number to call him if I ever needed anything. He sent me a text everyday as soon as I woke up, counting down the days to the wedding. Maybe he wasn't the monster that Lily said he was. Maybe he was a man. A real man who won't treat me badly..he was going to be my escape from this horrible place that I called home. He would become my home. “Now, the maids will get you ready. I don't know anything about your wedding dress and all that but Gina would take care of it. All you have to do is sit pretty and let them do what they know how to do.” All I could do was to shake my head a
ELINNAThere was nothing that hurt more than the betrayal of someone you love so much.Ever since that day, I haven't been able to sleep or eat. How could Ben do such a thing to me? I always thought he loved me, and he would never cheat on me. But he had done it in a heartbeat.There was no sign that something had been going on between him and Lily, my step sister. So where have things gone wrong?I was the one who had to drag Helen out of there because she wanted to go up and confront them but I didn't let her. It's not worth it and besides, I wasn't going to win.There was nothing to fight for. I felt dull and empty inside and I couldn't bring myself to even look him in the eye.Like this morning, when he came to the house and he came looking for me, I just walked past him like I didn't see him. I didn't have anything to say to him.He had been in a meeting with my father since and I'd been asked to bring them coffee. If he tries to touch me, I'll pour the whole damn jug on him.I s
ELINNABen kept to his promise and came back when he was down speaking to my dad.“Is everything okay? What did he say?”He didn't speak as he sat down and just stared at one spot.“It’s nothing. Just work stuff. Let's forget about it.”How could I forget about it when it seems like it affected him? His demeanor had changed and he seemed to be standoffish.I placed my hand on his shoulder to get his attention.“Are you okay?”He turned to me and took my hand off.“Yes, I'm fine. Let's forget about that. Tomorrow is our anniversary. Three Year anniversary. I have a surprise planned for you.”My stomach did a backflip and I couldn't keep my excitement as I clapped like a little girl.“Really?! A surprise for me? What is it? Tell me!”He laughed.“If I tell you, it won't be much of a surprise, would it?”I thought about it.“Screw it. Just tell me what it is.”“Wait till tomorrow.”I didn't have a choice. I didn't want to ruin it but at the same time, I was eager.“Okay, I'll look forwar
ELINNAI should have known that the odds were not in my favor today. Actually, I'd always known that all my life, I'd never been the lucky one.But I thought my luck was going to change one day. Just one day. Clearly, that day was not today.My name is Elissa. Elissa Wright, I'm the bastard child of Alpha Tim Wright, Leader of Sunshine pack. I was not a love child, but they treated me even worse than that.My mother died at my birth and this fueled hatred in the heart of my father for me, a hatred that I didn't deserve for a death that I didn't cause. He had never been gentle with me or favored me. And to make matters worse, he had married another woman.Early this morning, my step mother, Gina, had asked me to go to the farmers market to pick up some radishes..I'd never understood her obsession with radishes and they never made her cooking taste good..in fact, it tasted even worse than it normally was.As soon as I got to the market, the only shop that sold it was closed and I just s